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There are 47,000 professional and fun runners taking part

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Bunny girls meet a bear at the start of the race

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This group took to Newcastle's roads wearing glittery wigs

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This runner looked to Wonderwoman for inspiration

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Former Downing Street spin doctor Alastair Campbell is taking part

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Paralympic star Tanni Grey-Thompson is one of the wheelchair racers

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Cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson is hoping to raise money for charity

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A sea of runners moved through Newcastle city centre

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It took a long time for all the runners to get under way

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Runners cross the famous Tyne Bridge on the way to South Shields

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Gunilla Wallengren took women's wheelchair race for the third year in a row

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Paula Radcliffe broke the women's race record in winning her event