Conditions are expected to be rainy as the race from Newcastle to South Shields commences.
Thousands of people are gearing up to take part in this year's Great North Run.showers and winds have been forecast
"I can't really run anymore, but I'll just get round somehow and I'll know I'll get plenty of support," he added.Debbie Bowling-Mowatt was challenged to take on the Great North Run by her late wife, Lindsay, who was a firefighter. She said: "It's coming up to nearly a year since Lindsay passed, this just means the absolute world to me and everybody else that's doing it - I just want to get over that finish line."
Roads including the A167, Newcastle Central Motorway A167, the A167 and the A194 will shut on Sunday.
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