BUPA Great North Run - 18th September 2011
On the 18th September 2011, 54,000 runners will be running the 13.2 mile course from Newcastle Gateshead to South Shields which will be the 31st Great North Run.
The BUPA Great North Run is the premier event in the Great Run series and is firmly estabilished as the world's most popular half marathon.
Approximately:
- 1% will loose at least one toe nail
- 22% of all runners will complain of blisters
- 30% will have some form of muscle soreness