The Great North Run 2019: In pictures
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Thousands of runners made their way to South Shields
About 57,000 people took to the streets in the Great North Run, won by Mo Farah for the sixth time in a row.
The annual half marathon between Newcastle and South Shields is the UK's biggest running event.
Four-time Olympic champion Farah won the elite men's race in 59 minutes and seven seconds.
Brigid Kosgei beat the women's course record - and the world half marathon record.
![Steph Houghton, Jill Scott, and Mark Wood](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/B032/production/_108660154_1.jpg)
The race was started by Lionesses stars Steph Houghton and Jill Scott, along with cricketer Mark Wood
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Under blue skies, thousands of runners made their way across the Tyne Bridge
![Fundraiser Colin Burgin-Plews](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/17382/production/_108660159_4.jpg)
As always, many runners donned their fancy dress costumes
![Great North run 2019 participant](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/DB8E/production/_108660265_7.jpg)
Hats off to the person who managed to run 13.1 miles in this costume
![Sir Mo Farah Great North Run](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/170BB/production/_108659349_mo.jpg)
Mo Farah high-fived fans lining the side of the course
![Alyson Dixon](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/5BD2/production/_108660532_c7e5f9d5-c8ff-452e-b9cf-731db878ff75.jpg)
Great Britain's Alyson Dixon ran the route dressed as Wonder Woman
![Great North Run participants](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/14D9E/production/_108660458_lsimp.jpg)
Congratulations to all those who took part
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