Iwan Thomas has just been interviewed on BBC Two and he is running the 10,000m today selfie stick in hand. 

The former World Champion sprinter is broadcasting the whole race online. 

Good luck Iwan.

BBC Two

Go, go, go.

Tune in to BBC right now for live coverage of the Great Manchester Run as Jonathan Edwards and the team bring you all the action from Manchester. 

If you are away from your TV you can watch by clicking the 'play' icon at the top of this page.

Yesterday more than a thousand young runners took part in the Junior and Mini Great Manchester Run around the Etihad Campus.

Here are a few pictures which will be sure to make you smile this Sunday morning.

Image source, Great Run

Image source, Great Run

Image source, Great Run

Here's the weather forecast for today. A lovely day for running a 10K to come it seems.

As well as thousands just like you and me who are out for their own reasons there are some high-class athletes on show in Manchester today. 

The Elite wheelchair race is about to get under way.

Last year's runner-up Simon Lawson leads the field in the wheelchair race, and he's a hot favourite, with his 10k personal best of 20m 25s - over four minutes faster than that of his closest rivals.

Leeds City AC duo Brett Crossley and Callum Hall don't just share a club, but also a PB time of 24m 44s.

Shelly Woods won wheelchair marathon gold at the London Paralympics, and she'll be looking to defend her Great Manchester Run title here today as well.

Full of optimism at the start on Portland Street, still going strong past Old Trafford after four kilometres, legs feeling heavy passing Corrie after 6K and feeling proud on the straight finish on Deansgate. 

Here's your Great Manchester Run route.

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We're going to bring you some truly inspiring stories from today's Great Manchester Run, here's the first of them...

"If I didn't have running I don't think I'd be here."

Diane Dargan overcame depression and anxiety - and counts running as the motivation behind her recover.

To read more motivational stories on the BBC Get Inspired website, click here.  

Is there a better way to celebrate your birthday?

Happy birthday Gareth, and good luck!

Just to explain today's Great Manchester Run schedule (see below), the masses are split into five different waves - orange, white, blue, green and pink. 

Each wave starts at a different time but follows the same route around the 10 kilometres. 

You can tell which wave a runner is in by the colour on their race number. 

BBC Two

Jonathan Edwards is presenting live coverage of today's Great Manchester Run from 11:00 BST. 

He is joined by our esteemed experts Denise Lewis, Phil Jones, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Cram and Andrew Cotter to talk you through all the action today.

Don't miss out, tune in.

On my tram to BBC HQ this morning I saw a few interesting examples of fancy dress, who (I hope) are taking part in the Great Manchester Run. 

The costumes are one of the things that make today so special.

If you're in fancy dress send us a picture, we'd love to see them.

We'll be taking you through everything going on today but we'd also love to hear from you. 

Whether you'd like to wish someone good luck, send us a picture from out on the course or celebrate with a finish line selfie.

You can get involved on Twitter at #getinspired, external, on the Get Inspired Facebook page or by emailing getinspired@bbc.co.uk

So Manchester will be taken over by runners today and here's a detailed look of what's happening when. 

• 10:55: Great Manchester Run Elite Wheelchair Race starts.
• 11:12: Great Manchester Run Elite Women's Race starts.
• 11:37: Great Manchester Run Elite Men's Race and Orange wave start.
• 11:55: White wave starts. 
• 12:25: Blue wave starts.
• 13:10: Green wave starts.
• 13:30: Pink wave starts.

How's everyone feeling? Nervous? Excited? Fit and ready?

Almost 300,000 people have taken part in the Great Manchester Run since it began in 2003 and today is the chance for thousands more. 

Each runner has a story to tell, taking part for a different reason, and we'll bring you all the thrills, colour and emotion from Europe's biggest 10K.

Image source, Great Run