Great North Run 2008You are in: Tyne > Great North Run > Great North Run 2008  See photos from the start, finish and along the way. Plus elite and celebrity runners. 5 October 2008 was the big day. Take a look at our video and photos from the event.  See photographs as thousands of runners gathered for the start of the Great North Run.  Congratulations on running 13.1 miles - photos of some of the runners at the finish.  Audio highlights of Great North Run 2008 from BBC Radio Newcastle.  Some familiar faces were at the Great North Run including Tony Blair and Chris Hoy MBE.  Take a look at photos of the Great North Run sent in to BBC Tyne.  Find out why some of the thousands of runners took part in Great North Run 2008.  Photos of runners enjoying the atmosphere a few miles into the course.  There were plenty of emotional and delighted runners in South Shields. Take a look at some photos.  Elite runners and celebrities were among the thousands taking on the famous route.  Photos of some of the athletes who led the field home to South Shields.  Diane Roy and Josh Cassidy of Canada were the winners in the wheelchair race.  Thousands of children took part in these runs around the Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides. More from this sectionYou are in: Tyne > Great North Run > Great North Run 2008 |