Kilted Great North Run Pictures

**cessna152towser** · 1st October 06, 01:09 PM

Mass start at Newcastle's town moor this morning. As I had a white number, I had to go towards the back of the 40,000 participants. Serious athletes all had different coloured numbers, banded according to estimated finishing time.

Crossing the Tyne Bridge from Newcastle into Gateshead.

The big green thing wiz supposed to be Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, but I wisnae convinced!

A lang and dreich road.

Efter aboot five miles.

There wiz lots of bands playing all alang the course.

Including these army pipers and drummers.

Efter aboot 11 miles we had our first view of the coast at Marsden Brae.

**cessna152towser** · 1st October 06, 01:16 PM

The half marathon finishes in South Shields

Took me aboot three hours - but I stopped along the way to take a few piccies.

Plenty of entertainment at the finish.

I wore a lightweight polycotton kilt made in Pakistan for Mercy Clothing Company.

There wiz a wee steam train in South Shields

And I was so pleased to be finished that I thought I would practice the Hamish pose.

**Mike1** · 1st October 06, 02:58 PM

I tried checking the schedule for that train on the First ScotRail Web site, to no avail.

**Panache** · 1st October 06, 03:03 PM

C152T,

An 11 mile run! I take my hat off to you (plume and all). Well done Sir.

Cheers

**Hamish** · 1st October 06, 04:28 PM

Alex, although I had plenty to do in preparation for my holiday in California (starting on Thursday), I watched most of the BBC's TV coverage of the event this morning - all four hours of it - in the hope of catching a sighting of you, but to no avail ! Did not see a single kilt in fact, but I guess that's hardly surprising in a crowd of 40,000! Anyway, very well done and I hope you raised a good amount of sponsorship for your charity.

**Freelander Sporrano** · 1st October 06, 10:38 PM

Well done Alex. My ten pounds was well spent

**Mike1** · 2nd October 06, 03:10 AM

I was saddened to read this article in The Herald, this morning -

Runner in Half-Marathon Dies
James Morgan

Thousands of runners yesterday completed the 26th Great North Run, but the event was marred by tragedy for the second successive year.

Last night organisers confirmed that a 29-year-old man, as yet unnamed, had died after taking part in the half marathon through Tyneside.

The tragedy follows the deaths last year of four male runners, including 28-year-old Reuben Wilson, whose relatives took part in this year's race in his memory.

Organisers had added safety measures which included medics on mountain bikes, an extra medical tent and shuttle buses at three points to help runners unable to continue.

A statement from the organisers read: "Nova International can confirm the tragic loss of life of a 29-year-old male runner at the Bupa Great North Run today and offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family and friends."

Despite the deaths last year, 36,398 started the 13-mile race and the Tyne Bridge featured competitors in costumes from camels to caterpillars.

Complete article located here - http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/71139.html

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