A giant mural is being painted alongside the River Tyne to celebrate the Great North Run's 45th anniversary, as the event counts down to its "biggest year ever".
The 13-mile race, which takes participants from Newcastle to South Shields, was first held in 1981 and an extra 3,000 places allocated for the next edition on 13 September will take the total number of runners to 63,000.
The new mural, which stretches 90m along Newcastle's Quayside, was created by local artist Alex Mulholland - known as Mul - who described the commission as a "true honour".
Founder and president Sir Brendan Foster said about 1.4m people had previously completed the route, with million raised for charities.
He said: "To know my artwork will form part of The Great North Run's history is a genuine bucket-list moment and something as an artist that I'm very proud of."
The 13-mile race, which takes participants from Newcastle to South Shields, was first held in 1981 and an extra 3,000 places allocated for the next edition on 13 September will take the total number of runners to 63,000.
The new mural, which stretches 90m along Newcastle's Quayside, was created by local artist Alex Mulholland - known as Mul - who described the commission as a "true honour".
Founder and president Sir Brendan Foster said about 1.4m people had previously completed the route, with million raised for charities.
He said: "To know my artwork will form part of The Great North Run's history is a genuine bucket-list moment and something as an artist that I'm very proud of."
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