The sight of the Red Arrows trailing plumes of red, white and blue smoke as they soar above the heads of runners teeming over Tyne Bridge is a defining image of the Great North Run.
The iconic sight always has people rushing for their cameras - if they're not one of the tens of thousands taking part that is - in the hope of snapping the flypast by the RAF display team which has become one of the highlights of the half-marathon. But it's a blink-and-you-miss it moment and, unless you've been scanning the skies in readiness, you could well find you have a snap of nothing more than those vapour trails.
The Great North Run will be taking place on September 11 this year, with a return to its traditional route following its one-off change last year when it marked its delayed 40-year anniversary outing with a Newcastle-focused run in keeping with Covid hotspot concerns over the potential of too many people gathering at the South Shields finish.
