7 - 8 SEPTEMBER 2019 MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS Weekend Contacts / TV Times Simplyhealth Great North 5k & Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Run About the Events Timetable Human Interest Runners Course Maps Great North CityGames About the Event Timetable Athletes to Watch Event Site Map Press Release Elite Start List Simplyhealth Great North Run About the Event Timetable Official Starters Elite Start List Celebrity Runners Human Interest Runners Course Map Press Release Roll of Honour Notes to Editors WEEKEND CONTACTS Simplyhealth Great North 5k/Junior and Mini Great North Run Clare Cruddas - 07970816946 -
[email protected] Great North City Games Richard Easterbrook - 07487 869630 -
[email protected] Simplyhealth Great North Run Philippa Brock - 07921582509 -
[email protected] Clare Cruddas - 07970 816946 -
[email protected] Richard Easterbrook - 07487 869630 -
[email protected] Nicola Hedley - 07850 788 310 -
[email protected] TV TIMES Saturday 7 September The Great North CityGames will be live on BBC One and BBC One HD from 13:15 to 14:45 Sunday 8 September The Simplyhealth Great North Run is live on BBC One and BBC One HD from 09:30 to 13:30. Highlights will be shown on BBC Two from 17:00 to 18:00. SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH 5K & SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT NORTH RUN About the events The Simplyhealth Great North 5k will get this massive weekend of sport for the North East off to a running start, when more than 1,000 participants are set to pound the pavements of the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside. This event attracts all levels of runner, from gentle joggers to those looking to smash their personal best.