for the first time ever we have completed the great no run now I had an opportunity today to be amongst the media behind the scenes and I thought well the best way I personally think is to cover something is by actually getting yourself amongst it so that's what we've done we've got a so into the race it's the first time I've done it so I'm looking forward to showing you everything we actually bring a massive selfie stick so wasn't ideal when I was running but a massive selfie stick we show you some long R shots we show you just how many people that actually was because it's over 60,000 people biggest half marathon in the world and I think once you done it once you get that that Fe you want to go back and and do it again so straight away I do plan and do more in the future but that was an enjoyable race I'm going to show you everything about it now personally for me I was running for the British Heart Foundation I'm going to I'm going to hold off just a little bit in the video hear more about it shortly but the link to my go fun movie down in the pin coming please do donate if you can I know the race is over now but still massive the British Heart Foundation is huge for those who are suffering cardiac arrest and those who have hard dier FY so please do if you don't mind POS going down there potentially do a but let's take you back and show you everything about the great North run 2024 this is going to be your first official there my name is Michelle oi and I work for the British heart foundation and I'm also running today for the AJ Bell great North Run for the V chart foundation and I'm so excited to be here it's just wonderful here at the start line like seeing everybody getting excited and like I've heard that the AJ Bell great North run is the event for support on the course and I can't wait to get out there n can I wanted to mention you in particular because I'm actually going to be running for the British half Foundation there so the obvious Point uh can you just talk about how important British half Foundation actually is it is so important the money that you raised today Adam and all our other 1100 Runners who are in the AJ B great money today the money that you raise goes to life saving Research into heart and circulatory disease and it's not just those diseases we also fund diabetes research and strokes so you know there's an awful lot that the money goes towards and we've got researchers here in Newcastle who are doing fantastic work um on on heart disease and culat dise is um so it's vital um to raise that money appreciate it thank you so much the donation link will be down in the pin comment guys but all the best all the best in youday and thank you so much for all the work you do thanks so much Adam good luck to you I'm Al uh people know me on social media is person Al best see I did that I'm kind of known as having a swan it's me running bu me coach but basically what I do I run but doesn't everybody run but I run for my mental health um I've gone through a lot of trauma I've gone through depression and I've found running is the best thing I I can find it's best medication running is is is much more mental than I realized and I thought most Runners will run for their physical health a lot of runners run for their mental health as well it makes you feel so much better and through my social channels I just try and talk openly about how I feel and guys have then reached out and said how much that helps them as well cuz unfortunately it's us guys as well that struggle men my age the biggest killer is themselves all the horrible things out there so let's just get talking and that's what I'm trying to do through social media and when covering events I'll try to add a little bit of humor let's just keep talking mental health it's out there but go out there and smash it I think one important point you just mentioned there is obviously the fact that you do a lot of wouldn't for in the house let's say there someone watching this video now might be struggling I mean what what recommendations can he give for like why should they a lot of people think like I'd love to run but I can't or I'm not a run don't say that if you run a tiny mon run forget about what every else is saying about P this what they can do it's your journey yeah might be the running it's a book but then people might be on different chapters but it's your journey just be happy forget about Pace forget about time and run and you'll realize those endorphins and get up doing something that day means so much mental health special depression wants to keep you in the dark isolated and alone and you not want to get out and run I'll tell you you will not want to run but once you got out there and done it you look back there's never a bad workout you look out back and going thank God I did that I feel so much better for accomplishing something so get out there see those demons in your head smash them and get out there and keep talking and keep running that's the best advice I can give you [Applause] [Music] let [Music] [Applause] that one good thing about the media a is that you're actually able to get into the VIP section for the and just look how close the starting line you actually are we are the first SC now finally wearing race number four representing Kenya the 2022 New York Marathon champion and the 2022 and 2023 Boston Marathon Champion Evans chabet [Music] [Applause] [Music] % [Music] [Music] just start fast [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] coming up to the first mile now the brides little far [Music] let's let's get s [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] High yeah heading under this bridge next now heading up the [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 1/4 of the way there 5 care through the front camera is completely blurred out by the way I've got switch to for around but so far so good let's keep it up how you doing good where are keep it up M enjoy man you too thank you yeah had do 6 Mile Mark now we start to get around halfway no thank you it's all the sweet the SL but ABS no no when he was of M him I hit mile six so we're about to get to the halfway point going L right halfway to go now [Music] final M now that guy is barefooted that is crazy by the way shoes we in here now one M let's go [Music] get me out of here she holds the world record the UN world record for the fastest time for anyone with anyos today and the stor very inspirational lady she's been has she an ambassador for Nissan as well K can you sense it's getting busier on this home straight it is getting busier we're getting more people all right thank you so much cut your medals down and you go get your your t-shirts now used to be a medium but I'm down to a small so I about I get myself to that one there but you just look around and you say everyone that's finished it such a surreal race we'll talk a bit more about it shortly but for now I wanted you just to just to physically see how big the great North one actually is big as half m in the world just look at that over 60,000 to be and we we have smashed it so as everyone else is comp the race so well done everyone if it is your first race M look how many people is it's incredible it massive C down here at the ring Bell I should be ringing the bell cuz it is a personal best but I'm not going to lie I can't be B the way night q but again is it is mental I can't I can't recommend this race enough honestly we'll talk through it shortly well done John and Luke e harriers well done you guys well done G well done David R [Music] there we have it great North run 2024 is now complete I've had a chance to go and say the pp before regulate my body temperature so make sure if you're all right when I'm out in the B now I've been on the great northw app so I've got my official results in now 2 hours and 3 minutes exactly on the dot so people get a perfect minute well done M um in terms of the time uh I thought way better than that in all honesty uh but yeah won't be lying but when I was running the race he had a couple of people the 150 marks they run PES that I was like literally like next him at Finish Line so perhaps that might been for a different Zone but yeah I got 2 hours 3 minutes which considering the context I've had a massive gimbor I'm running around with a giant souie sticker I'm not going to complain it still is a personal best for me in terms of a half mord and I'm going to be honest the great nor is not an easy race there's a lot of incline in that race I you you guys ever ran it before you of just slight slight incline runs where it's just a giant road but it goes on for quite a while now it's not an easy race I've done I've done easier half mouin now that's not an easy one to do it's a fair play to everyone that's done that yeah I mean I want done two hours but it's I'm not going to come play by 2 hours 3 minutes again I think it's a pretty decent first one to do but in terms of that race what do I think about it um I think it's incredible now one thing I love about the great North one that's so unique to and R is just how how everyone gets involved everyone players a part it's not just about the 60,000 Runners it's about everyone that's watching the side as well am of people offering drinks offering sweets to offering all sorts of motivation throughout the entire 13 Mile Journey it keeps you going it really did keep you going and it's the same everyone else is well it just motivates you it gets you in the mood and it's it's phenomenal it's such a surreal experience to see now you can actually look in the great no you actually look at every single M you done and how you doing and that was my problem today because you look at my stats there my first half of the race is much better than the second half and that shouldn't be the case in the half M you've got to pace yourself well and I didn't do that today and that's probably why I haven't quite got the result that I wanted but yeah you want to make sure especially for any Runner you want to do a second half to back on your first need to pace yourself well I didn't mean I didn't wouldn't see I've done a bad job of piering but yeah it probably wasn't as good as it could to be and that's perhaps been the reason why I haven't been able to hit the under 2our Mark to there but yeah it is what it is hopefully you guys enjoy watching them I try my best with the gimbal stick some of the shots are well some of them might be a bit shaky obviously it's too shaky I'll not have them in but I felt like the gimbo did an okay job it it Saed the purpose but that's it great no one 2024 is now over I try and do it every year it's a bit tricky the Castle's fixtures but hopefully was it Jo interntional break like let's be able to do every year want to try and get one more half marathon done get six done in a year I think that's a good first year for getting these runs good but good result to there well done everyone I took part let me know your thoughts down below what do you think about it have you ever done a great n room before were you down here to day were you cheering someone on let me know what your journey was today let me know what happened thank you so much for watching take care and we'll see you all in the next one