The Great North Run in Newcastle in the NE of England is billed as the largest half-marathon in the world and it was held last Sunday 7th of September with approximately 66,000 participants crossing the finish line.
The finishers medal is shown above which is supposed to be an aerial view of Newcastle, Gateshead, South Shields and the River Tyne. The only problem is that it was a map of the neighbouring city of Sunderland!
In a statement, the organisers said: "To answer the rumours that this was the route reveal for next year… sorry to disappoint, it's a mistake. Lots of people looked very closely at the designs and none of us picked it up. We had Newcastle United stars on the start line and the Stadium of Light on the medal. The Great North Run is truly a celebration of the region, even more so than we had planned."
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