Congratulations and a huge “thank you” to all who took part in the BUPA Great North Run in aid of CRY on Sunday 19th September 2010.

This year we had a team of 52 CRY runners amongst the thousands of participants – including CRY’s Communications Assistant, Mair Shepherd.

Everyone seemed to enjoy another fantastic race day despite the horrible weather and aches and pains – although at least the weather was more runner-friendly than last year’s blazing sunshine! It was a truly incredible atmosphere once again, at a unique event which we are pleased to be a part of.

Please also e-mail us your own pictures of the 2010 Great North Run if you would like them to appear on these pages.

Photos courtesy of Emma Barr, Martin Harrison, Laura Murzell, Ben Robinson
and Rebecca Zouvani

The pouring rain seemed to cool everyone down at the end but made for a shivery start to the race. Many of our runners struggled at the notorious incline at mile 10 of the course, but they kept on going to be greeted by the comforting sight of the sea at South Shields, which signified that the finish was near!

It was wonderful to finally meet so many members of the CRY team as well as their supporters and cheerers at the finish area. This year CRY had a stand in the Bronze Charities marquee, which was excellent for raising awareness as we branded the whole area that was allocated to us and had plenty of CRY information and literature for runners and spectators who were not familiar with the charity and wanted to find out more. Nearly all of our runners dropped in to see us, and it was lovely to hear that many of them had supported other team members and given an encouraging pat on the back or cheer if they saw another CRY runner on the course. James and John, our two heart costume runners, seemed to receive a huge amount of support, with extra loud cheers and encouraging high fives along their way.

Thank you so much to all who came to meet us, despite feeling emotionally and physically exhausted. It was a challenging day for everyone, and especially difficult for those who were running in memory of a partner, family member or friend.

We are grateful to all who have sent in photographs from the day. If you haven’t already then please do send any photos you have to [email protected] – we will include as many as possible on this webpage.

Once again, we would like to thank each and every runner for their huge efforts in completing the half marathon and fundraising for CRY. Your time and valued support are truly appreciated. Well done!

The CRY Fundraising

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CRY runners in the 2010 Great North Run were:

Nicola Armstrong (running in memory of Graeme Bell); Matthew Richard Atherton (running in memory of Louise Worth); Robert Bainbridge (running in memory of Christopher Bainbridge); Emma Louise Barr (running in memory of Jon Shaw); Simon Dickson Barr (running in memory of Jon Shaw); Graham Belfield (running in memory of Chris Parr); Alana Louise Briggs (running in memory of Allyn McCluskie); Peter Caulton (running in memory of Kevin Wilson); David Ian Cope (running in memory of Caroline Johnstone); Nicholas David James Cope (running in memory of Caroline Johnstone); Helen Critchlow (running in memory of Chris Parr); Andrew Malcolm Dearsley (running in memory of Nina Horndorf-Dearsley); Rose Dolan (running in memory of Jamie Simpson); Jonathan Dugan (running in memory of Jon Shaw); Alison Claire Edwards (running in memory of Andrew Murch); David Evans; Kelly Jayne Gleadow (running in memory of Graeme Bell); Catherine Greenwood (running in memory of Chloe Leach); Helen Hannah (running in memory of Mike Scott and Tom Reid); Ian Harnimon (running in memory of David Keirl); John Harrison (running in memory of Graham Harrison); Martin Harrison (running in memory of Graham Harrison); Stephen James Harrison (running in memory of Graham Harrison); John Headlam (running in memory of Graham Harrison); Jenny Hurst (running in memory of Chris Parr); Lucy Hurst (running in memory of Chris Parr); Philippa Hurst (running in memory of Chris Parr); Marc Keirl (running in memory of David Keirl); Catherine Leigh (running in memory of Mike Scott); David Leigh (running in memory of Jonny Leigh); Gemma Louise McCutcheon; Mark Samuel McCutcheon; Shaun Middleton (running in memory of Jon Shaw); John Paul Nixon; Sinead O’Hare (running in memory of Brendan O’Hare); Darren O’Rourke (running in memory of Paul Leach); Jason Pascoe (running in memory of Richard Wright); Oliver Paxman; James Peacock (running in memory of Graham Harrison); Anton Price (running in memory of Jon Shaw); Michelle Anne Reid (running in memory of Graeme Bell); Mark Robson; Dave Rockett (running in memory of Bruce Cousins); Mair Shepherd; Alex Shepherdson (running in memory of Graham Harrison); Ami Shepherdson (running in memory of Graham Harrison); Mike Shepherdson (running in memory of Graham Harrison); Dennis Tailor (running in memory of Andrew Murch); Patricia Thornton (running in memory of Stephen Gregory); Debbie Vincent (running in memory of Graeme Bell and Dad); Thomas Wilson (running in memory of Graham Harrison).