Finisher T-shirts also feature outline of River Wear, as organisers spin medals as ‘most unique’ in event’s historyWhen maps go wrong: from the Great North Run to AldiThe organisers of the Great North Run have apologised after finisher T-shirts and medals were printed with a map of rival north-east city Sunderland instead of Newcastle.About 60,000 people took part in the half marathon on Sunday, running 13.1 miles from the centre of Newcastle, across the River Tyne, and through Gateshead, finishing by the coast in South Shields. Continue reading...