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Great North Run

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Bomb Jun 2009 4:11pm, 9 Jun 2009 319 posts	Quote Pin Bomb found the buses have a shorter queue than the metro although they do take a long time to get back into town due to the traffic
Bomb Jun 2009 4:12pm, 9 Jun 2009 320 posts	Quote Pin Bomb depends how early you want to get there before the race as well. I drove in at about 8 last year from northumberland and hit no traffic
macca53 Jun 2009 4:12pm, 9 Jun 2009 1,418 posts	Quote Pin macca53 and they're riduculously expensive...
Bomb Jun 2009 4:13pm, 9 Jun 2009 321 posts	Quote Pin Bomb don't know what I payed last year but i know I didn't pay much to park in the city although that may be due to local knowledge
Bomb Jun 2009 4:20pm, 9 Jun 2009 322 posts	Quote Pin Bomb not running it this year but if anyone else is up for a fetchpoint I'll be there
Jun 2009 5:16pm, 9 Jun 2009 6 posts	Quote Pin ok thatnks for your ideas . You mentioned staduim where does the race start from ?
Black Cat Jun 2009 5:20pm, 9 Jun 2009 1,013 posts	Quote Pin Black Cat It starts on the Central Motorway in the midde of Newcastle. You pass Gateshead Stadium after about 2 1/2 miles.
Jun 2009 5:27pm, 9 Jun 2009 7 posts	Quote Pin thanks black cat .I'm guessing it will all become obivous with signage on the day . Just wanted a general idea to base our approach on the day . Really looking forward to it now .althoguh quite away to go with the training i will get there.
Bomb Jun 2009 5:41pm, 9 Jun 2009 323 posts	Quote Pin Bomb wasn't thinking that stadium was thinking st james
Jun 2009 5:44pm, 9 Jun 2009 18 posts	Quote Pin you mean the famous big championship stadium??