Overview

• Kieran Tuntivate won the elite men's 5k in 14.01, with Scott Beattie and Rory Leonard both clocking 14.02 for second and third.
• Belgium’s Lisa Rooms took the elite women's race in 15.59, edging Katie Axford at 16.00 and India Weir in third.
• The AJ Bell Great North 5k featured 2,000 runners on a one‑mile Quayside loop completed three times, blending elite fields with mass participation.
• Mass 5k winners were Michael Hedsley in 15.33 and Jessica Easton in 17.45, with podium places for Liviu Ionita and Owen Burn, and for Grace Carroll and Olivia Clark.
• Junior and Mini runs are set for Saturday with more than 10,000 children, before Sunday’s half-marathon welcomes 60,000 runners and a leading elite field headed by Eilish McColgan.