More than 12,000 runners lined up for that very first staging of the event on June 28, 1981, for a run which has now become a worldwide name.
Running elite, celebrity runners and charity joggers in their thousands have tackled the course since then.
And they have all left with memories of a day to remember.
We hope these 11 scenes bring back memories of your own of the run which, pandemic permitting, finishes in front of thousands of spectators at South Shields.
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