Have you secured your place for this year's Great North Run?

Runners from all corners of the world will find out today if they've secured one of 57,000 places for this year's Great North Run.

Record numbers applied to take part in the 38th staging of the iconic half marathon. The 13.1 mile run starts in Newcastle and finishes on the seafront in South Shields.

Paul Foster, Chief Executive of the Great Run Company said, “We’re delighted at the response to this year’s event. After a record number of finishers last year, we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of people who want to take part in 2018:

The Simplyhealth Great North Run is the world’s biggest half marathon, last year’s event saw a record number of finishers, with 43,127 completing the challenge.

The Junior and Mini Great North Run held the day before sold out in record time, retaining its title as the UK's largest kids' running event with 6,500 taking part.

Those who applied for a place in this year’s event will receive an email letting them know if they’ve been successful by lunchtime today.

For those who didn’t get a place this year, there is still a chance to get to the start line, a limited number of entries will be available through charities.