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The Great North Run 2016

The half-marathon will be staged for the 36th time on September 11 and is the biggest of its kind in the world

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Claire Lomas 'very emotional' as she finishes race

Claire Lomas, known as the 'Bionic Woman, has been describing the moment she crossed the finishing line of the Great North Run after five days.

She was paralysed from the chest down in a riding accident in 2007 and is able to walk using a so-called bionic suit.

She began her journey on Wednesday, travelling three miles a day.

Watch her cross the line and see her reaction:

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