Eddie Howe will start this year's Great North Run.

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Eddie Howe will start this year's Great North Run.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has been confirmed as the official Great North Run starter ahead of the iconic Tyneside race on Sunday (10th September).

Under Howe’s stewardship, the club has enjoyed a meteoric rise up the table, qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in twenty years.

Sir Brendan Foster, founder of the Great North Run, said, “We’re delighted Eddie will be joining us on the iconic starter’s platform on Sunday, to set 60,000 runners on their way at the 42nd AJ Bell Great North Run."

He joins a long list of North East heroes who have performed official starting duties including Sting, Ant and Dec and Jill Scott.

Eddie will also be the first Newcastle Manager to start the Great North Run since Sir Bobby Robson, who was also the last manager to take the team to the Champions League.