Start of the Great Eastern Run

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00:003, 2, 1, there's the air horn, and we're away!

00:07We're away in the AEPG Great Eastern, our elite athletes, we're in the half way up Bishop's Way

00:14to Savills Motor Group, Nissan is away with the timing clock,

00:19runners pouring over the line, one of the Bedford runners in the yellow top of Bedford,

00:23there are the Yaxley team, there go the Yaxley runners in their yellow tops.

00:30More from Yaxley, there's one of the St. Albans riders, just crossing the start line.

00:37So the AEPG Great Eastern is away, if you're just leaving the start line, have a great race.

00:46We've got one of the Norfolk Gazelles just going through.

00:50More of the Yaxley runners, there are the Royston joggers,

00:57and we've got the first of the Savills pacing team.

01:01So here are our pacers, they are the 1 hour 30 pacing team, going through, sponsored by Savills.

01:08So all that group of runners looking to do a soft 1 hour 30 Great Eastern, good luck to you.

01:14There is the finally running clock.

01:18There's Dan, if you've got your name on your running vest you'll get a shout out from the commentator.

01:31And there's Andy going in the half marathon, he did the 5k, now he's going in the half marathon.

01:37Good luck to Heather as well, who we were chatting to, and we were chatting to Andy earlier,

01:41and Andrea who's supporting them.

01:49And there's one of the local tri-clubs just going through, Huntingdon running tri-club.

01:56They are the 1 hour 40 pacing team, 1 hour 40 pacers.

02:04There's one of the vegan runners, always good to see vegan runners in the field.

02:09There was Beth, good luck to Beth.

02:12There's Abby.

02:16They're running for the Stroke Association on their way up Bishop's Road.

02:21Great to see not only so many runners, great to see so many supporters.

02:27There's the Malton Hall runners, there's Maurice, good luck Maurice.

02:43There's the Patriots defensive charity vest, great to see so many charity vests in the field.

02:53There's the Pendham running club, good luck to their runners who have just crossed the line.

03:13Good luck to Kerry, I say if you've got your name on your running vest you'll get a mention,

03:17so good luck to Kerry, good luck to the Yaxley runners.

03:20See loads of Yaxley, there's some more, loads of Yaxley vests crossing the line.

03:25There's Laura just crossing the start line, good luck Laura.

03:31Good luck to the runner from the Motoneuro Disease Association,

03:34we always have MNDA vests in races like this.

03:41One of the Anvil Charter running club.

03:45Here is our 1 hour 50 pacing team just making their way up to the start line.

03:51There's Ked leading that club out, well done to Ked.

03:55They are the 1 hour 50 pacers, bringing that team as well from the Savills pacing team.

04:11There's Nick from Boston Community Runners, good luck Nick.

04:19Two runners running for the Sick Children's Trust,

04:22more charity vests on their way around the streets of Peterborough.

04:25Going to take you to the historic Peterborough Cathedral on the ring back end.

04:31Two of the Stone Market Striders.

04:35One of the Redway runners.

04:38One of the Redway runners.

04:43All from the Fendland Running Club including Alistair.

05:08That runner still pouring the way out to the start fence around the corner.

05:15Leah next crossing the line, good luck Leah.

05:19The Masalasa runners behind Leah are all coming round the corner.

05:25There's Mazza, good luck Mazza.

05:29And Rowella, good luck Rowella.

05:37There's Ollie running for the Croats at Colitis UK,

05:46one of the living sport runners alongside him as well.

05:49Two charity vests side by side there.

06:01Great to see some of the Sioux Rider vests leaving the start line.

06:05Big team of over 50 runners for Sioux Rider across the two races this morning.

06:16And we also have the green of Macmillan Cancer Support and Jojo wearing it this morning.

06:25And we've got the two-hour pacing team making their way towards the line.

06:29Again, three of them as part of the sandwich pacing team out on the 88kg Great Eastern route.

06:36Good luck to the two-hour pacing team.

06:38See you back in exactly two hours.

06:41If you want to do a sub-two-hour Great Eastern, tag on to that pacing team.

06:45They'll get you back into Bishop's Road around two hours.

06:49You sprint away from them, you'll do a sub-two-hour Great Eastern.

06:59Good luck to Roger who should be making his way through the start line any moment.

07:15He's looking for a two-hour 20.

07:17He's one of our more experienced athletes, age 77.

07:21So good luck to Roger.

07:29There he goes.

07:45That's our trying spot, Roger.

07:47He'll be coming through.

07:49There goes Jamie.

07:58Jamie running for Sue Ryder.

08:00Good luck to both of you.

08:01Great to see some more Sue Ryder vests crossing the line.

08:05And we've got some more of the Yellow Light Project and Peterborough vests crossing the line.

08:10Well done to that guy there.

08:14Good luck to Lou running for Cancer Research UK.

08:19And we've got the two-hour 20 pacers.

08:26Good luck to the Prostate Cancer UK runner who's just left the start line for the Great Eastern.

08:32Now this is the two-ten, the two-ten pacing team.

08:37Oh, got a fine fancy dress costume there.

08:50And just turning the corner are the two-twenty pacemakers.

08:59Roger's making their way to the line.

09:01He's one of our wheelchair athletes.

09:03Good luck to the wheelchair athlete just leaving the start line.

09:09Closely followed by the two-twenty pacing team.

09:12Good luck to the two athletes running for the two-twenty pacing team.

09:19Good luck to this team just leaving the start line.

09:34Big group of supporters alongside as well.

09:36I think they're running for a special reason.

09:39So we'll pop across and have a chat with them when the field is low.

09:43We'll have a chat with them.

09:44There's loads of them, loads of them going through.

09:49That's the two-hour film.

09:51More of the Sioux Rider team leaving the line.

09:53More of the Axley Runners.

09:54The whole field has had the Axley Runners every few metres.

10:01More of the runners running for the Crohn's and Colitis charity.

10:08One of the most colourfully dressed runners just about to leave the start line.

10:19Some of the Little Miracles runners.

10:23We've got Lorraine and I think that's the guy's name.

10:26Good luck.

10:33More of the Homer Harriers setting off.

10:35Quite a few of those white and red running vests.

10:42More of the LA Community Runners.

10:48We've got the Phony Running Club.

11:02There's Andrew running for a spy.

11:04Well done, Andrew.

11:05Have a good race.

11:07And we've got Sarah and Nicola crossing the start line.

11:14If you've got your name on your running vest,

11:16it's a commentator's piece.

11:17You will get a mention.

11:18And if you've got a charity on your running vest,

11:20you will get a mention.

11:27The two-hour 45 pace papers leaving the start line.

11:39Good luck to Imran who's just crossed the line.

11:41Well done, Imran.

11:42Have a good race.

11:46Yeah, bro!

11:47Right, at the back of the 5K, we have two dinosaurs.

11:50At the back of the Great Eastern, we have more fancy dress.

11:55We've got more fancy dress leaving at the rear of the race.

11:59Have a great race.

12:01Have a great race.

12:02Well done.

12:07Big shout out to our cyclists who are at the back of the 5K.

12:12Big shout out to our cyclists who are at the sweep at the back.

12:17They've already done 5K, and they're going to put 13.

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