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Newcastle bar Market Shaker throwing a Great North Run after party with free pizza for runners

We're being slightly biased here but the best half marathon in the world is back for another year this weekend and if you're doing the Great North Run a Newcastle bar is going to be on hand to help you celebrate once you've crossed the finish line.

Tens of thousands of runners will take to the start on Sunday, September 8 for this year's Simplyhealth Great North Run, with fun runners rubbing shoulders with elite athletes like Mo Farah.

And once they've completed the 13.1 mile road race from Newcastle to South Shields, everyone's invited to one of Newcastle's newest haunts to toast their achievement in serious style.

Market Shaker on the Cloth Market, Newcastle (Newcastle Chronicle)

New Cloth Market bar The Market Shaker is laying on a Great North Run After Party with booze, beats and eats, speaking of which everyone who has taken part in the race can get a free slice of pizza from Scream for Pizza, just by showing their medal to staff at the bar.

The free pizza deal is one of a number of cracking Others include a free Chinese takeaway and a free main dish from Wagamama.

This year's Great North Run will be started by England cricketer Mark Wood and footballers Steph Houghton and Jill Scott.

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