The Bupa Great North Run is the world's most popular half marathon road running event. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster. He was inspired after running in the Round the Bays Race in New Zealand in 1979.

The GNR 2011 is a huge goal for me. Last year our Family lost a long time friend to Cancer back in NZ and during that time I decided that I wanted to do something to help raise awareness and for research.