The Great North Run held on the streets of Newcastle on Sunday saw a record number of entries for the 40th anniversary of the event.  It was Anglea Garton’s third time at running this famous half marathon which is claimed to be the biggest in the world with 54,000 runners.

So finishing was always a certainty but Angela was pushing to break her own personal best time with an attempt at 1 hour 50 minutes.  And she did it!!  With an officially recorded time of 1 hour, 50 minutes and 7 seconds …

Skydiving takes a lot of guts. You have to be one serious supporter to take on a stunt like this for charity. Watch the video of how one brave man, with a best friend in mind, donned a bright yellow jumpsuit to fall out of an aircraft as a way of saying thank you to the rescue team for responding to a tragic hill incident.
Warning: contains scenes that may induce vertigo. The safe landing on both feet is a relief, and it must be said, pretty slick.

Well done, John. And now for the hard part (of reaching …