14 Thoughts You've Had In Preparation For The Great North Run

5. "Will People Be Upset If I Don't High Five Them?"

You want to preserve as much energy as you can on the day, but with the amount of support that you'll receive, it really will blow you away. Everyone is shouting and clapping and cheering you on that you'll feel like running royalty, you'll feel like Mo Farah himself. So will people be upset if you don't high five them? Probably not. But you will be. Who doesn't love a high five and participating in some runner's chant around the course?
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