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Fed up with turkey and chocolate? Is your sofa imprinted with your body because you’ve spent so long lying there? Do you know what the outdoors even looks like any more? Do you want to do something about it? Then read on..

In conjunction with the Great Run Company, we have an amazing opportunity for couch potatoes who want to start taking their health and fitness seriously. We have four places for the Great North Run 2016, which is on 11 September, and we’ll be choosing four suitable people to take them up.
We are looking for two men and two women who want to make a new start and are willing to commit to a program of fitness and training that will enable them to go from slob to being able to complete the race in their own time.
There is no time challenge – the goal is simply to complete the race, a huge achievement anyone can be proud of. The four candidates will meet Brendan Foster, who will offer expert help and encouragement.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Look North will produce regular reports on your progress so you must be happy to appear on TV.
Applications are very welcome from everyone, but please carefully read the terms and conditions first. If there are any points you are unsure of, please contact us before applying.

Terms & Conditions

We are looking for four people who are properly committed to completing the Great North Run in September 2016. Please consider what this means – it represents a real challenge, but that’s the whole point!
This is not a competition. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ will choose two men and two women, based on our judgement of who is suitable.
Applicants must get the OK from their GP before being accepted, and be willing to undergo a fitness evaluation by a medical professional, which the ´óÏó´«Ã½ will arrange.
Applicants must not have previously entered the Great North Run.
Please do not apply if you are already fit and planning to enter the race anyway – we are looking for beginners, and will spot you a mile off.
Applicants are very welcome to seek sponsorship from anyone they can, but sponsors will not be featured in any ´óÏó´«Ã½ output and commercial sponsor-branded clothing may not be worn.
Applicants must be willing to appear in ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV output, even if they get cold feet six weeks after beginning their training and decide they wish they’d never started.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidates – a chance to literally turn your life around.
Please apply only if you are committed, mentally prepared and willing to go the distance.

If you’d like to apply, please email: tellmystory@bbc.co.uk
We’re not looking for your life story, just a few lines about yourself – your age, current fitness levels and why you’d like to take part.

Or you can write to us at:
Great North Challenge 2016
´óÏó´«Ã½ Look North
Broadcasting Centre
Barrack Road
Newcastle
NE99 1RN

0191 232 4141

Good luck!

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