Darryl Warden found a little coaching went a long way to helping him achieve success in the Great North Run. Could he translate that positive feeling into a coaching culture at South Tyneside Council? I won my race! I completed my first ever Great North Run in the time I wanted to. The feeling was amazing. But what was it that got me to the finishing line? Was it my many hours pounding the streets of Gateshead, doing seven-mile runs from my house to the Angel of the North? Eating properly for four months before the race? Definitely....