Overview
- Around 60,000 runners will cover the 13.1-mile route from Newcastle to South Shields, with BBC One and iPlayer broadcasting live from 10:00 to 14:00.
- Newcastle United’s Jacob Murphy and Nick Pope will serve as the official starters at the Newcastle start line.
- Key start times are 10:20 for elite wheelchair athletes, 10:25 for elite women, and 10:50 for elite men and the orange wave, with estimated green and pink waves at 11:25 and 12:00.
- The RAF Red Arrows are slated for a Tyne Bridge flypast at about 11:30 and a full display over the South Shields finish at 13:45, subject to weather.
- The 2026 ballot runs September 3–14 with results on September 15 and race day set for Sunday, September 13, 2026, as Lumo’s on-route message screens return with a new VIP prize for a runner named on the displays.