Overview
- The weekend event features a record field of 63,000 entrants for the half marathon that runs from Newcastle over the Tyne to a finish on South Shields on Sunday, September 13.
- Race-day schedule lists separate starts for elite wheelchair athletes at 10:20 BST, elite women at 10:25 BST, visually impaired competitors at 10:27 BST, and the elite men and mass start at 10:50 BST.
- High-profile returnees include defending champions Alex Mutiso and Sheila Chepkirui with home favourite Eilish McColgan also entered after a foot injury.
- Saturday’s Mini and Junior races bring about 13,000 children to Newcastle Quayside, the event features a locally designed Tyne Bridge medal, several road closures on the A167 and A194, and a Red Arrows flypast scheduled for 10:50 BST on race day.
- Organisers report the Great North Run has raised more than £450 million since 1981, typically raises about £25 million a year, and says the current momentum makes reaching £500 million in total likely within two years.