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{{Short description|Largest half marathon in the UK, North East England, September}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox athletics race
| bgcolour      = #004595
| date          = September annually (occasionally October)
| location      = [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to [[South Shields]], England, UK
| type          = Road
| distance      = [[Half marathon]]
| est           = 1981
| sponsor       = [[AJ Bell]]
| record        = Men:<br>{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Martin Mathathi]] 58:56<br>Women:<br>{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Brigid Kosgei]] 1:04:28
| homepage      = {{URL|https://www.greatrun.org/|Great North Run}}
}}
The '''Great North Run''' (branded the '''AJ Bell Great North Run''' for sponsorship purposes) is the largest [[half marathon]] in the world, taking place annually in [[North East England]] each September.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Largest half marathon|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-half-marathon|website=Guinness World Records}}</ref> Participants run between [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] and [[South Shields]]. The run was devised by [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] 10,000 m bronze medallist and [[BBC Sport]] commentator [[Brendan Foster]]. Since 2025, the run has sponsored and shared its branding with '''The Great North''', a partnership of [[Directly elected mayors in England|elected mayors]] across [[Northern England]].

The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. By 2011, the number of participants had risen to 54,000. For the first year it was advertised as a local fun run; nearly thirty years on it has become one of the biggest running events in the world, and the biggest in the UK. Only the [[Great Manchester Run]] and [[London Marathon]] come close to attracting similar numbers of athletes each year.

The 1992 edition of the race incorporated the [[1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships]]. The event also has junior and mini races attached with these being run the Saturday before the main race on the Newcastle Quayside. [[Martin Mathathi]] holds the current men's course record with his run of 58:56 in 2011. In 2019, [[Brigid Kosgei]]'s women's course record of 64:28<ref name="BKwin2019">{{cite web |title=Bridged Kosgei runs the fastest |url=https://twitter.com/AthleticsWeekly/status/1170643728786235393 |website=twitter.com |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> bettered the previous mark by over a minute and was also the fastest ever half marathon by a woman; however, the course was not eligible for records. That same year, [[Mo Farah]] won a record sixth consecutive men's Great North Run.<ref name=moFar2019>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1170649012745035778 |title=BBC Sport on Twitter |date=8 September 2019 |access-date=8 September 2019 }}</ref>

==Course==
The Great North Run starts in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] on the [[A167 road]] just north of the central motorway, on the edge of both the city centre and the [[Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne|Town Moor]]. The route heads east and south down the motorway section, around the eastern side of the city centre, then crosses the [[Tyne Bridge]] into [[Gateshead]]. It heads around the eastern side of Gateshead town centre, then at a roundabout turns east and heads down the A184 (the Felling Bypass) in the direction of [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. After {{convert|3.5|mi}}, the route turns off the A184 and heads north-east towards [[South Shields]] down the A194 (Leam Lane). {{convert|2.5|mi}} later, the route reaches the southern side of [[Jarrow]] and it turns east down the A1300 (John Reid Road). The route passes through the south of South Shields (through [[Harton, South Tyneside|Harton]] and [[Marsden, Tyne and Wear|Marsden]]) until it reaches the seafront just over {{convert|3.5|mi}} later, where it turns north up the A183. The last mile (1.6&nbsp;km) of the route runs along the seafront road to the finishing line at South Shields.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greatrun.org/events/great-north-run/|title=Great North Run - Half Marathon}}</ref> All roads on the course are closed several hours before the race begins; however, multiple vehicles including TV crews, emergency services, event staff, and a fleet of buses carrying participants' belongings are authorised to travel between Newcastle and South Shields on the closed course roads ahead of and following the participants.

== History ==
[[File:The Great North Run (259730978).jpg|thumb|The Great North Run is a mass participation event: two lines of runners merging near the one mile mark.]]
The run was devised by former [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] 10,000 m bronze medallist and [[BBC]] Sport commentator [[Brendan Foster]]. Foster was inspired after running in the [[Round the Bays Race]] in [[New Zealand]] in 1979, and has built upon the Great North Run with a series of other [[Great Run]] road races.

The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. By 2003, the number of participants had risen to 47,000. The 2011 event saw an announced field of 54,000. The number of finishers was 35,777 in 2007, the largest half marathon and the 13th largest running race that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.runningusa.org/cgi/evbig-world.pl |title=World's Largetst Races |access-date=2006-06-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512010637/http://www.runningusa.org/cgi/evbig-world.pl |archive-date=12 May 2008}} Running USA - RRIC World's Largest Races</ref> In 2014, the event had 41,615 finishers, making it the largest half-marathon in the world as certified by Guinness World Records in 2016.<ref name="auto"/>

For the first nine races, eight of them were held in June. Since 1990, the race has instead been held in the autumn, usually in September but occasionally in October.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/great-north-run-2015-next-7749749|title=Great North Run 2015: Why next year's race has a later date|date=10 September 2014|access-date=29 March 2015 |newspaper=[[Evening Chronicle]]}}</ref> Since 1990, the earliest date the race has been held on is 7 September (2014) and the latest is 22 October (2000). [[Bupa]] was the title partner of the Great North Run from the early 1990s until 2014, one of Britain's longest ever sports sponsorship agreements. In 2015 [[Morrisons]] announced their sponsorship of the Great Run series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatrun.org/news/morrisons-to-become-new-great-run-series-sponsor |accessdate=2015-02-03 |title=Morrisons To Become New Great Run Series Sponsor |website=GreatRun.org |year=2015 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203174320/http://www.greatrun.org/news/morrisons-to-become-new-great-run-series-sponsor }}</ref> In November 2015, the Great Run Company announced it was searching for a new title sponsor which includes the Great North Run. The 2016 Great North Run was the first staging of the event without a title sponsor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Run Series Seeks New Title Sponsor |url=http://www.greatrun.org/news-and-media/news/great-run-series-seeks-new-title-sponsor|website=www.greatrun.org}}</ref> Simplyhealth became the new lead sponsor for 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-38529610 |title=Simplyhealth steps in as Great North Run lead sponsor|website=BBC News|date=6 January 2017|access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> AJ Bell was announced as the new lead sponsor for the Great Run series in 2023 in a 5-year partnership<ref>{{Cite web |last=ollie.griffiths |date=2023-01-04 |title=AJ Bell Announced As New Title Partner of the Great Run Series |url=https://www.greatrun.org/aj-bell-announced-as-new-title-partner-of-the-great-run-series/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Great Run |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Events===
[[File:2017 Great North Run finishers medal.jpg|thumb|273x200px|2017 Great North Run finishers medal]]

In 2004 a runner died (the eighth death in the event's then 24-year history).<ref>{{cite news |title=Man died during Great North Run |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |date=2004-09-30 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/3704924.stm |access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>

The 2005 Great North Run was the twenty-fifth edition of the race. Events to mark the anniversary included the launch of the [[Great North Run Cultural Programme]] at the [[Sage Gateshead]]. The race was started by [[Mike McLeod (athlete)|Mike McLeod]], the winner of the inaugural race in 1981. During the race, four participants died en route to South Shields.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/4257630.stm Four men die in Great North Run], [[BBC News]], 18 September 2005.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Helen |title=Four runners die on Great North Run |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=2005-09-19 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/sep/19/athletics.sport |access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> An inquest into the four deaths from 2005 began on Monday 5 June 2006 at Gateshead Council Chambers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1520421/Great-North-Run-victims-families-criticise-first-aiders.html|title=Great North Run victims' families criticise first-aiders|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Runners died of 'over-exertion' |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |date=2006-06-09 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/5065094.stm |access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/coroner-in-plea-over-great-north-run-death-1-2160069 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195838/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/coroner-in-plea-over-great-north-run-death-1-2160069 |title=Coroner in plea over Great North run death |date=9 June 2006 |first=Tony |last=Gardner |website=[[Yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk]] |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/great-north-run---must-1537848 |title=Great North Run - It must go on |date=9 June 2006 |website=[[ChronicleLive]]}}</ref> In subsequent events, more emergency service personnel were brought in to ensure there was adequate cover.

In spite of increased medical provision at the 2006 race, a man in his twenties died.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5398258.stm  Tragedy hits 26th Great North Run], [[BBC News]] report on the 29-year-old, unnamed Yorkshire man who died in the 2006 run.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/oct/03/athletics.healthandwellbeing|title=Adam Sills: How dangerous is the Great North Run?|date=3 October 2006|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

The 2007 Great North Run was held on 30 September and was started by former [[England National Football Team|England]] and [[Newcastle United]] manager [[Sir Bobby Robson]].  [[Kara Goucher]] defeated [[Paula Radcliffe]] in an impressive victory for the American.  Goucher's winning time was 1:06:57.

The 2008 Great North Run was held on 5 October and was started by former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] [[Tony Blair]].

The 2009 Great North Run was held on 20 September<ref>{{cite news |archive-date=2013-08-19 |date=2009-09-19 |last=Warburton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819040913/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/dehydration-warning-participants-great-north-4473810 |title=Dehydration warning to participants of Great North Run |website=[[Thejournal.co.uk]] |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/dehydration-warning-participants-great-north-4473810 |first=Dan}}</ref> and was started by the musician [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].

The 2010 Great North Run was the 30th running of the event and was held on 19 September and was started by TV presenters [[Ant & Dec]]. The number of finishers (half marathon only) was 39,459.<ref name="search_position">The highest overall position number for a runner, when searching the results on http://www.greatrun.org</ref>

The 2011 Great North Run took place on the morning of Sunday, 18 September 2011.  The race was started by World 5,000-metre champion [[Mo Farah]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BUPA Great North Run @ Newcastle – Gateshead, UK, 18th September 2011|url=http://race-calendar.com/bupa-great-north-run-newcastle-gateshead-uk-18th-september-2011/13242/|work=Race-Calendar.com|date=15 September 2011 |publisher=24 Hour Trading Ltd|access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

In 2013 the 33rd Great North Run had 56,000 participants, most of whom were raising money for charity. The elite races had Olympic Gold Medalists and World Champion long-distance runners participating including in the men's race, [[Mo Farah]], [[Kenenisa Bekele]] and a regular supporter of the event, [[Haile Gebrselassie]]. Ethiopian Bekele won the men's event just ahead of Farah. Kenya's [[Priscah Jeptoo]] came first the women's race and multi Olympic Gold Medalist [[David Weir (athlete)|David Weir]] won the wheelchair event.<ref>{{cite news |website=[[BBC News]] |title=Great North Run: Mo Farah narrowly beaten as thousands run |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-24081957|date=15 September 2013|access-date=18 September 2013}}</ref>

In 2014 the 34th Great North Run had 57,000 participants, celebrated the 1 millionth runner to cross the finish line, and was the first to have a British man win in 29 years. [[Mo Farah]] completed the race in exactly 1 hour, while [[Mary Keitany]] completed in 1:05:39 seconds - surpassing the previous course record of 1:05:40 by 1 second, a record held by [[Paula Radcliffe]]. Tracey Cramond, who was raising money for Butterwick Hospices, was the 1 millionth person to complete the run, stating she was "gobsmacked" and that it was her "moment of fame".<ref>{{cite news |website=[[BBC News]] |title=Great North Run: Thousands complete half-marathon |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-29095385|date=7 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |website=[[BBC News]] |title=Great North Run 2014: One millionth finisher crosses line|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/athletics/29099742|date=7 September 2014}}</ref> The Great North Run was the first [[IAAF|International Athletics Association]] Event (IAAF) event in the world to reach such a milestone.

In 2015 a 58 year old male runner died.<ref>{{cite news |title =Great North Run: Runner has died, organisers say |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |date=2015-09-13 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-34239200 |access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tributes-paid-regular-runner-who-6445281|title=Tributes paid to 'regular runner' who died on last mile of Great North Run|first=Tom|last=White|date=15 September 2015|website=mirror}}</ref>{{better source needed| date=June 2020}}

The 2020 Great North Run was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-53047486 |title=Coronavirus: Great North Run cancelled in 40th year |work=[[BBC News]] |date=15 June 2020 |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref> The 2022 event cancelled its Junior and Mini events due to the [[death of Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-09 |title=Queen Elizabeth II: Great North Run to go ahead as planned |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-62847065 |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref>

[[Eddie Howe]] started the 2023 Great North Run for the 60,000 participants.<ref name=eddie2023>{{Cite tweet |user=Great_Run |number=1700803065152974981 |title=We're delighted to be joined by our official starter, @NUFC manager, Eddie Howe  He will fire the starter's gun to set 60,000 runners on their way to South Shields!}}</ref> The race was [[Mo Farah]]'s last ever before his retirement.<ref name=moFarah2023>{{Cite tweet |user=Great_Run |number=1700785682447319195 |title=Ahead of @mo_farah’s final professional race this morning, we’ve received some very special messages from a few people you may know…  Best of luck, Sir Mo}}</ref>

The 2024 Great North Run took place on 8th September and was started by Olympic Silver Medalist [[Kieran Reilly]]. A 29 year old male runner died after collapsing during the race. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Man, 29, dies after collapsing during Great North Run |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8erz5g5neko |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-09 |title=Sadness as Great North Run participant dies in hospital after collapsing during race |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24572563.great-north-run-participant-dies-hospital-collapsing/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=The Northern Echo |language=en}}</ref>

The 2025 edition was notable for a bizarre error where the finisher’s medal features a mislabelled map of Sunderland and the River Wear instead of the Tyne.

The 2026 Great North Run will take place on 13th September.

==Past winners==
[[File:The Great North Run (259730979).jpg|thumb|Runners taking part in 2006]]
[[File:GNR07 Ladies.jpg|thumb|[[Paula Radcliffe]] and [[Kara Goucher]] heading the pack in the 2007 race]]
'''Key:'''
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!class="unsortable"| Edition
!Year
!Men's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!Women's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
|1st
|1981
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mike|McLeod|Mike McLeod (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|1:03:23
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Karen|Goldhawk}}|GBR}}
|1:17:36
|-
|2nd
|1982
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mike|McLeod|Mike McLeod (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|1:02:44
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Margaret|Lockley}}|GBR}}
|1:19:24
|-
|3rd
|1983
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Carlos|Lopes}}|POR}}
|1:02:46
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Julie|Barleycorn}}|GBR}}
|1:16:39
|-
|4th
|1984
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Øyvind|Dahl}}|NOR}}
|1:04:36
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Grete|Waitz}}|NOR}}
|1:10:27
|-
|5th
|1985
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Steve|Kenyon}}|GBR}}
|1:02:44
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Rosa|Mota}}|POR}}
|1:09:54
|-
|6th
|1986
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Michael|Musyoki}}|KEN}}
|1:00:43
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lisa|Martin|Lisa Martin (runner)}}|AUS}}
|1:09:45
|-
|7th
|1987
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|de Castella}}|AUS}}
|1:02:04
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lisa|Martin|Lisa Martin (runner)}}|AUS}}
|1:10:00
|-
|8th
|1988
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Treacy}}|IRL}}
|1:01:00
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Grete|Waitz}}|NOR}}
|1:08:49
|-
|9th
|1989
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|El Mostafa|Nechchadi}}|MAR}}
|1:02:39
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lisa|Martin|Lisa Martin (runner)}}|AUS}}
|1:10:43
|-
|10th
|1990
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Steve|Moneghetti}}|AUS}}
|1:00:34
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Rosa|Mota}}|POR}}
|1:09:33
|-
|11th
|1991
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Benson|Masya}}|KEN}}
|1:00:28
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ingrid|Kristiansen}}|NOR}}
|1:10:57
|-
|12th
|1992
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Benson|Masya}}|KEN}}
|1:00:24
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Liz|McColgan}}|GBR}}
|1:08:53
|-
|13th
|1993
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Moses|Tanui}}|KEN}}
|{{sort|0:59:47|59:47}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tegla|Loroupe}}|KEN}}
|1:12:55
|-
|14th
|1994
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Benson|Masya}}|KEN}}
|1:00:02
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Rosanna|Munerotto}}|ITA}}
|1:11:29
|-
|15th
|1995
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Moses|Tanui}}|KEN}}
|1:00:39
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Liz|McColgan}}|GBR}}
|1:11:42
|-
|16th
|1996
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Benson|Masya}}|KEN}}
|1:01:43
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Liz|McColgan}}|GBR}}
|1:10:28
|-
|17th
|1997
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Hendrick|Ramaala}}|RSA}}
|1:00:25
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lucia|Subano}}|KEN}}
|1:09:24
|-
|18th
|1998
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Josia|Thugwane}}|RSA}}
|1:02:32
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sonia|O'Sullivan}}|IRL}}
|1:11:50
|-
|19th
|1999
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Mutai}}|KEN}}
|1:00:52
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Joyce|Chepchumba}}|KEN}}
|1:09:07
|-
|20th
|2000
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Phaustin|Baha Sulle}}|TAN}}
|1:01:57
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Paula|Radcliffe}}|GBR}}
|1:07:07
|-
|21st
|2001
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Paul|Tergat}}|KEN}}
|1:00:30
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Susan|Chepkemei}}|KEN}}
|1:08:40
|-
|22nd
|2002
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Paul|Kosgei|Paul Malakwen Kosgei}}|KEN}}
|{{sort|0:59:58|59:58}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sonia|O'Sullivan}}|IRL}}
|1:07:19
|-
|23rd
|2003
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Hendrick|Ramaala}}|RSA}}
|1:00:01
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Paula|Radcliffe}}|GBR}}
|1:05:40
|-
|24th
|2004
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Dejene|Berhanu}}|ETH}}
|{{sort|0:59:37|59:37}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Benita|Johnson|Benita Willis}}|AUS}}
|1:07:55
|-
|25th
|2005
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Zersenay|Tadese}}|ERI}}
|{{sort|0:59:05|59:05}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Derartu|Tulu}}|ETH}}
|1:07:33<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.runbritainrankings.com/results/results.aspx?meetingid=52564 |title=Great North Run |website=runbritanrankings.com |accessdate=15 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|26th
|2006
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Hendrick|Ramaala}}|RSA}}
|1:01:03
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Berhane|Adere}}|ETH}}
|1:10:03
|-
|27th
|2007
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Martin|Lel}}|KEN}}
|1:00:08
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Kara|Goucher}}|USA}}
|1:06:57
|-
|28th
|2008
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tsegaye|Kebede}}|ETH}}
|{{sort|0:59:45|59:45}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gete|Wami}}|ETH}}
| 1:08:51
|-
|29th
|2009
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Martin|Lel}}|KEN}}
|{{sort|0:59:32|59:32}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jéssica|Augusto}}|POR}}
|1:09:08
|-
|30th
|2010
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Haile|Gebrselassie}}|ETH}}
|{{sort|0:59:33|59:33}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Berhane|Adere}}|ETH}}
|1:08:49
|-
|31st
|2011
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Martin|Mathathi}}|KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|{{sort|0:58:56|'''58:56'''}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lucy|Wangui|Lucy Wangui Kabuu}}|KEN}}
|1:07:06
|-
|32nd
|2012
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Wilson|Kipsang|Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich}}|KEN}}
|{{sort|0:59:06|59:06}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tirunesh|Dibaba}}|ETH}}
|1:07:35
|-
|33rd
|2013
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Kenenisa|Bekele}}|ETH}}
|1:00:09
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Priscah|Jeptoo}}|KEN}}
|1:05:45
|-
|34th
|2014
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mo|Farah}}|GBR}}
|1:00:00
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mary|Keitany|Mary Jepkosgei Keitany}}|KEN}}
| 1:05:39
|-
|35th
|2015
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mo|Farah}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:59:22|59:22}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mary|Keitany|Mary Jepkosgei Keitany}}|KEN}}
|1:07:32
|-
|36th
|2016
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mo|Farah}}|GBR}}
|1:00:04
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Vivian|Cheruiyot}}|KEN}}
|1:07:54
|-
|37th
|2017
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mo|Farah}}|GBR}}
|1:00:06
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mary|Keitany|Mary Jepkosgei Keitany}}|KEN}}
|1:05:59
|-
|38th
|2018
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mo|Farah}}|GBR}}
|59:27
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Vivian|Cheruiyot|Vivian Cheruiyot}}|KEN}}
|1:07:44
|-
|39th
|2019
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mo|Farah}}|GBR}}
|59:07
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Brigid|Kosgei}}|KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:04:28'''
|-
|
|2020
|colspan=4|cancelled
|-
|40th
|2021
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Marc|Scott}}|GBR}}
|1:01:22
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Hellen|Obiri}}|KEN}}
|1:07:42
|-
|41st 
|2022
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jacob|Kiplimo}}|UGA}}
|59:33
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Hellen|Obiri}}|KEN}}
|1:07:05
|-
|42nd
|2023
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tamirat|Tola}}|ETH}}
|59:58
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Peres|Jepchirchir}}|KEN}}
|1:06:45
|-
|43rd
|2024
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Abel|Kipchumba}}|KEN}}
|59:52
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mary|Ngugi-Cooper|Mary Wacera Ngugi}}|KEN}}
|1:07:40
|-
|44th
|2025
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alex|Mutiso}}|KEN}}
|1:00:52
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sheila|Chepkirui}}|KEN}}
|1:09:32
|-
|45th
|2026
|TBA
|TBA
|TBA
|TBA
|}

===Wheelchair race===

{{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!class="unsortable"| Edition
!Year
!Men's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!Women's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
|
|1981
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alan|Robinson|dab=athlete}}|GBR}}
| 1:28:54
|
|
|-
|
|1982
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alan|Robinson|dab=athlete}}|GBR}}
|1:32:00
|
|
|-
|
|1983
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Grant|John Grant (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|1:17:16
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Maria|Dodsworth}}|GBR}}
|2:27:29
|-
|
|1984
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Terry|Clark|Terry Clark (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|1:10:28
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ellen|Hodgson}}|GBR}}
|2:50:42
|-
|
|1985
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mark|Tong}}|GBR}}
|1:17:18
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Anne|Graham|dab=athlete}}|GBR}}
|2:26:53
|-
|
|1986
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chris|Hallam}}|GBR}}
|1:01:15
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Karen|Davidson|Karen Davidson (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|1:13:04
|-
|
|1987
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chris|Hallam}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:56:37|56:37}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Karen|Davidson|Karen Davidson (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|1:19:55
|-
|
|1988
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Holding}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:57:57|57:57}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Josie|Cichockyj}}|GBR}}
|1:37:38
|-
|
|1989
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chris|Hallam}}|GBR}}
|1:01:40
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Eileen|Dixon}}|GBR}}
|2:06:54
|-
|
|1990
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chris|Hallam}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:56:32|56:32}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|1:05:08
|-
|
|1991
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Holding}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:47:24|47:24}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|1:00:22
|-
|
|1992
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Holding}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:50:21|50:21}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:59:21|59:21}}
|-
|
|1993
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ivan|Newman}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:54:11|54:11}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Rose|Hill|Rose Hill (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:58:00|58:00}}
|-
|
|1994
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Holding}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:50:33|50:33}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Rose|Hill|Rose Hill (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|1:00:41
|-
|
|1995
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jack|McKenna|dab=wheelchair athlete}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:52:16|52:16}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:58:44|58:44}}
|-
|
|1996
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Holding}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:49:17|49:17}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:57:17|57:17}}
|-
|
|1997
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Holding}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:44:22|44:22}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:52:17|52:17}}
|-
|
|1998
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hadj Lahmar]]|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:53:47|53:47}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|1:10:58
|-
|
|1999
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hadj Lahmar]]|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:49:57|49:57}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanni|Grey-Thompson}}|GBR}}
|1:02:32
|-
|
|2000
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Kevin|Papworth}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:49:18|49:18}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sarah|Piercey}}|GBR}}
|1:13:32
|-
|
|2001
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tushar|Patel}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:48:10|48:10}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gunilla|Wallengren}}|SWE}}
|{{sort|0:52:59|52:59}}
|-
|
|2002
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tushar|Patel}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:48:46|48:46}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gunilla|Wallengren}}|SWE}}
|{{sort|0:57:47|57:47}}
|-
|
|2003
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:45:41|45:41}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gunilla|Wallengren}}|SWE}}
|{{sort|0:53:04|53:04}}
|-
|
|2004
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Kenny|Herriot}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:45:37|45:37}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gunilla|Wallengren}}|SWE}}
|{{sort|0:52:14|52:14}}
|-
|
|2005
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:42:33|42:33}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:50:04|50:04}}
|-
|
|2006
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Kurt|Fearnley}}|AUS}}
|{{sort|0:42:39|42:39}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Diane|Roy}}|CAN}}
|{{sort|0:50:33|50:33}}
|-
|
|2007
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ernst|van Dyk}}|RSA}}
|{{sort|0:42:35|42:35}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:50:33|50:33}}
|-
|
|2008
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Josh|Cassidy}}|CAN}}
|{{sort|0:44:10|44:10}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Diane|Roy}}|CAN}}
|{{sort|0:51:18|51:18}}
|-
|
|2009
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:41:34|41:34}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Amanda|McGrory}}|USA}}
|{{sort|0:49:47|49:47}}
|-
|
|2010
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:44:49|44:49}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:52:59|52:59}}
|-
|
|2011
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Josh|Cassidy}}|CAN}}
|{{sort|0:43:57|43:57}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:50:14|50:14}}
|-
|
|2012
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Josh|Cassidy}}|CAN}}
|{{sort|0:43:18|43:18}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jane|Egan}}|GBR}}
|1:15:00
|-
|
|2013
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:43:06|43:06}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:54:28|54:28}}
|-
|
|2014
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jordi|Madeira}}|ESP}}
|{{sort|0:43:02|43:02}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:50:34|50:34}}
|-
|
|2015
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:43:06|42:46}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:53:38|53:38}}
|-
|
|2016
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mark|Telford|Mark Telford (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:49:02|49:02}}
|
|
|-
|
|2017
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Simon|Lawson|Simon Lawson (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:44:22|44:22}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Manuela|Schär}}|CHE}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|{{sort|0:48:44|'''48:44'''}}
|-
|
|2018
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|{{sort|0:41:19|'''41:19'''}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Martyna|Snopek|Martyna Snopek}}|POL}}
|{{sort|1:03:44|1:03:44}}
|-
|
|2019
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:43:29|43:29}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jade|Jones-Hall}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:50:15|50:15}}
|-
|
|2020
|colspan=4|cancelled
|-
|
|2021
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sean|Frame|Sean Frame (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:49:52|49:52}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shelly|Woods}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:57:01|57:01}}
|-
|
|2022
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:42:59|42:59}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Eden|Rainbow Cooper|Eden Rainbow Cooper (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:51:27|51:27}}
|-
|
|2023
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Daniel|Sidbury|Daniel Sidbury (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:42:48|42:48}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Samantha|Kinghorn|Samantha Kinghorn (athlete)}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:42:21|42:21}}
|-
|
|2024
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|JohnBoy|Smith}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:48:59|48:59}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jade|Jones-Hall}}|GBR}}
|{{sort|0:58:26|58:26}}
|-
|
|2025
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sean|Frame}}|GBR}}
|49:24
|align=left|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mel|Nicholls}}|GBR}}
|1:05:24
|-
|
|2026
|TBA
|TBA
|TBA
|TBA

|}

== Mayoral partnership ==
For the 2024 instalment of the Great North Run, Brendan Foster and elected mayors across Northern England discuss the formation of an eponymous partnership called The Great North, which would replace the UK Government's recently discontinued [[Levelling-up policy of the Conservative government|levelling-up programme]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Michael |date=7 September 2024 |title=Northern mayors rebrand levelling up as the 'Great North' in push for funding |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/07/northern-mayors-rebrand-levelling-up-as-the-great-north-in-push-for-funding |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Franklin |first=Neil |date=19 May 2025 |title=Mayors in the North of England launch 'The Great North' to drive economic growth and investment |url=https://workplaceinsight.net/mayors-in-the-north-of-england-launch-the-great-north-to-drive-economic-growth-and-investment/ |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=Insight Magazine}}</ref> In May 2025, The Great North was officially established with the Great North Run as its sponsor, with which it shares its branding.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Jennifer |date=20 May 2025 |title=Reform mayor backs pro-green investment partnership |url=https://www.ft.com/content/973da1ee-0866-4d56-bf1b-b4b04a1a7d7a |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Spence |first=Andrew |date=20 May 2025 |title=Mayors unveil 'The Great North' to unleash prosperity across Northern England |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/mayors-unveil-the-great-north-10197971 |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=Hull Live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The partnership consists of almost all elected mayors in Northern England, including the [[mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire]], the [[mayor of South Yorkshire]], the [[mayor of York and North Yorkshire]], the [[mayor of West Yorkshire]], the [[mayor of the Liverpool City Region]], the [[mayor of Tees Valley]], the [[mayor of the North East]] and the [[mayor of Greater Manchester]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tickell |first=Pamela |date=19 May 2025 |title=Northern mayors unveil investment partnership |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xwe4j3rgo |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=BBC News}}</ref> It is supported by the UK Government and is chaired by one of the mayors, North East mayor [[Kim McGuinness]] since 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Knott |first=Jonathan |date=19 May 2025 |title=Northern mayors launch partnership to drive investment |url=https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/devolution-and-economic-growth/northern-mayors-launch-partnership-to-drive-investment-19-05-2025/ |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=Local Government Chronicle}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Northeast of England]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

=== Results ===
* Butler, Mark (2012-11-17). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_GNhHM.htm Great North Run Half Marathon]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]]. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
* [http://www.greatrun.org/events/Information.aspx?ctid=31&id=1 History and Tradition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926154134/http://www.greatrun.org/events/Information.aspx?ctid=31&id=1 |date=26 September 2010 }}. Great Run. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.

== External links ==
* [https://www.greatrun.org/events/great-north-run/ Official website]

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