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Great North Run 2024

Places for the 2024 Great North Run have now SOLD OUT!

You can join our waiting list by clicking the link below, or to be the first to hear about places for the 2025 Great North Run, please fill in your details at the bottom of this page.

The countdown to the world’s biggest half marathon is on and you can be part of the action by signing up and joining our team.

The AJ Bell Great North Run sees 60,000 incredible people take their place on the start line in Newcastle upon Tyne and travel 13.1 miles towards the beautiful coastline of South Shields.

If it’s a Geordie welcome you’re looking for then be prepared for the goosebumps as you hear the roar of thousands of supporters cheering your name, all the way from start to finish. 

The Great North Run is a run for everyone, of all ages and abilities, whether it’s your first event or your 50th.  It’s an inclusive festival of running, with music blazing, crowds buzzing, legs pumping and fists bumping. There’s nothing quite like it! Don’t miss out, sign up to join our team.

We’ll support your Great North Run journey with fundraising and training tips plus a free running vest, NEW FOR 2024 a personalised ITAB on completion of your race and step by step, you’ll help us to beat brain tumours faster!


If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the events team events@thebraintumourcharity.org or call 01252 237867.


Got your own place?

We’d love you to run for us, so let us know to get your free Charity running vest and and we’ll support you every step of the way!

I have my own place


Supporting you

When you join our team, you’ll receive support from the Events Team including:

  • email updates
  • links to our fundraising resources
  • a personalised running vest to wear for the event
  • NEW FOR 2024 a personalised ITAB on completion of your race
  • access to a Facebook group for our runners

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us;

email events@thebraintumourcharity.org or call 01252 237867.

Event details

When: Sunday 8 September 2024

Where: Newcastle

Registration fee: £40

Sponsorship: £395
This event is organised by The Great Run Company.

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Please fill in the form below to register your interest for the 2025 Great North Run