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- The Great North Run starts in Newcastle upon Tyne on the A167 road (the central motorway), on the edge of both the city centre and the Town Moor.
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The Great North Run starts in Newcastle upon Tyne on the A167 road (the central motorway), on the edge of both the city centre and the 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.
The very first Great North Run race in 1981. The first race took place on 28 June 1981 with over 12,000 runners participating, eventually becoming the largest running event in the UK. The first winner was British former Olympic 10,000m competitor Mike McLeod, who hails from Dilston in Northumberland.
The AJ Bell Great North Run has been awarded the prestigious World Athletics Heritage Plaque. Launched by World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe, the award is in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the worldwide history and development of the sport.
View route map here. The 2023 Great North Run route will take runners from the city to the coast. Runners will start the momentous half marathon in Newcastle city centre and run the full point-to-point race to finish at South Shields. Get ready to feel the sea breeze on your face!
Who started the Great North Run? The race was established in 1981 by former Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist Brendan Foster. In that first year, 12,000 runners descended on Newcastle to run the half marathon route - in 2022, 41 years later, that number is expected to reach 60,000.
- Jack Hart
Jan 8, 2024 · Following an iconic city-to-coast route, the Great North Run starts in Newcastle city centre, before heading over the Tyne Bridge just before the two-mile mark.
Jun 28, 2021 · Brendan, along with his team of original founders, staged the first ever event on a sunny day in June, 1981. From day one the Great North Run was breaking records, with around 12,000 runners lining up on the central motorway it instantly became the UK’s biggest mass participation running event.
