Date
13 September 2026
Distance
Half-marathon
Location
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Join Cancer Research UK at The Great North Run, the UK's biggest and best half marathon.
Take part in this televised event that has attracted world-class athletes like Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie. With 60,000 runners the atmosphere is guaranteed to be electric!
The route starts in Newcastle, crosses the River Tyne then runs through Gateshead, South Tyneside and ends in South Shields.
Charity places for Great North Run 2026 have now closed.
If you already have a place, you can use it to join Team Cancer Research UK and play your part in supporting vital cancer research.
Once you've secured your own place in the 2026 Great North Run, use it to join Team Cancer Research UK and fundraise for vital cancer research. No extra entry fee, you'll have already paid the event organiser. Set your own fundraising target
Step: 1
Decide whether you'll enter with your own place or get a charity place.
Step: 2
Sign up to get Team Cancer Research UK perks.
Step: 3
Get fundraising for life-saving research.
Step: 4
Get over that finish line and smash your fundraising target.
A personalised Cancer Research UK running t-shirt or vest
Training tips and plans to help you prepare
Fundraising support to help you smash your target
An official finisher’s medal for completing your race
Support on the day at cheer points along the route
1,100 Cancer Research UK runners taking on the Great North Run
Hitting their fundraising targets to raise a total of around £540,000
Could fund 13 cancer research nurses for a year
Every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every mile, every pound and every person. Play your part and join our dedicated team to support our fundraisers on the day.
