Great North Run 2027
Newcastle, United Kingdom
The course
The Great North Run is a point-to-point half marathon starting on the A167/central motorway in Newcastle, crossing the Tyne Bridge into Gateshead. After a gradual climb between miles 3 and 5 and a downhill stretch to mile 8, the toughest section is the uphill grind from miles 8 to 12. The course then descends to finish along the seafront in South Shields. It is an undulating course with no severe climbs but no truly flat sections either.
Course summary source: runningcalendar.co.uk
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the Great North Run route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the Great North Run?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
18°C
Typical low
11°C
Year-to-year swing
±1.3°C
Rain
2.3 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 19 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- greatrun.org ↗
- Start time
- 10:50
- Field size
- Not listed
- Boston qualifier
- No
Distances: 21.1 km
Training for the Great North Run?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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