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Great North Run 2027

✓ Verified date — September 12, 2027
Date
September 12, 2027
Location
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Distance
21.1 km
Difficulty
Easy

The 2027 Great North Run takes place on Sunday, September 12, 2027 in Newcastle, United Kingdom. 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. Race-week weather is typically 11°C to 18°C.

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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.

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

Easyrolling terrain
Climbing1/3
Downhill0/3
Heat1/3
Altitude0/3

Race facts

Official race site
greatrun.org ↗
Start time
10:50
Field size
Not listed
Boston qualifier
No

Distances: 21.1 km

When is the Great North Run 2027?

The 2027 Great North Run takes place on Sunday, September 12, 2027.

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Enter a recent race result to predict your finish time at another distance, using Riegel's formula.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Predicted Finish Time

52:07

Pace / km

5:13

Pace / mile

8:23

DistancePredicted Time
5K25:00
10K52:07
Half Marathon1:55:00
Marathon3:59:47

Predictions assume similar fitness, course, and conditions — they are a starting point for goal setting, not a guarantee.

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