Startlists, information and results for Great North Run which is held on Sunday 7th of September 2025.
Great North Run 2025
44th edition
Date
September 7
Place
Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields – United Kingdom
Distance
Half Marathon (21,1 km / 13,1 miles)
Results
TOP RESULTS MEN HALF MARATHON:
1. Alex Mutiso (Kenya) – 1:00:52
2. Bashir Abdi (Belgium) – 1:00:58
3. A. Kipchumba (Kenya) – 1:01:01
4. Ben Connor (Great Britain, Derby Athletic Club) – 1:02:57
5. Jake Smith (Great Britain, Pontypridd Roadents RC) – 1:03:07
6. K. Tuntivate (Thailand) – 1:03:19
7. Marc Scott (Great Britain, Richmond & Zetland Harriers) – 1:04:05
8. J. Escalan… (Great Britain, Cambridge & Coleridge AC) – 1:04:22
9. Edward Buck (Great Britain, Newark AC) – 1:04:23
10. Seyfu Jamaal (Great Britain, London Heathside Runners AC) – 1:04:34
11. J. Kingston (Great Britain, Tonbridge AC) – 1:04:35
12. D. Jones (Great Britain, Cambridge & Coleridge AC) – 1:04:53
13. Felix Bour (France) – 1:05:25
TOP RESULTS WOMEN HALF MARATHON:
1. S. Chepkirui (Kenya) – 1:09:32
2. V. Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 1:09:37
3. E. McColgan (Great Britain, Dundee Hawkhill Harriers) – 1:09:42
4. Emily Sisson (USA) – 1:10:17
5. Mitsu Ozaki (Japan) – 1:12:19
6. K. Kawamura (Japan) – 1:12:53
7. Rie Kawauchi (Japan) – 1:13:02
8. J. Nesbitt (Great Britain, Pontypridd Roadents AC) – 1:14:21
9. N. Robinson (Great Britain, Birmingham Running Athletic & Triathlon Club) – 1:14:55
10. Amelia Quirk (Great Britain, Bracknell Athletic Club) – 1:15:09
11. Shiori Zama (Japan) – 1:16:27
12. Hannah Lewis (Great Britain, Aldershot Farnham & District AC) – 1:16:32
13. E. Bradley (Australia, Belgrave Harriers) – 1:17:07
Livestream
Starttimes
- 10:20 — Elite Wheelchair Race
- 10:25 — Elite Women’s Race
- 10:45 — Elite Men & First Mass Start
Course

- Start Point: The race begins on the A167 next to the Town Moor in Newcastle.
- Tyne Bridge: Runners proceed along the central motorway and across the iconic Tyne Bridge.
- Gateshead Highway to Park Lane: After crossing the bridge, the course takes a left off Gateshead Highway onto Park Lane, heading south of the Tyne.
- Abbotsford Road and Leam Lane: The route passes by Gateshead International Stadium along Abbotsford Road and turns left onto Leam Lane, leading further into South Tyneside.
- John Reid Road to Prince Edward Road: At the eight-mile marker, runners take a right onto John Reid Road, which turns into Prince Edward Road in South Shields.
- Coast Road to Finish: The course heads down to the coastline, with the final stretch running north along Coast Road to the finish line in South Shields(.
Weather
About Great North Run
The Great North Run (branded the Simplyhealth Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster.
The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. By 2011, the number of participants had risen to 54,000. For the first year it was advertised as a local fun run; nearly thirty years on it has become one of the biggest running events in the world, and the biggest in the UK. Only the Great Manchester Run and London Marathon come close to attracting similar numbers of athletes each year.
The 1992 edition of the race incorporated the 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. The event also has junior and mini races attached with these being run the Saturday before the main race on the Newcastle Quayside. Martin Mathathi holds the current men’s course record with his run of 58:56 in 2011. In 2019, Brigid Kosgei‘s women’s course record of 64:28 bettered the previous mark by over a minute and was also the fastest ever half marathon by a woman; however, the course was not eligible for records. That same year, Mo Farah won a record sixth consecutive men’s Great North Run.
Previous winners
| Edition | Year | Men’s winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women’s winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1981 | 1:03:23 | 1:17:36 | ||
| 2nd | 1982 | 1:02:44 | 1:19:24 | ||
| 3rd | 1983 | 1:02:46 | 1:16:39 | ||
| 4th | 1984 | 1:04:36 | 1:10:27 | ||
| 5th | 1985 | 1:02:44 | 1:09:54 | ||
| 6th | 1986 | 1:00:43 | 1:09:45 | ||
| 7th | 1987 | 1:02:04 | 1:10:00 | ||
| 8th | 1988 | 1:01:00 | 1:08:49 | ||
| 9th | 1989 | 1:02:39 | 1:10:43 | ||
| 10th | 1990 | 1:00:34 | 1:09:33 | ||
| 11th | 1991 | 1:00:28 | 1:10:57 | ||
| 12th | 1992 | 1:00:24 | 1:08:53 | ||
| 13th | 1993 | 59:47 | 1:12:55 | ||
| 14th | 1994 | 1:00:02 | 1:11:29 | ||
| 15th | 1995 | 1:00:39 | 1:11:42 | ||
| 16th | 1996 | 1:01:43 | 1:10:28 | ||
| 17th | 1997 | 1:00:25 | 1:09:24 | ||
| 18th | 1998 | 1:02:32 | 1:11:50 | ||
| 19th | 1999 | 1:00:52 | 1:09:07 | ||
| 20th | 2000 | 1:01:57 | 1:07:07 | ||
| 21st | 2001 | 1:00:30 | 1:08:40 | ||
| 22nd | 2002 | 59:58 | 1:07:19 | ||
| 23rd | 2003 | 1:00:01 | 1:05:40 | ||
| 24th | 2004 | 59:37 | 1:07:55 | ||
| 25th | 2005 | 59:05 | 1:07:33[29] | ||
| 26th | 2006 | 1:01:03 | 1:10:03 | ||
| 27th | 2007 | 1:00:08 | 1:06:57 | ||
| 28th | 2008 | 59:45 | 1:08:51 | ||
| 29th | 2009 | 59:32 | 1:09:08 | ||
| 30th | 2010 | 59:33 | 1:08:49 | ||
| 31st | 2011 | 58:56 | 1:07:06 | ||
| 32nd | 2012 | 59:06 | 1:07:35 | ||
| 33rd | 2013 | 1:00:09 | 1:05:45 | ||
| 34th | 2014 | 1:00:00 | 1:05:39 | ||
| 35th | 2015 | 59:22 | 1:07:32 | ||
| 36th | 2016 | 1:00:04 | 1:07:54 | ||
| 37th | 2017 | 1:00:06 | 1:05:59 | ||
| 38th | 2018 | 59:27 | 1:07:44 | ||
| 39th | 2019 | 59:07 | 1:04:28 | ||
| 2020 | cancelled | ||||
| 40th | 2021 | 1:01:22 | 1:07:42 | ||
| 41st | 2022 | 59:33 | 1:07:05 | ||