Great Run
Great Run is a series of road running events around the United Kingdom, which includes the Great North Run. Great Run is a part of The Great Run Company, which was launched by retired athlete Brendan Foster.[1] The group specialises in road running events, from a 5k up to a marathon.

Bupa was title partner of the Great Run Series for 18 years, one of Britain’s longest ever sports sponsorship agreements, which ended in 2014. Morrisons took over sponsorship of this series of events in 2015.[2] In 2017, Simplyhealth became title sponsor of the Great Run series of events [3] and following the expiry of the sponsorship, ExpressTest by Cignpost sponsored the 2021 events, and AJ Bell took over in 2023 as part of a five-year deal.[4]
In the early 2000s, the series expanded beyond the UK and established Great Run races in the Republic of Ireland, Ethiopia and Australia.
Current list of events
Event name | Location | Distance | Founded |
---|---|---|---|
Great Edinburgh Winter Run | ![]() |
5K | 2005 |
Great Edinburgh XCountry | 9K, 4K | ||
Great Ireland Run | ![]() |
10K | 2003 |
Great Edinburgh Run | ![]() |
10 Miles | 1993 |
Great Birmingham 10K | ![]() |
10K | 2015 |
Great Bristol 10K | ![]() |
10K | 2008 |
Great Manchester Run | ![]() |
10K | 2003 |
Great Women's 10K | ![]() |
10K | |
Great North 10K | ![]() |
10K | 2009 |
Great Tees 10K | ![]() |
10K | 2018 |
Great Newham London Run | ![]() |
10K | 2015 |
Great Newham London Family Run | 2K | ||
Great Newham London Marathon Relay | 10.54K[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Great Yorkshire Run | ![]() |
10K | 2007 |
Great Aberdeen Run | ![]() |
Half Marathon, 10K | 2017 |
Great North 5K | ![]() |
5K | |
Great North Run | ![]() |
Half Marathon | 1981 |
Great Bristol Half Marathon | ![]() |
Half Marathon | 1989 |
Great Scottish Run | ![]() |
Half Marathon, 10K | 1991 |
Great Birmingham Run | ![]() |
Half Marathon, 10K | 2008 |
Great East Run | ![]() |
Half Marathon | 2017 |
Great South 5k | ![]() |
5K | |
Great South Run | 10 Miles | 1990 | |
Great Ethiopian Run | ![]() |
10K | 2001 |
- per person, in teams of four.
Former events
- Great Australian Run
- Great Capital Run
See also
- Great Swim
- Great Walks
References
- IAAF back Nova International in street racing initiative. Great Run (2009-05-18). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- "Great South Run loses main sponsor Morrisons". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
- "Simplyhealth steps in as Great North Run lead sponsor". BBC News. 6 January 2017.
- https://www.greatrun.org/aj-bell-announced-as-new-title-partner-of-the-great-run-series/
External links
- Official website Archived 6 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine