Date: September 2026 Location: Newcastle-South Shields Distance: Half-Marathon
Starting in Newcastle upon Tyne, the infamous route takes runners through the city centre, over the iconic Tyne Bridge and right out towards the coast in South Shields. Broadcast live on the BBC, over 60,000 runners each year take on the challenge, making it a popular challenge, not to be missed.
Charity Place
Pay a £40 registration fee to secure your charity place and then pledge to raise a minimum sponsorship of £400 by one month after the event. As a Diabetes UK charity runner, you'll receive dedicated fundraising and training support from our team, along with a running vest and other existing running merchandise (Terms and conditions apply).
If you’re worried about hitting the full fundraising target, you can choose our flexi-fundraising option. Pay £100 to secure your charity place and cover some of your fundraising target. Then pledge to raise a lower minimum sponsorship of £400 by one month after the event. As a Diabetes UK charity runner, you'll receive dedicated fundraising and training support from our team, along with a running vest and other existing running merchandise (Terms and conditions apply)ready have your own place?
If you have bought your own place in the event, directly from the Great North Run website, you can still join the Diabetes UK Team. You’ll get all the benefits like a free running vest, training and fundraising advice and an invite to our celebratory post-race reception. There’s no minimum sponsorship requirement, we just ask you to raise as much as you can for Diabetes UK.
Prefer not to ask for sponsorship but still want a charity place in the Great North Run? You can choose to cover the minimum fundraising yourself and self-donate £500 to secure your place. There is no further fundraising required with this option, but you can still set up a page if you would like to. You’ll receive full support from our team along with a running vest and other existing running merchandise (Terms and conditions apply).
If you have bought your own place in the event, directly from the Great North Run website, you can still join the Diabetes UK Team. You’ll receive full support from our team along with a running vest and other existing running merchandise. There’s no minimum sponsorship requirement, we just ask you to raise as much as you can for Diabetes UK (Terms and conditions apply).
"I had started not really knowing what I was capable of, if indeed I would be able to stay fit, well and complete it. The person that began that challenge was not the same person who finished. I had more confidence. I was stronger, fitter and believed in myself. I had enjoyed fundraising and flying the Diabetes UK flag so much that I realised I couldn’t give it up! So, I carried on running."
We're with you every step of your fundraising journey so you can smash your target. Once you've signed up, we'll send you everything you need to get going.
