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.IAAF back Nova International in street racing initiative. Great Run (2009-05-18). Retrieved on 2009-10-25. 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. In 2017, Simplyhealth became title sponsor of the Great Run series of events 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.
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 nameLocationDistanceFoundedGreat Edinburgh Winter Run Holyrood Park, Edinburgh5K2005Great Edinburgh XCountry9K, 4KGreat Ireland Run Phoenix Park, Dublin10K2003Great Edinburgh Run Edinburgh city centre10 Miles1993Great Birmingham 10K Birmingham city centre10K2015Great Bristol 10K Bristol city centre10K2008Great Manchester Run Manchester city centreHalf Marathon, 10K2003Great Women's 10K Glasgow10KGreat North 10K Gateshead10K2009Great Tees 10K Stockton10K2018Great Newham London Run Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London10K2015Great Newham London Family Run2KGreat Newham London Marathon Relay10.54KGreat Yorkshire Run Harrogate10K2007Great Aberdeen Run AberdeenHalf Marathon, 10K2017Great North 5K Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne/Gateshead5KGreat North Run Newcastle upon Tyne-Gateshead-South ShieldsHalf Marathon1981Great Bristol Half Marathon Bristol city centreHalf Marathon1989Great Scottish Run Glasgow city centreHalf Marathon, 10K1991Great Birmingham Run Birmingham city centreHalf Marathon, 10K2008Great East Run Ipswich city centreHalf Marathon2017Great South 5k Southsea, Portsmouth5KGreat South Run10 Miles1990Great Ethiopian Run Addis Ababa10K2001
Former events Great Australian Run Great Capital Run
See also Great Swim Great Walks
References
External links Official website