Great North Run

An elated Great North Run competitor celebrating at the finish line.

Credit: johnjobling.smugmug

Great North Run 2012!

The Great North Run is the world's biggest half marathon, with over 54,000 participants running from Newcastle to South Shields.

The 2012 run will be held on Sunday 16 September 2012.

If you would like to run in the 2012 event please register now!

Already have your own place but would like to support WaterAid? Please register here!   

Please see our Great North Run frequently asked questions.

If you've a question that is not covered there, please don't hesitate to get in touch:

email: greatnorthrun@wateraid.org
tel.: 0845 120 1293

What you will get as part of our team 

The WaterAid team includes those with WaterAid places and those with their own places who wish to raise money for WaterAid. In return for your dedication and commitment, WaterAid will be there to support you every step of the way providing:

• An online sponsorship page
• A WaterAid running vest
• An information pack with fundraising support material, Great North Run sponsor form ( PDF 1341KB), Regular Great North Run team newsletters including tips on training and fundraising advice
• The opportunity to run in the celebrated WaterAid toilet costume, or a bucket hat
• An invitation to a reception hosted by WaterAid's corporate partner Northumbrian Water, held just beyond the finish line. Here runners can relax and catch up with friends, family and other members of the team.

Download the Great North Run poster ( PDF File 1062KB).

The Great North Run 2011

Sunday 18 September 18 2011 saw a bright day with a short but heavy rain shower - some would say ideal running conditions for the 2011 BUPA Great North Run. World 5000m champion Mo Farah started this year's run, high fiving a number of WaterAid runners as they passed. 

We were delighted to have 93 runners taking part on behalf of WaterAid - including 2 in tap costumes, 1 toilet suit and a bucket hat! Hopefully their supporters will have spotted them on the BBC amongst the other 54,000 people taking part.

Have a look at some photos from the day on our Flickr site.

Of course the objective of the day was not just to have a good time, but also to help WaterAid raise valuable funds to enable some of the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. These basic human rights underpin health, education and livelihoods and form the first essential step in overcoming poverty.

Congratulations to our top runners!

For the men, Darren McAvoy of Azzurri Communications completed the run in 01:28:25 and for the women, Harriet Ridley a post graduate student at Durham University completed in 01:36:15 – a big well done to you both!

Special mention has to go to Robert Godlonton who completed the run in 02:27:49 whilst pushing Mary in her wheelchair and dressed as a toilet!