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Great North Run

The Great North Run is one of the largest half-marathons in the world.

Event details

Date
8 September 2024

Location
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

Distance
13.1 miles

Registration fee
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£25 (non-refundable)

Fundraising target
£350

About this event

The Great North Run is one of the largest half-marathons in the world. It's famous for the fantastic atmosphere around every part of the course with thousands of spectators there to cheer you over the finish line.

Charity places

Take on the iconic Great North Run as part of RSPCA Team Animal! We'll be there to cheer you round the course on event day with our themed cheer station. By raising money for the RSPCA you'll be helping us create a world that's kinder to animals.

We have a limited number of Great North Run places available. We would love you to join us as part of Team Animal and raise the vital funds needed to help more animals.

There's a minimum fundraising target of £350, we'll be on hand to support you with ideas and resources to make your fundraising easy and fun! The money raised from this event will help us rescue, rehabilitate and rehome or release more animals when they need us most.

Fundraising

About this event

The Great North Run is one of the largest half-marathons in the world. It's famous for the fantastic atmosphere around every part of the course with thousands of spectators there to cheer you over the finish line.

Join Team Animal at the Great North Run - one of the UK's biggest half marathons!

Charity places

Charity places in the Great North Run 2024 are now closed, please fill in our waitlist form below to hear when our 2025 event places open.

Running with your own place?

Got your own place in the race? We would love you to join Team Animal and fundraise for the RSPCA using your own place. You can set your own fundraising target and will receive an RSPCA team animal running vest once you raise £50 plus all the great Team Animal benefits listed below.

All our runners benefit from:

  • RSPCA team animal personalised running vest made from recycled plastic bottles.
  • Digital fundraising pack bursting with ideas to help you reach your target.
  • Facebook group to talk to other RSPCA eventers before the race day and share your experiences.
  • Committed events team on hand to help with your fundraising.
  • A Team Animal Strava group to share your training progress with fellow Team Animal runners.

Join the official Team Animal cheering team

Not a runner but would still like to be involved? Join the official Team Animal cheering team and support our runners out on the course. We're also looking for volunteer photographers.

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