Great North Run 2025

Run the Great North run for charity and experience iconic landmarks and an electric atmosphere as you pass through the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields. You can join over 55,000 other runners taking on the world-famous route on Sunday 7 September 2025. You’ll make your way through an unforgettable course with seafront views towards the end, before enjoying a well-deserved rest in the finish village.

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  • Registration fee: £40 (+ VAT)
  • Minimum fundraising target: £350
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • September 7, 2025
  • 020 7430 7788
  • [email protected]

May 2025 Update

We have now filled all charity places for the Great North Run 2025. Thank you for your interest! If you are motivated to support Children with Cancer UK, please check out our other running events here. 

What to expect

You can be part of our Great North Run 2025 charity team whether you secure your own place independently of the charity or are allocated one of our charity places. When you join our team, you will receive the following support from us;

  • Our digital pack is filled with training tips, fundraising advice, and all the essentials you need to prepare for race day.
  • You’ll get a Children with Cancer UK running top to wear with pride on race day
  • Our Sports Event Team will provide regular updates, training tips, and personalised support to help you every step of the way.
  • Refreshments at the post-race charity village

Join with a charity place

We have now filled all of our charity places for the Great North Run 2025. 

Charity places are now closed

Join with your own place

If you’re lucky enough to have your own place, we’d love to have you on our team.
Register for FREE using the Own Place form below.

Registration fee £0
Fundraising target: as much as possible

Where your money goes

Every contribution is carefully allocated to fund critical research, provide essential resources to families, and drive greater awareness.

HOW WE USE

EVERY

£1

Fighting childhood cancer
Research44p
Supporting Families15p
Raising Awareness21p
Funds to support our cause
Fundraising20p

Cancer diagnoses

Every day, around 10 children and young people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer.

New treatments

8 out of 10 young cancer patients can now receive successful treatment, thanks to the specialist research we help fund.

Safer therapies

We are committed to developing safer and more effective childhood cancer treatments with fewer toxic side effects.

Funding research

We invest in crucial childhood cancer research that would otherwise go unfunded.

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