Contemplative
12 km
5:50 /km
First half at conversational pace.
Photo · South Shields Race Library
Newcastle to South Shields, England·Europe·September
Great North Run
Point-to-point, coastal finish.
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- Official distance
- 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +130m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:10 /km
- Character
- Point-to-point, coastal finish
The world's largest half marathon — Tyne Bridge start, North Sea finish.
Because uninterrupted rhythm is medicine — this course lets the body forget the clock.
A river of runners — swim in the current, keep breath easy.
Course
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Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
21.0975 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom54.978, -1.618
Elevation profile
+130 m gainPeak 130 m · 21.0975 km
Elevation profile: total gain 130 metres, peak 130 m above start, low 0 m.A rolling profile — mid-race climbs ask for shorter strides, not harder efforts.
Newcastle to South Shields54.978, -1.618
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.
Water sections between km 8 and km 14 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
Rolling road profile — handcycles handle it with pacing help. Suitable for sturdy strollers on the flatter first and last thirds; expect a couple of longer gradients in the middle.
WheelchairStroller
Recovery
Ice cream on the promenade.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
5 km
6:30 /km
Seaside walk-jog.
Stronger
21.1 km
4:30 /km
Fast north-sea finish.
One shared standard · Four tempos
The PureSoul family moves with the same heart. Choose the tempo the day is asking for.
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