Great Run is a series of

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events around the

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, which includes the

Great North Run The Great North Run (branded the AJ Bell Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shie ...

. Great Run is a part of The Great Run Company, which was launched by retired athlete

Brendan Foster Sir Brendan Foster (born 12 January 1948) is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator and road race organiser. He founded the Great North Run, one of the sport's most high profile half-marathon races. As an athlete, he wo ...

. The group specialises in

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.

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took over sponsorship of this series of events in 2015. In 2017,

Simplyhealth Simplyhealth is a provider of health cash plans in the United Kingdom. The scheme is an amalgamation of a number of schemes, with the earliest dating from 1872. Members can claim back cash costs from various services from the NHS or private provi ...

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

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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

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and

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Current list of events

Former events

* Great Australian Run *

Great Capital Run The Bupa Great Capital Run was a road race and fun run through the paths of Hyde Park, London (and later Regent's Park) which was established in 2007. It was one of the Great Run race series. The event started in 2007 as a 10k race in Hyde ...

References

External links

Official website
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Current list of events

Former events

See also

References

External links