Great North Run

11 September 2022

Image shows a runner in a blue Retina UK running vest with her guide runner to the right. Crowds line the road as they run by.

50% off your charity place registration fee. Grab a place in the race for just £7.50!

About the event

The Great North Run is the largest half marathon in the world with over 57,000 runners taking on the 13.1 mile route. After a Newcastle city centre start, you’ll cross the iconic Tyne Bridge before heading onto South Tyneside and a finish near the coast at South Shields.

Run with #TeamRetinaUK to help provide information and support so people can lead better lives today and fund medical research for treatments for the future.

Guide runners

Any participant who needs a guide can request a free place for their support runner from the event organisers. The event organisers will need to know the reason that support is required and may ask for written documentation from a medical professional to confirm this. Your guide will receive a finisher’s medal and t-shirt (as well as a Retina UK running vest). If you have any questions about this, please do get in touch with our team.

Join Team Retina UK

There are two ways that you can join our team:

Charity place

Secure your place in the race with a £15.00 £7.50 registration fee (and pledge to raise £400 for Retina UK).

Register now

Own place

If you already have your own place in the race, we’d love for you to join our team.

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Support for you

As a part of Team Retina UK you’ll get:

  • Help and guidance from a dedicated member of our fundraising team.
  • A Retina UK running vest.
  • Invitation to join our Strava running club where you can chat with other Retina UK runners, sharing tips and advice.
  • Access to a range of materials to help with your fundraising – including sponsor forms, collection tins, pin badges and more.
  • A shiny new, special edition Great North Run medal, an exclusive finishers t-shirt plus a finisher’s bag filled with goodies.

Any questions?

If you’d like more information on joining our team, please contact our Fundraising Team on 07736 925 174 or email fundraising@RetinaUK.org.uk.

Get a charity place in the race

“The support from the crowd was very special – they really motivated us to keep going. The whole event had a wonderful atmosphere –  the music on the course was great – we even stopped for a little dance!”
Richard and Jo, who ran the 2021 Great North Run