AJ Bell Great North Run 2026 - Live Stream
View the live stream, TV Coverage, results, elite field and race day schedule for the 2026 AJ Bell Great North Run.
The 45th AJ Bell Great North Run will take place on Sunday, September 13, 2026, bringing a record 63,000 runners to northeast England. The world-famous half marathon follows a point-to-point, 13.1-mile route from Newcastle upon Tyne to the coastal finish in South Shields, with more than 200,000 spectators expected along the course.
How to Watch
The event will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, with FloTrack providing live coverage in the United States and selected countries worldwide.
| Coverage | Time (UK) | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Live broadcast | from 10:00 | BBC One |
| Streaming | from 10:00 | BBC iPlayer |
| Streaming | from 10:00 | Flosports North America and World |
Race-day schedule
All times are British Summer Time:
- 10:00 a.m. – BBC television coverage begins
- 10:20 a.m. – Elite wheelchair race
- 10:25 a.m. – Elite women’s race
- 10:27 a.m. – Visually impaired athletes
- 10:35 a.m. – Mass-race warm-up
- 10:50 a.m. – Elite men and mass race
Elite men
Defending champion Alex Mutiso of Kenya returns after winning the 2025 race. His 57:59 personal best makes him one of the leading candidates to challenge the long-standing Great North Run course record.
His principal rivals include:
- Casey Clinger – United States
- Abdi Nageeye – Netherlands
- Zouhair Talbi – United States
- Clayton Young – United States
- Deresa Geleta – Ethiopia
- Iliass Aouani – Italy
- Ben Connor – Great Britain
- Andy Butchart – Great Britain
- Woody Kincaid – United States
- Kieran Tuntivate – Thailand
- Jared Ward – United States
- Taiga Hirayama – Japan
- Ayumu Kobayashi – Japan
The men’s course record is 58:56, set by Kenya’s Martin Mathathi in 2011.
Elite women
Defending champion Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya heads a high-quality women’s field. She will face two-time Great North Run champion and former marathon world-record holder Brigid Kosgei, alongside British star Eilish McColgan, who returns after recovering from a toe injury.
Other notable entrants include:
- Tirunesh Dibaba – Ethiopia
- Viola Lagat – Kenya
- Melknat Wudu – Ethiopia
- Honami Maeda – Japan
- Shiori Zama – Japan
- Rio Einaga – Japan
- Amy-Eloise Neale – Great Britain
McColgan is still seeking her first Great North Run victory, which would add her name to the event’s roll of honour alongside her mother, former champion Liz McColgan.