| Great North 10K | |
|---|---|
 Great North 10K logo | |
| Date | July annually |
| Location | Gateshead, United Kingdom |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10K |
| Official site | [1] |
The Great North 10K, styled as the Simplyhealth Great North 10K for sponsorship purposes, is a 10K road run, which has been called "the North East's biggest 10K running event",[1][2][3] with over 5,000 people taking part.[4] It is part of the Great Run series and the number of participants is only outnumbered by the Great North Run. The race in its present format was first staged in Sunderland in 2009 but changed locations to Gateshead for the 2011 event. Prior to 2009, a 10K race had taken place at Roker along the coastline of Sunderland but the event was only open to female competitors; when it changed to permit male participants, it was re-styled as the Great North 10K. In 2013, the date was brought forward[5] to become the official running event partner of the 2013 European Team Championships.[6][7]
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- ^ "Bupa Great North 10K". Gateshead Council. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Bupa Great North 10K to take place ahead of European Athletics Team Championships". run247.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Bupa Great North 10K". greatrun.org. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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- ^ "The Great North 10K Run: Can You Spot Yourself?". BSkyB. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.