Newcastle-Gateshead Marathon, Half Marathon & 10k May 2026

Newcastle-Gateshead Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, & Juniors Presented by Nuun Hydration on Sunday 3rd May 2026

We are excited to announce the Newcastle-Gateshead Marathon, Half Marathon & 10k will return on Sunday 3rd May 2026!

These ROAD CLOSED courses take in the famous landmarks of Gateshead including Gateshead Millennium Bridge, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, BALTIC, Tyne Bridge, Swing Bridge and finishes in the iconic Gateshead International Stadium.

Gateshead International Stadium is the third largest sporting venue in Tyne and Wear and the North East’s only IAAF-standard athletics stadium. The venue has hosted IAAF Diamond & Golden League Athletics and the European Cup featuring the superstars of athletics. You will be joining many World Champions & Olympians have crossed the finish line at Gateshead International Stadium where five world records broken in track and field on the famous track.

 Race Distance & Start Times

09:00 am - Marathon

09:25 am - Half Marathon & 10K

13:00 pm - Junior Race

This ROAD CLOSED course takes in the famous landmarks of Gateshead including Gateshead Millennium Bridge, The Glasshouse ICM, BALTIC,Tyne Bridge, Swing Bridge and finishing in the iconic Gateshead International Stadium and finishing by running around the track and crossing the finish line cheered home by family and friends.

**There is a 6 hour cut off  due to road closures**

Included in the entry

Unique Themed Medal 

Chip Timed Results

Post-race goodies

Free Race photos

With RunThrough you can expect a friendly team of marshals to help guide you round the course and cheer you on to the finish, a lively and well-serviced event village with plenty of food and drink options including free goodies from our partners at the finish line after your hard effort.

We have been extensively researching what runners consider important, and sustainability is fast becoming the top issue. Click here to see what RunThrough is doing for sustainability.

T-Shirts at events have become a hot topic with concerns around the quality not being high enough to wear on a regular basis. We have decided to tackle this by offering a RunThrough Kit Technical T-Shirt with a retail value of £22 for £12 with the addition of the Newcastle-Gateshead event logo printed on the chest.

We can do this with our partner RT Kit as part of a strategic decision to raise awareness about the quality of the product whilst reducing the overall cost of events for those who would prefer not to have a t-shirt included.