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AJ Bell Great South Run

The AJ Bell Great South Run is probably the world’s favourite 10 mile running event (there’s a 5k option too), with inspiring history, salty air and glorious sea views guaranteed. Portsmouth’s supporters will keep your spirits and motivation up the whole way round, with blaring music, cheers, high fives, fist bumps all part of the incredible Great South Run experience. Plus, there’s a medal, an exclusive finisher t-shirt, and bragging rights at the finish line. There’s a reason our runners say they’d recommend it to a friend – lots of reasons, in fact.

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Following the cancellation of the 2024 event due to adverse weather, there are only a limited number of places available for the 2025 AJ Bell Great South Run on Sunday 19 October.

We’re therefore introducing a new Priority Access process – anyone who registers for Priority Access will have a 24-hour head start to secure their entry before the general entry window opens in January.

Entries are expected to sell out very quickly, so register for Priority Access to have the best chance possible of securing entry into next year’s event.

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Sign up here for Priority Access for the 2025 AJ Bell Great South Run.  We’ll also provide you with useful running information and guidance, special offers, and exclusive Great Run Series updates (you can unsubscribe at any time).

Christmas Entries Open Soon Sitewide

Event Timetable: 19 October 2025

Please note: provisional timetable may be subject to change.

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Know what to expect – your Great South Run route

We are never tired of saying it, The AJ Bell Great South Run is probably the world’s most beautiful (and best-loved) 10 miler. With plenty of history, sea views and salty air, it’s one to remember . Plus, the locals are out in full force to cheer runners on,… Read More.

Where to go to celebrate smashing the Great South Run

Great South Run veterans know exactly what we mean when we talk about that finish line feeling. It’s hard to describe, but impossible to forget. If you’re preparing to line up on the Clarence Esplanade start line for the very first time, you’ve got so much to look forward… Read More.

Find Your Stride With a Running Club in Portsmouth

Portsmouth is one of our favourite Great Run destinations. With sea views from start to finish and plenty of inspiring sights and history – including a dash past HMS Victory – it’s a great city to get into running. But scenery aside, there’s another reason why Portsmouth is on… Read More.

Embracing Easy Runs

Introducing the best-kept secret to running success: easy runs. Great Run is proud to partner with Runna – your personalised running coach app. As the official training partner of the AJ Bell Great Run Series, Runna is supporting our runners with comprehensive, expert-approved training content. No matter your… Read More.

5 Top Portsmouth Running Routes

Whether you’re training for the Simplyhealth Great South Run or simply want to find somewhere new to run, we want to share with you some of the gems that the Portsmouth area has to offer. Read More.

What’s a shakeout run and what are the benefits?

It’s the week before your big event. You’ve got plenty of miles in the bank, you’ve been tapering and you’re feeling fit – you’ve got this! Except…you’re also feeling a bit nervous. Hey, it’s completely normal: even elite runners report feeling a little anxious in the run-up to… Read More.

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What You Get

We have made the decision to introduce optional finisher tees to our Great Run events. You can choose to forgo a finisher tee shirt at the point of entry, and in lieu of this we will make a donation to the National Trust Woodlands Appeal. Find out more here. We will donate a portion of the fulfilment costs for each runner who chooses this option to the fund and commit that this donation to be approx. £20,000. To view our full Environmental Strategy, please click here

Obviously you’ll have bragging rights for the forseeable, but you’ll also get:

The Medal

A shiny new, Great South Run medal, an exclusive finishers t-shirt plus a finisher’s bag filled with goodies.

The Photos

Official event day photos available to view and purchase straight after the event, so smile for the cameras!

The App

Event day tracking and results ready to view on the app shortly after you cross the finish line.

The Discounts

Access to exclusive runners only discounts and offers via the Great Run Rewards platform.
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AJ Bell Great South Run Charities

British Heart Foundation is the official charity of the AJ Bell Great Run series this year and we could not be more proud.

When you run for BHF, you can help us achieve our vision of a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. You run for the people you love. You run to help us fund lifesaving research and support people affected by heart and circulatory diseases. You run to help keep families together for longer.

It’s because of you, BHF-funded research is possible. Together, we can make the impossible possible. Thank you.


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Join forces with the team that will get you to the finish line. We’re the only ones fighting over 200 cancer . Our life-saving work is funded entirely by the generosity of our supporters, so every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound, and every runner. One in two people now survive cancer. Together we’ve achieved so much, but we won’t stop until we’ve beaten it altogether. Join the team today and we will beat cancer.

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The Bobby Moore Fund was set up in memory legendary footballer Bobby Moore, who sadly died from bowel cancer aged just 51.To date the Bobby Moore Fund has raised over £20 million. The funds are spent on world class bowel cancer research carried out by leading scientists working across the UK. With your support, bowel cancer stands no chance. Let’s make Bobby proud and help beat it sooner. Join the Bobby Moore Fund team today.

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By 2025, there will be 1 million people in the UK living with dementia. Alzheimer’s Society are there for everyone living with dementia and their loves ones – wherever they are, whatever they’re going through. We campaign for change, fund life-changing research and give help and hope to those living with dementia. Join team Alzheimer’s Society today.

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Show your support for the 10,000 people a year diagnosed with leukaemia by joining Leukaemia Care, the UK’s leading leukaemia charity. By running for Leukaemia Care you are helping to ensure that everyone affected by a leukaemia diagnosis, receives the best possible information, advice, treatment and support.

 

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At Macmillan, we give people with cancer everything we’ve got. If you’re diagnosed, your worries are our worries. We will move mountains to help you live life as fully as you can. And we don’t stop there. We’re going all out to find ever better ways to help people with cancer, helping to bring forward the day when everyone gets life-transforming support from day one. We’re doing whatever it takes, but we couldn’t do what we do without you, thank you so much for your support.

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Run for Portsmouth Hospitals Charity and help support the local Hospital to enhance patient care and support staff wellbeing. From innovative medical equipment, to patient experience to research each £1 will make a massive difference locally. Come and join the team!

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Pompey in the Community support the lives of over 36,000 people of all ages every year, but we want to support more. The cost-of-living crisis has meant our services are becoming more integral to the lives of those we support. You will help us harness the motivational power of Portsmouth Football Club to enable and empower individuals to thrive, foster social integration and create a community where people can flourish and belong. 

Join Team Pompey in the Community to create lasting, positive change. 

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Brighterway is an NHS Charity supporting patients and staff in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We fund a wide range of items that fall outside the main NHS Budget including equipment, facilities, activities and other benefits that enhance patient experience in physical and mental healthcare settings. Increasingly we are funding the creation and development of green and garden spaces which are delivering numerous wellbeing benefits. Brighterway is totally reliant on donations and fundraising so literally every penny counts.

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Other Charities

Action Bladder Cancer UK
Adopt South
AMEND
Berkshire Healthcare Charity
Big Yellow Foundation
Billington Foundation
Brake – The Road Safety Charity
Coeliac Uk
Cure Leukaemia
CUREUsher
Deafblind UK
Debra
Encephalitis International
Harry’s HAT
HEART UK
HIVE Portsmouth
Hospice UK
Hounds for Heroes
Jon Egging Trust
Military vs Cancer
Mountbatten Isle of Wight
MS Together
Naomi House
National Eczema Society
Neuroendocrine Cancer UK
Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundaiton
No Limits
Off the Record – South
Orchid – Fighting Male Cnacer
Over the Wall
Pandas Foundation
PAPYRUS
Parkinson’s UK
Paws2Rescue
Pompey in the Community
Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association
PTSD UK
R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity
Remap
Ripples of Compassion
Rose’s Way Foundation
Rowans Hospice
Royal Naval Association
Royal Surrey County Hospital Charity
Rugby Against Cancer
Safe Families
SafeLives
Seas Your Future
Service Dogs UK
Simon Says
Smile Train
Solent Mind
Spark Community Space
St Catherine’s
St Wilfrid’s Hospice
Support our Paras
The Mariposa Trust
The Rainbow Centre
UKSA
Walking with the Wounded
Wellbeing of Women
Wheelpower
Zurich Community Trust

AJ Bell Junior & Mini Great South Run

Make the AJ Bell Great South Run a family event and get the kids involved in the Junior or Mini events on Saturday.

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