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Event overview
Be your best in 2025!
Loved by Bristolians and beyond, the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run is known as the best in the South West – and for good reason.
Each year, thousands of runners push their perseverance and passion to the limit and take on Bristol’s super-scenic 10K and half marathon routes. If stunning views, inspiring history and graffiti murals are your thing, then the Great Bristol Run is right up your street.
Starting in the heart of the city, runners will pass some of the city’s most iconic landmarks and hear the incredible local support all along the route, before a grandstand finish in Millennium Square.
But it’s not just the inspiring scenery that attracts runners from far and wide: the fast, flat course also makes this running event perfect for those on the hunt for a new personal best – or just looking to get to the finish line.
Last year sold out, so book your place on the start line early!
Highlights
- Start and finish in the heart of the city
- Run past some of the city's most famous landmarks including Castle Park
- Music and entertainment to keep you motivated
- Bespoke medal, optional t-shirt, finishers' pack
- Free training plans and support up to event day
- Run number personalised with your name
- Exclusive runner-only discounts via the rewards platform
- Free Great Run series event day tracking app
- £10 off your next Great Run if you refer a friend
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Event video
- All fitness levels
- Event village
- Families
- Newcomers
- Spectators
- Teams
- Wheelchair users
Timetable
Please note: this is a provisional timetable and is subject to change.
Wheelchair entrants
The Great Bristol Run is suitable for wheelchair users. There is a question on the entry form that asks if you are a wheelchair user and if you will be participating in a self-propelled racing wheelchair, or if you will be participating in a standard wheelchair and will be assisted (pushed).
Business Challenge
The Business Challenge is a corporate running challenge in the biggest cities across the UK. It’s open to organisations of all shapes and sizes, is suitable for groups large or small (minimum team of 4) and is great for all ages and abilities. If you’re tired of cringey teambuilding exercises, it’s a great way to invest in workforce wellbeing for a happier and healthier team.
- A team can be four or more, there is no maximum number of team members.
- The finishing times of the fastest 4 members of the team will be used to calculate the overall team time.
- Manage your team through an easy-to-use group dashboard. Swap runners up until six weeks before the event.
- The winning team at each event will receive a trophy to display with pride.
- Accommodation
- Bag storage
- Cafe
- Entertainment
- Music
- Paid parking
- Showers
- Toilets
- Urban
- Public transport links
- Recycling
- Sustainability policy
- Trees not tees
Sustainability Policy
This event is in the process of updating its Sustainability Strategy in light of its collaborative approach and recent survey. Work to minimise the environmental impacts of this event will continue throughout this process, with particular focus on:
- Reducing plastic
- Reducing waste
- Cutting carbon emissions
- Responsible procurement
In addition, it is striving to improve performance even further by making sure that sustainability is embedded at the heart of the organisation and culture.
Trees not tees
Finisher tees are now optional. You can choose to forgo your finisher tee shirt at the point of entry, and in lieu of this the organiser will make a donation to the National Trust Woodlands Appeal.
The organisers 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 around £20,000.
Bristol, I love you so much and Great Run what a fantastic experience you gave me for my very first race, I will be back!
Very well organised event, Great Run do a fantastic job. Nice medal and goodie bag, well-supported route. It's a staple in the run calendar.
A great experience that must be tried by anyone who likes to run! Fast and flat, it's ideal for achieving that PB! Great views of the city.
I'd definitely recommend this race to anyone looking to do a 10K race and get the feel for a 'big' running event.
Loved everything about it, the support, course, medal. One of my favourite runs.
A fantastic event that I will never forget. Can't wait for next year.
I truly believe it's all about believing in yourself. My only regret is I didn't do this event years ago.
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