Category: Endurance

AJ Bell Great North Run incorporating the NECAA Half Marathon Championships, Sunday 13th September, 2026

In its 45-year history the Great North Run has hosted the World Championships in 1992 and the British Championships last year but until this year never the North-East Championships. Sunday saw the greatest strength and depth championships in the history of the event with 17 men going sub 70 minutes […]

Upcoming NECAA Road Championships

Our next NECAA Championship will be the half marathon contained within the AJ Bell Great North Run on Sunday September 13th. Entries are now closed for this event. Our Young Athlete’s 3K Championship will be part of the Heaton Road Races on the Town Moor on Sunday 8th November whilst the […]

NECAA Entry Arrangements for the AJ Bell Great North Run and NECAA Championships

 We are delighted to announce that NECAA’s Half Marathon Championships will this year for the first time be hosted by the AJ Bell Great North Run. The event has in the past hosted both the British and World Championships but never the North-Eastern Championships. We are extremely privileged to have this prestigious […]

The Blaydon Race to Host North-East Championships

***Still places available, but entries close on 15th April, don’t miss out! Entry link HERE***   This year’s Blaydon Race will host the NECAA North-East Road Race Championships for the first time on the event’s traditional date of 9th June. NECAA’s Road Running Secretary, Calum Johnson of Gateshead Harriers has […]

Signal Relays – message from Kevin Johnson, Chair of NECAA Road Running Committee

We have had several enquiries about the possibility of refunds as a result of the cancellation and rescheduling of the Signals Relays and NECAA Championships to Saturday 14th March. The cancellation was beyond our control despite daily site inspections and the course being entirely clear and dry on the Friday. The […]