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  • 10K
  • 9.5 km
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K at a glance

Typical conditions
81/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
40 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K?

The The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K is described as gently rolling. The course notes also call it a fast guaranteed-entry standard offers places to runners with a 10k time under 30:30 (male) / under 36:00 (female).

Where does the The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K route go?

The The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K route starts at Quayside Road, Newcastle Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne and finishes at Finishing field in Blaydon town centre, Gateshead. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Newcastle Quayside, Sandhill, Scotswood Road, Armstrong's Factory and Scotswood Bridge. a fast guaranteed-entry standard offers places to runners with a 10k time under 30:30 (male) / under 36:00 (female).

What should runners know on race day for the The Blaydon Race (Newcastle to Blaydon) 10K?

Full road closures across Newcastle and Gateshead from around 15:00 to 22:00, including Quayside Road, Scotswood Road, Scotswood Bridge and Chainbridge Road. Various bands and drummers entertain runners along the course.

Race character

Scenery

  • Historic
  • City
  • Forest
  • Waterfront
  • Riverside

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Gently Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
25:16 (K Forster)
Women's course record
28:03 (Jill Hunter)
Field size
Historically around 4,000-4,700 runners; places fill rapidly and are now allocated by ballot

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status
No qualifying standard for general entry; allocation by ballot, with a separate guaranteed Place standard for fast 10k times

Race day logistics

Closed roads
Full road closures across Newcastle and Gateshead from around 15:00 to 22:00, including Quayside Road, Scotswood Road, Scotswood Bridge and Chainbridge Road
Finisher tee
The world-famous Blaydon Race finisher's T-shirt
On-course music
Various bands and drummers entertain runners along the course

Access and course status

Start
Quayside Road, Newcastle Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne
Finish
Finishing field in Blaydon town centre, Gateshead
Spectator friendliness
very high - crowds, bands and drummers line the route the whole way
Measured course
Yes

Course facts

Course type
Point To Point
Surface
Road
Landmarks
Newcastle Quayside, Sandhill, Scotswood Road, Armstrong's Factory, Scotswood Bridge, Derwenthaugh Roundabout, Chainbridge Road, Blaydon
Notable features
  • 44th edition in 2026
  • founded 1981 and inspired by the 1862 'Blaydon Races' folk song
  • the race traditionally begins with a mass singing of 'Blaydon Races'
  • a fast guaranteed-entry standard offers places to runners with a 10k time under 30:30 (male) / under 36:00 (female)
  • Officially measured 5.9-mile (9.5 km) road race from Newcastle to Blaydon

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 13°CTypical temperature
  • 20 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 81Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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