The Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League will use Herrington Country Park to stage their fourth fixture of the season on Saturday.
This is the first time the league have used this venue, although it has been used previously for National and Northern Cross Country Championships.
The last event held there was the National Cross Country Championships in 2013 over a snow-bound course.
Previously, Sunderland Harriers had been heavily involved in hosting Harrier League races for over 42 years, firstly at the Barnes Park Extension in Ettrick Grove, and then at the Farringdon and Gilley Law course, before sadly coming to an end in 2011.
The popular course proved too tight for the growing number of participants and parking problems became a big issue.
Now Wearside Athletics Network, comprising the Harriers, Sunderland Strollers, Houghton Harriers and Sunderland Tri Club, have taken it onboard to support the league, who have been having major problems in catering for the rising number of competing athletes with a suitable venue.