Marathons in United Kingdom
The marathon is seen as the ultimate long distance run, and originated at the first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece in 1896, becoming standardised at 42.195km in 1921.
The following is a list of running events in United Kingdom that include a Marathon distance.
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Events 1 to 100 of 166
Swan Challenge: 6 Hour Running Race
Friday, 10 July 2026Coombe Abbey Park, Coventry, UK
Black Mountains Ultra, Marathon, Half Marathon
Saturday, 11 July 2026Longtown, Hereford, UK
Maverick Chilterns Trail Run
Saturday, 11 July 2026Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, UK
Rasselbock Marathon, Half & Ultra
Sunday, 12 July 2026Sherwood Pines Forest, Nottinghamshire, UK
Snowdonia Trail Marathon Eryri
Sunday, 12 July 2026Llanberis, Caernarfon, UK
Belvoir Castle Triathlon & Multisport Festival
Saturday, 18 July 2026 to Sunday, 19 July 2026Belvoir Castle, Grantham, UK
BigHeat Trails (FIRE)
Saturday, 18 July 2026 to Sunday, 19 July 2026Lurgashall, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge
Saturday, 18 July 2026 to Sunday, 19 July 2026Penrice, Swansea, Wales, UK
Rabbit Run Wales
Saturday, 18 July 2026Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, South Wales, UKBelvoir Castle Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Sunday, 19 July 2026Belvoir Castle, Grantham, UK
Wye Valley Tunnel Run
Sunday, 19 July 2026Sedbury, Chepstow, UK
Cybi Coastal Marathon
Saturday, 1 August 2026Holyhead, North Wales, UK
Run The Raid Lindisfarne
Sunday, 2 August 2026Holy Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK
Maverick Ochil Hills Trail Run
Saturday, 8 August 2026Airthrey Castle, Stirling, UK
Hardmoors 26.2 Farndale Trail Races
Sunday, 9 August 2026Hutton-le-Hole, North Yorkshire, UK
Isle of Man Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 9 August 2026Ramsey, Isle of Man, UK
Pierrepont Plod - Summer
Sunday, 16 August 2026Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, UK
Two Tunnels Railway Races: August
Sunday, 16 August 2026Bath, Somerset, UK
Colne Valley Path Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 23 August 2026Stambourne / Greenstead Green to Colchester, Essex, UK
The Big Pilgrimage
Sunday, 23 August 2026Southampton to Titchfield Abbey/Wickham, UK
Hardmoors 26.2 Roseberry Trail Races
Sunday, 30 August 2026Belmangate, Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK
Borders 8-hour Challenge
Saturday, 5 September 2026Newcastleton, Scottish Borders, UK
Maverick Kielder Forest Gravel Run
Saturday, 5 September 2026Hexham, Northumberland, UK
South Coast Ultra Challenge
Saturday, 5 September 2026 to Sunday, 6 September 2026Eastbourne to Arundel, UK
Blencathra Marathon
Sunday, 6 September 2026Caldbeck, Wigton, Cumbria, UK
City To Sea
Sunday, 6 September 2026Exeter to Babbacombe Downs, Devon, UK
Glencoe Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 6 September 2026Ben Nevis to Glencoe, Scottish Highlands, UK
Richmond RUN-FEST
Saturday, 12 September 2026 to Sunday, 13 September 2026Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK
Farnham Pilgrim Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 13 September 2026Hampton Estate, Farnham, Surrey, UK
New Forest Marathon
Sunday, 13 September 2026Brockenhurst, Hampshire, UK
TrailFest Holdenby House
Sunday, 13 September 2026Holdenby House, Northampton, UK
Maverick Lakes X-Trail Run
Saturday, 19 September 2026Grasmere, Ambleside, UK
Badminton Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 20 September 2026Worcester Lodge, Didmarton, Badminton, UK
BigSky Trails (AIR)
Sunday, 20 September 2026Frogham, Fordingbridge, UK
The Purbeck Marathon
Sunday, 20 September 2026Swanage, Dorset, UK
Mudfest Rosliston Forest - September
Friday, 25 September 2026Rosliston, Swadlincote, UK
Bishop's Castle Trail Marathon
Saturday, 26 September 2026Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, UK
Hangers Heroes' Fleet & Feet Trail
Saturday, 26 September 2026Weymouth, UK
Hever Castle Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Sunday, 27 September 2026Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent, UK
Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running
Sunday, 27 September 2026Inverness, Scotland, UK
RUN Barnstaple
Sunday, 27 September 2026Rock Park, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Kielder Marathon
Saturday, 3 October 2026 to Sunday, 4 October 2026Kielder, Hexam, Northumberland, UK
Maverick South Downs Trail Run
Saturday, 3 October 2026Gravel Hill, Horndean, UKThe Hardwick Hobble - Autumn
Saturday, 3 October 2026Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
Isle of Wight Marathon
Sunday, 4 October 2026Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon
Sunday, 4 October 2026Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
EnduranceLife Suffolk
Saturday, 10 October 2026Dunwich, Saxmundham, UK
Bath & Bristol Railway Races Autumn
Sunday, 11 October 2026Green Park, Bath, UK
Chelmsford Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 11 October 2026Central Park, Chelmsford, UK
Chester Marathon
Sunday, 11 October 2026Chester, UK
Langdale Marathon & Half Marathon
Saturday, 17 October 2026Great Langdale, Lake District, UK
Ely Runfest
Sunday, 18 October 2026Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK
The Abingdon Marathon
Sunday, 18 October 2026Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
Yorkshire Marathon & 10 Mile
Sunday, 18 October 2026University of York, Heslington, York
Battersea Park Running Festival
Saturday, 24 October 2026Battersea Park, London, UK
Beachy Head Marathon, Ultra & 10K
Saturday, 24 October 2026Eastbourne, UK
EnduranceLife North York Moors
Saturday, 24 October 2026Ravenscar, North Yorkshire, UK
Marathon Eryri
Saturday, 24 October 2026Llanberis, Caernarfon, UK
Tentsmuir Forest 8-hour Challenge
Saturday, 24 October 2026Tentsmuir Forest, Scotland, UK
Grand Canal Canter: Autumn
Sunday, 25 October 2026Tiverton, Devon, UK
Running Tribe Race: October
Sunday, 25 October 2026Chalfont Park Sports Club, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, UK
Cornish Marathon
Sunday, 1 November 2026Millennium House, Pensilva, Liskeard, UKThe Rosliston Rumble - Autumn
Sunday, 1 November 2026Rosliston, Swadlincote, UK
Wendover Woods Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Sunday, 1 November 2026Wendover Woods, Aston Clinton, UK
Beacons Ultra, Marathon & Half Marathon
Saturday, 7 November 2026Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon, Powys, UK
Dart Deliverance 50K, Marathon & Half Marathon
Saturday, 7 November 2026Kingswear/Totnes to Dartmouth, Devon, UK
EnduranceLife Gower
Saturday, 7 November 2026Oxwich Bay, Gower, Swansea, UK
Hardmoors 26.2 Goathland Trail Races
Saturday, 7 November 2026Goathland, Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK
Remembrance Day Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 8 November 2026Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK
Remembrance Sunday Race
Sunday, 8 November 2026Brightlingsea, Essex, UK
The Broadway Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 15 November 2026Broadway, Worcestershire, UKCulbin Forest 8-hour Challenge
Saturday, 21 November 2026Culbin Forest, Moray, Scotland, UK
Delamere Forest 10K, 21K & 42K
Sunday, 22 November 2026Delamere, Northwich, UKMudfest Rosliston Forest - November
Friday, 27 November 2026Rosliston, Swadlincote, UK
Machen Trail Half Marathon & Marathon
Saturday, 28 November 2026Machen Welfare Ground, Caerphilly, UKRunning Tribe Race: November
Saturday, 28 November 2026Chalfont St Peter Community Centre, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, UK
EnduranceLife Dorset
Saturday, 5 December 2026Swanage, Dorset, UK
Celtic Trail Races
Saturday, 12 December 2026Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, UKRunning Tribe Race: December
Saturday, 12 December 2026Chalfont St Peter Community Centre, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, UK
Raynedeer Run
Sunday, 13 December 2026Rayne, Braintree, UK
Portsmouth Coastal Waterside Marathon
Sunday, 20 December 2026Portsmouth, Southsea, UK
New Year Trail Marathon & Half Marathon
Saturday, 2 January 2027Otley, West Yorkshire, UKRunning Tribe Race: January
Saturday, 2 January 2027White Hill, Chesham, UK
EnduranceLife North Cornwall
Saturday, 9 January 2027Polzeath, North Cornwall, UK
The Clumber Lakeside - Winter
Saturday, 16 January 2027 to Sunday, 17 January 2027Clumber Park, Worksop, UK
EnduranceLife South Devon
Saturday, 23 January 2027Beesands, Kingsbridge, UKRunning Tribe Race: February
Saturday, 6 February 2027White Hill, Chesham, UKThe Hardwick Hobble - Winter
Saturday, 6 February 2027 to Sunday, 7 February 2027Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
Hardmoors 26.2 Saltburn Trail Races
Sunday, 7 February 2027Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, UK
Langstone & Portsmouth Coastal Half Marathons
Saturday, 13 February 2027 to Sunday, 14 February 2027Southsea, Portsmouth, UK
Portland Coastal Marathon
Sunday, 14 February 2027Portland, Dorset, UK
EnduranceLife Northumberland
Saturday, 20 February 2027Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, UK
BigMud Trails (EARTH)
Sunday, 21 February 2027Horndean, Hampshire, UK
Marriott's Way Trail Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 21 February 2027Norwich to Aylsham, Norfolk, UK
EnduranceLife Sussex
Saturday, 6 March 2027Helen Garden, Eastbourne, UK
Euston Estate Marathon & Half Marathon & 10K
Sunday, 7 March 2027Euston Hall Estate, Thetford, UK
Larmer Tree Marathon, 20 Miler, Half Marathon & 10K
Sunday, 7 March 2027Salisbury, UK
Trails of Mena
Saturday, 13 March 2027North Wingfield, Chesterfield, UKGrand Canal Canter: Spring
Sunday, 14 March 2027Tiverton, Devon, UKPierrepont Plod - Spring
Sunday, 14 March 2027Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, UK
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