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 158
Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Saturday, 23 May 2026 to Sunday, 24 May 2026Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The Fox Trail Ultra, Marathon & Half Marathon
Saturday, 23 May 2026Godalming, Surrey, UK
Blackwater Trail Events
Sunday, 24 May 2026Chelmsford to Heybridge Basin / Tollesbury, Essex, UK
Lake District Running Festival
Saturday, 30 May 2026 to Sunday, 31 May 2026Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK
Glentress 8-hour Challenge
Saturday, 6 June 2026Glentress Forest, Scotland, UK
Midnight Mountain Marathon
Saturday, 6 June 2026Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon, Wales, UK
Sundowner Trail Marathon
Saturday, 6 June 2026Purleigh, Chelmsford, Essex, UK
BigSea Trails (WATER)
Sunday, 7 June 2026Studland, Dorset, UK
Lakeland Trails Marathon
Sunday, 7 June 2026Coniston, Cumbria, UK
Rame Head Race
Saturday, 13 June 2026Mount Edgecumbe, Cremyll, Torpoint, UK
The Hardwick Hobble - Summer
Saturday, 13 June 2026Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
Cheddar Gorge Challenge
Sunday, 14 June 2026Charterhouse, Somerset, UK
Hardmoors 26.2 Wainstones Trail Races
Sunday, 14 June 2026Chop Gate, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, UK
Stour Valley Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 14 June 2026Nayland, Colchester, UK
Strathearn Marathon
Sunday, 14 June 2026Cultybraggan Camp, Comrie, Perthshire, UK
The Hampshire Hoppit
Sunday, 14 June 2026Kingsclere, Hampshire, UK
Windermere Marathon
Sunday, 14 June 2026Waterhead to Brockhole, Windermere, UK
Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon & Multisport Festival
Saturday, 20 June 2026 to Sunday, 21 June 2026Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, UK
Giants Head Marathon Weekend
Saturday, 20 June 2026 to Sunday, 21 June 2026Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorchester, UK
Denbies Marathon & Half Marathon
Saturday, 20 June 2026Dorking, Surrey, UK
The Sunset Running Festival
Saturday, 20 June 2026Siverknowes Promenade, Edinburgh, UK
Three Shires Way Ultra & Marathon
Saturday, 20 June 2026Hanslope / Yelden to Grafham Water, UKCholmondeley Castle Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Sunday, 21 June 2026Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, UK
Pierrepont Plod - Winter
Sunday, 21 June 2026Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, UK
Maverick North Downs Trail Run
Saturday, 27 June 2026Cranleigh, Surrey, UK
North Devon Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Sunday, 28 June 2026Woolacombe, North Devon, UK
TrailFest Salcey Forest
Sunday, 28 June 2026Salcey Forest, Northampton, UK
Wales Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 28 June 2026Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Great Glen Ultra Marathon
Saturday, 4 July 2026Fort William / Fort Augustus to Inverness, UK
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
Snowdonia Trail Marathon Eryri
Saturday, 11 July 2026 to Sunday, 12 July 2026Llanberis, Caernarfon, UK
Rasselbock Marathon, Half & Ultra
Sunday, 12 July 2026Sherwood Pines Forest, Nottinghamshire, 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, UKPierrepont 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
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, UKMudfest 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, UK
Delamere Forest 10K, 21K & 42K
Sunday, 22 November 2026Delamere, Northwich, UK
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