adidas Manchester Marathon
Experience the UK’s friendliest and flattest major marathon with huge crowd support on a route with PB potential plus chunky medals and relay options.
Enter now- Sun 19 Apr 2026
09:00
Age 18 & over
£89.99-£169
- 26.2 miles road running
Event overview
All levels of runner are welcome to take on the 26.2 mile challenge at this premier UK running event, from superb elites to those who thought completing a marathon would never be possible.
With its fast course and electrifying atmosphere, any regular runners find this the ideal event to get a personal best time, whilst everybody finds the incredible Mancunian support throughout the course unforgettable.
It's quite simply a runner's oasis. Come and experience it for yourself this year!
Highlights
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UK's second largest marathon
One of the most popular marathons in the world and the fourth-largest in Europe, with over 30,000 runners expected this year!
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Flat, fast and friendly
For runners of all abilities with huge crowd support on route and great PB potential. You won't be short of motivation in Manchester!
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Relay options
Join forces with friends or colleagues to complete the 26.2 miles in a team of two or four.
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T-shirt and chunky medal
Fitting rewards for your efforts plus many other treats on-the-day.
Event community
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Annabelle T.
Slow but enthusiastic runner based in South East London. Ran my 1st marathon at London Marathon 2024 in 4:23, and aiming to go a couple minutes faster at Manchester 2026!
Event details
- Fancy dress
- Newcomers
- Spectators
- Teams
- Wheelchair users
Location
- Bag storage
- Entertainment
- Paid parking
- Toilets
- Urban
Route
- Cut off time
- Distance markers
- Entertainment
- First aid
- Flat
- Food stations
- Marshals
- Out and back
- PB
- Sweeper
- Toilets
- Traffic free
- Water stations
- Wave start
- Way markers
Sustainability
- Recycling
- Sustainability policy
- Trees not tees
What's included
- Chip timing
- Eco medal
- Eco t-shirt
- Event app
- iTAB
- Training plan
Charity places
These charities have places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and provide your details.
All charity places
Health and Medical
Stroke Association
Rebuilding lives after stroke.
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Dedicated contact
Sign up
£30
Fundraise
£500
Children
Make-A-Wish UK
Creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
- Running vest
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Training plan
- Online training zone
- Dedicated contact
- Certificate
Sign up
£30
Fundraise
£500
Cancer
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
Offering support, advice and information to UK families affected by retinoblastoma.
- Technical t-shirt
- Running vest
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Training plan
- Training guide
- Dedicated contact
- Certificate
Sign up
£30
Fundraise
£350
Entries
- Age 18 & over
- Entries open
- to 28/03/2026
- Charity places
- Enter online
- Event merch available
- Race pack by post
- Series discount