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 Charity places- 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
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!
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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
Do it for charity
Looking to do this event for charity? Charity entry options are explained on the Manchester Marathon charity places for 2026 page.
Health and Medical
Meningitis Research Foundation
Meningitis and septicaemia can kill or disable in hours. We provide life-saving information and fund vital medical research into the diseases.
- Running vest
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Dedicated contact
Get a place from the charity.
Sign up
£40
Fundraise
£500
Entries
- Age 18 & over
- Entries open
- to 28/03/2026
- Charity places
- Enter online
- Event merch available
- Race pack by post
- Series discount