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Beginner-friendly Marathons in May 2026

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Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 17 May
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 3 | Good Vibrations

Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.

  • 7 hrs road running
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Age 18 & over
  • Sat 2 May
  • $85
Eagle, Idaho, USA

Boise River Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sat 2 May
  • $90-$120
Shiprock, New Mexico, USA

Shiprock Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sat 2 - Mon 4 May
  • £250-£300
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

SCARPA Great Lakeland 3Day

  • 3 days fell running
  • Sun 3 May
  • $163.41
California, USA

HOAG Orange County Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 3 May
  • $125.03-$301.56
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Flying Pig Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 3 May
  • $99-$149
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Lincoln Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 3 May
  • $84-$139
East Meadow, New York, USA

Long Island Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 3 May
  • €42-€45
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Sherry Marathon

  • 42 km road running
  • Sat 9 May
  • $140
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Valkyrie Trail Race Marathon

  • 42.2 km trail running
  • Sat 9 May
  • €30-€45
Mem Martins, Portugal

24 Hours of Running Mem Martins - Sintra

  • 42 km road running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £46-£53
Fredericton, Canada

Stewart McKelvey Fredericton Marathon

  • 42.2 km road running
  • Sun 10 May
  • $96.40
Bastrop, Texas, USA

Wildflower Trail Run - Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sun 10 May
  • €69
Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden Marathon

  • 42 km road running
  • Sat 16 May
  • £33-£35
Matlock, Derbyshire, UK

Ian Milne White Peak Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sun 17 May
  • FREE
Denver, Colorado, USA

Denver Colfax Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $50
Olympia, Washington, USA

Capital City Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $130
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Cleveland Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $120-$135
Eustis, Maine, USA

Sugarloaf Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $104.60
Longueuil, Canada

Sun Life Longueuil Marathon

  • 42.2 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • $105-$140
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA

CDA Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • $88.57-$115.54
Greater Sudbury, Canada

Sudbury Rocks!!! Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £53-£55
Richmond, UK

Richmond Park Full Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sat 30 May
  • $99
Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Essentia Health Fargo Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 31 May
  • $150
San Diego, California, USA

Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running

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