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Marathons in UK in May 2025

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A multi award-winning marathon consistently ranked in the top 10 UK marathons with a stadium finish to give you goosebumps! AIMS-certified and BARR Gold accreditation for outstanding race management.
  • Mon 5 May 2025
  • £48-£58
  • Mon 5 May 2025
  • £48-£58
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

MK Marathon

A multi award-winning marathon consistently ranked in the top 10 UK marathons with a stadium finish to give you goosebumps! AIMS-certified and BARR Gold accreditation for outstanding race management.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running
Previously rated one of the top UK marathons! Scenic mixed-terrain route around Bewl Water on undulating rural wooded trails and quiet country lanes.
  • Sat 10 May 2025
  • £53-£55
  • Sat 10 May 2025
  • £53-£55
Wadhurst, East Sussex, UK

Bewl Water Spring | Marathon

Previously rated one of the top UK marathons! Scenic mixed-terrain route around Bewl Water on undulating rural wooded trails and quiet country lanes.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles trail running
Welcome to the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon which has become hugely popular, with thousands of runners of all abilities taking to the streets the city's most scenic countryside and outer suburbs.
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • £64-£78
  • 5 charities
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • £64-£78
  • 5 charities
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon

Welcome to the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon which has become hugely popular, with thousands of runners of all abilities taking to the streets the city's most scenic countryside and outer suburbs.

  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Rural
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running
Ideal for runners who want to get a marathon 'Good For Age' place as it is over an officially measured course on the Kirtling Road Route which is mildly undulating and very scenic.
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • £35.50-£37.50
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • £35.50-£37.50
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Zig Zag Marathon and Half | Full Marathon

Ideal for runners who want to get a marathon 'Good For Age' place as it is over an officially measured course on the Kirtling Road Route which is mildly undulating and very scenic.

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • PB
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running
Run as far as you can during the 6-hour event through Hinchinbrooke Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £31-£36
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £31-£36
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK

The Birthday Run | 6 Hour

Run as far as you can during the 6-hour event through Hinchinbrooke Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 6 hrs multi terrain running
Race over 5 loops in Bronte Country on the spectacular Moors surrounding Haworth, West Yorkshire with a bespoke medal, goodies and treats for all finishers.
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £39-£41
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £39-£41
Keighley, West Yorkshire, UK

Wuthering Heights Wander Haworth | Marathon

Race over 5 loops in Bronte Country on the spectacular Moors surrounding Haworth, West Yorkshire with a bespoke medal, goodies and treats for all finishers.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles trail running
Run as far as you can during the 4-hour event through Hinchinbrooke Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £31-£36
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £31-£36
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK

The Birthday Run | 4 Hour

Run as far as you can during the 4-hour event through Hinchinbrooke Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 4 hrs multi terrain running
Can you survive Farmmageddon? A fantastic marathon through the lovely grounds of Hyde Hall Farm as part of the Farmmageddon endurance weekend.
  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • £34-£36
  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • £34-£36
Buntingford, Hertfordshire, UK

Farmmageddon | Full Marathon

Can you survive Farmmageddon? A fantastic marathon through the lovely grounds of Hyde Hall Farm as part of the Farmmageddon endurance weekend.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles trail running
Fast, flat and beautifully scenic with Edinburgh Castle as the backdrop, this marathon route takes you along the coastline and sells out every year so go for it and enter!
  • Sun 25 May 2025
  • £77.50-£79.50
  • 21 charities
  • Sun 25 May 2025
  • £77.50-£79.50
  • 21 charities
Edinburgh, UK

Edinburgh Marathon

Fast, flat and beautifully scenic with Edinburgh Castle as the backdrop, this marathon route takes you along the coastline and sells out every year so go for it and enter!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Relay
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running
The relay is a chance for a team of four to join forces and complete the Edinburgh Marathon. The 26.2 miles is split into four legs, each runner will run one leg plus you'll receive matching medals!
  • Sun 25 May 2025
  • £140.50-£176
  • 3 charities
  • Sun 25 May 2025
  • £140.50-£176
  • 3 charities
Edinburgh, UK

Edinburgh Marathon Team Relay

The relay is a chance for a team of four to join forces and complete the Edinburgh Marathon. The 26.2 miles is split into four legs, each runner will run one leg plus you'll receive matching medals!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Relay
  • Age 15 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running
A new and unique concept where you turn up ready to conquer a  Marathon but if you're feeling great tackle an Ultra, or go easy and run a cool 1-2 loops instead, depending on how you feel on the day!
  • Sat 31 May 2025
  • £52
  • Sat 31 May 2025
  • £52
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK

Running Tribe Races | May | Full Marathon

A new and unique concept where you turn up ready to conquer a Marathon but if you're feeling great tackle an Ultra, or go easy and run a cool 1-2 loops instead, depending on how you feel on the day!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles multi terrain running
  • Sun 4 May 2025
Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK

May the Fourth be with you | Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sun 11 May 2025
Naseby, Northamptonshire, UK

Shires and Spires | Marathon

  • 26.6 miles multi terrain running + 1743 ft ascent
  • Sun 11 May 2025
Thirsk, North Yorkshire, UK

Hardmoors 26.2 White Horse Trail Marathon | Marathon

  • 29 miles trail running
  • Sat 17 May 2025
Newbury, Berkshire, UK

Compton Challenge | Marathon

  • 26.8 miles trail running
  • Sun 18 May 2025
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK

Nidderdale Charity Walk & Run | 26 Mile Run

  • 26 miles trail running
  • Sun 25 May 2025
Hornsea, East Yorkshire, UK

WooHoo it's Hornsea | Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running

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