MK Marathon Relay

Festival

Finish festival with music, street food and bars!

• Live music
• DJs
• Street food
• Bar
• Face painting
• Funfair

Wheelchairs

Unfortunately, no racing wheelchairs or any motorised wheelchairs are permitted however, you can take part in a rigid manual powered day chair. For your health and safety, you are advised to start at the back of the field and a support runner accompanies you around the course, also view the site and route first to assess suitability.

Event HQ

Stadium MK
Stadium Way West
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK1 1ST
UK

Bag storage

Please note there is no bag storage for the Rocket 5K event.

Paid parking

There is plenty of parking at the stadium area and central Milton Keynes but you may need to pay using RingGo.

5K runners may prefer to park at the stadium then lift share into the town centre.

GPX route

The route is displayed on the map above.

Overview

The Marathon Relay takes place on the same day as the Milton Keynes Marathon event, pitting teams of four runners (adults only 17+) against each other, each competitor running a leg of approximately 10K.

The relay event is open to businesses, charities, clubs, or even groups of friends and is characterised by a strong element of friendly competition as teams compete to be seen as the fittest or the fastest. These titles represent not only an enviable PR title but also bragging rights that last for a full year.

This opportunity does not come around every day and is something not to be missed. Race bibs will need to be collected by the Team Captain on the morning of the race.

Team members can run in any order, but the team bibs must be used in sequence A, B, C then D.

Route map

Route description

Milton Keynes is blessed with a tremendous amount of natural beauty as is lucky to have a world-class system of smooth and wide cycle paths known as redways. This event takes advantage of those factors to show off the green city, giving runners a course that is scenic, interesting, inspiring, fun to run, fast, and excitingly different from other marathons.

Relay changeover points will be located at approximately miles 6.2, 13.1, and 20. You can either nominate a team driver or take turns driving your vehicle around the course. We will provide maps and detailed instructions to get you to each changeover point.

Cut off time

6 hours 30 minutes.

There is a course time limit of 6.5 hours.

Medal

Earn one of our incredible ‘May the 4th be with you’ cow-themed medals. It’s time to show off your running prowess with style. Crossing the stadium finish line will feel like a victory worthy of Calfvader! Medals are inspired by Star Wars.

Team baton

The timing chip will be in the baton, and your team must finish with the baton to get your team time.

MK Challenge medal

One weekend. Two days of running. Three times the bling!

Runners who participate in both the Sunday Rocket 5K and the Marathon, Half, or Relay on Bank Holiday Monday will receive a third medal – the MK Challenge Medal.

Team awards

• 1st all Male Team (one award per team)
• 1st all Female Team (one award per team)
• 1st Mixed Team – at least 1 male or female (one award per team)

Awards notes

• Winning times will be based on gun time
• Awards will be presented at 13:45

Team notes

• You can have an all-male team, an all-female team, or a mixed team (at least one female).
• There will be awards for the fastest team in each category.
• You must select which category you want when you enter and this can not be changed.
• If you enter an all-female team and a team member drops out, then you must substitute another female

Entry fees

Gold & Silver winner

This event has been awarded a Silver and Gold athlete-rated badge for consistently high reviews.

My first marathon and I loved it. That was down to just how well organised it was. Marshall support was first class, as were drink stations. Crowd support was so much better than I ever thought it would be. Quite honestly I have nothing but praise for this event and would highly recommend it to others. Thank for making my experience so memorable. Sophie W

Absolutely love this event. I have now ran it 5 times so have earnt my legend medal yeah. The Marshalls are awesome as always as well as the crowds. It feels like a home race for me. And hope to keep doing it as long as I can. I was lucky to get picked to be an Ambassador for the race this year and have loved it. It has great scenery also and they point out places of interest along the route. Becci S

Incredible weekend, can’t wait to compete again!!! Soo much fun, family friendly for all an amazing course and such a good atmosphere you can’t help get sucked in and want more!!! James C

The 5K Rocket is a Great event. We love doing this one. Highly recommended. Well organised and great medals. Yvonne J

Such an incredible day supported by the wonderful people of Milton Keynes and many others. This is the second time I've completed this event and it definitely won't be the last! Javan S

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