Marathon
Sun 6 Apr 2025 Brighton, East Sussex, UK

Brighton Marathon

One of the UK's most popular marathons, boasting a new and beautiful seaside course with superb local support, making it a truly sensational running experience. Charity places now available for 2025.

Charity places
  • Sun 6 Apr 2025
Preston Park, Brighton > Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton

Marathon

09:50

Age 18 & over

FREE-£40

  • 26.2 miles road running

Event overview

Whether you’re taking part in the Brighton Marathon, the Brighton & Hove 10K or Brighton Miles, this is an exciting weekend for you, your friends and your family.

Enjoy an atmosphere like no other in this bustling, vibrant and colourful city, which welcomes thousands of spectators and the local community each year.

Make a weekend of it, stay in one of the fantastic hotels, shop, eat, drink, participate and then celebrate together in the unique Beach Village at the Finish of the marathon and 10K on Hove Lawns.

Highlights

  • Popular seaside marathon

    Enjoy sun, sea, scenery and socialising in Britain's 'hippest' city.

  • Festival weekend

    Running events and activities for all ages and abilities with thrilling crowd support.

  • New city to coast route

    Now featuring heaps of spectator whoops and applause in the later marathon miles when the going gets tough.

  • London Marathon takeover

    Think big in Brighton with a quality experience for your next major city run.

This is an event for everyone, with something for all ages and abilities. Come and be a part of it. 

This event is part of Brighton Marathon Weekend.

Event video

  • Event expo
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Fancy dress
  • Free venue entry
  • Newcomers
  • Spectators
  • Teams
  • Traders at event
  • Wheelchair users

Saturday

  • 10:00-14:30 | Brighton Miles (time tbc)

Sunday

  • 09:00 | Brighton & Hove 10K (time tbc)
  • 09:50 | Brighton Marathon

Expo

The Brighton Marathon Weekend Expo is an exciting show and features:

  • Shopping from a range of brands and retailers
  • Big screens showing interviews, footage and information
  • Finish line viewing area for the marathon and 10K events
  • Fantastic food and drink
  • Charity Village
  • Sampling and experiential activity

  • Bag storage
  • Bar
  • Cafe
  • Coast
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Paid parking
  • Park
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

Preston Park
Preston Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 6SF
UK

  • Cut off time
  • Distance markers
  • Entertainment
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Out and back
  • Toilets
  • Traffic free
  • Undulating
  • Water stations
  • Wave start

Description

The Brighton Marathon provides the best participant experience with brilliant atmosphere and spectator support, and will limit disruption to the city.

The event once again begins in Preston Park and goes north towards Withdean before taking participants south through the city and past some of Brighton's most iconic landmarks including the Pavilion.

The route then goes into the neighbourhood of Kemptown and follows the coast to Ovingdean past white cliffs before turning back for a breathtaking view of the city.

Participants will then run west along the coast past the Brighton Pier, West Pier and i360 before making their way into the supportive neighbourhoods in Hove.

The Finish Line is back on the seafront at Hove Lawns, taking finishers past the infamous beach huts into the beach village for celebrations.

Map

map

Fluids and fuel

Drinks, gels and water refill points will be available most miles from mile 4 up to mile 24 along the route.

Sustainability

  • Public transport links
  • Trees not tees

  • Chip timing
  • Event app
  • Goody bag
  • Medal
  • Technical t-shirt
  • Training plan

Included

  • Chip timing
  • Mobile app for live tracking and results
  • Official event technical t-shirt (optional)
  • Medal (optional)
  • Goody bag
  • Individual runner number
  • Race pack including kit bag
  • Kit bag storage in the Beach Village at the finish
  • Water stations and gel stations
  • Cheer points, bands and music on course
  • Fuel at the finish
  • Access to the Beach Village and Expo with food, drink and entertainment, seminars, live screen and shopping
  • Training plans
  • Email runner communications and support
  • Prayer tent and reflection space
  • Family support area
  • Disability welfare hub

Charity places

These charities have places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and complete the form to ask a question or get signed up.

All charity places
Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare
Featured Animals

Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare

Join #TeamRaystede and run the Brighton Marathon to help injured and unwanted animals in need!

  • Personalised running vest
  • Fundraising support
  • Fundraising materials
  • Dedicated contact
  • Cheer squad on the day
  • Submit fundraising up to 1 month after event

Sign up
£30

Fundraise
£500

All charity places

  • Age 18 & over
  • Entries closed
  • Charity entries open until 12/03/2025
  • Charity places
  • Collect race pack
  • Enter online

Charity places are available from free + sponsorship pledge.

The race itself was fantastic... Support and marshalls around the course were amazing, a very local feel. The finish of the race is along the promenade and with the weather being nice it made it that little bit more special. I really enjoyed this race and would return to it in the future. Ryan B

Race itself was amazing. Course is a little hilly for the first 10 miles but nothing to be scared of. No steep hills at all. Scenery is breathtaking. I love Brighton. Aid stations are extremely well marshalled and are frequent... What is outstanding about the event is the support. There are so many people to cheer you on. Even in the furthest parts of the course when you need the extra boost the most. I can’t thank enough the residents of Brighton and all that came to support the runners. You can feel that the city is excited for the event. Michael P

Good marathon, a few hills early on the course, but the scenery is beautiful. It was wonderful to run along the coast. Great local support as well with families giving out sweets and oranges. Andrew W

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