09:00
Age 18 & over
£48-£58
Conquer the Rocket 5K on Sunday or the half marathon, marathon or relay on Bank Holiday Monday. Run both days to earn a third MK Challenge medal.
For the kids there's a colourful Superhero Fun Run on Monday plus entertainment, face painting and a fun fair!
All Monday events finish inside the stunning Stadium MK so that you can cross the line to cheers of thousands of spectators!
Do something epic with your Bank Holiday weekend in spring.
Marathon event consistently ranked in the top 10 UK marathons.
Popular running festival featuring a range of distances, live music, street food, bars and kids entertainment.
Scenic, interesting, inspiring, fun and fast to show off this green city.
Fun run, 5K, half marathon, marathon, relay plus MK Challenge.
This event is part of MK Marathon Weekend.
2025 schedule to be confirmed.
Stadium MK
Stadium Way West
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK1 1ST
UK
Please note there is no bag storage for the Rocket 5K event.
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.
This multi-award-winning marathon event is consistently ranked in the top 10 UK marathons, an AIMS-certified race, with BARR Gold accreditation for outstanding race management.
A London and Boston marathon qualifying event, an Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Championships qualifier, and an England Athletics Masters qualifying event for Club Road Runners aged 35+
The MK Marathon starts from one of the fabulous Milton Keynes landmarks, the Stadium MK. See you at the finish!
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.
6 hours 30 minutes.
There is a course time limit of 6 hours 30 minutes.
One weekend. Two days of running. Three times the bling!
Runners who participate in the Rocket 5K on Sunday plus an event on the Bank Holiday Monday (Half, Marathon, or Relay) will receive a third medal – the MK Challenge Medal.
Early bird entry fee
£48.00
Early bird entry fee
£50.00
Entry fee
£50.00
Entry fee
£58.00
This event has been awarded a 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
Reviews thanks to RaceCheck
09:00
Age 17 & over
£36-£46
09:00
Age 12 & over
£16-£26
09:30
All ages
£12
09:00
Age 17 & over
£110-£150