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Brighton Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · 10K · miles
- Time limit
- 7 hours
The course
The organiser puts the course's four main climbs at miles 1, 7, 9 and 11, all out of the way by mile 11.
- The four climbs come earlyFour climbs at miles 1, 7, 9 and 11, all done by mile 11 (17.7 km).
- Two out-and-backs along the seaAn Ovingdean U-turn on Marine Drive, then a flat out-and-back on Madeira Drive.
- Through Hove to the finish on the lawnsGrand Avenue, Church Road, Kingsway and Hove Promenade to the Hove Lawns finish.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientThe four climbs come earlyFour climbs at miles 1, 7, 9 and 11, all done by mile 11 (17.7 km).
The organiser calls this a marathon that rewards control and consistent pacing over the early miles, with the four main climbs out of the way by mile 11. They are on Preston Park Avenue at mile 1 (20 metres gained over 700 metres), St James’s Street (12 metres), and the rise onto Marine Drive towards the cliffs, including a steady 14-metre climb into the Ovingdean U-turn. The organiser gives the whole marathon’s elevation gain as 477 feet, about 145 metres.
The organiser has not published a 2027 course map yet.
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Whole courseGeometryTwo out-and-backs along the seaAn Ovingdean U-turn on Marine Drive, then a flat out-and-back on Madeira Drive.
From Preston Park the course loops through the city centre, past the Theatre Royal and the Royal Pavilion and round The Level, then drops to Marine Parade and rises onto Marine Drive. It runs out to the Ovingdean U-turn, where the organiser says the view west along the cliffs back to the city is the reward, and returns above Brighton Marina past the halfway point.
At mile 15 it joins Madeira Drive for a flat out-and-back along Volk’s Electric Railway, back to Aquarium Junction and the sights the organiser lists: Brighton Pier, the i360, the Grand Hotel and the Peace Statue.
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Whole courseFinishThrough Hove to the finish on the lawnsGrand Avenue, Church Road, Kingsway and Hove Promenade to the Hove Lawns finish.
The organiser expects the stretch from mile 20 to be where it gets tough, with Hove’s streets out cheering along Grand Avenue and Church Road. The course then takes Kingsway and Hove Promenade, passing the colourful beach huts at mile 25, goes by Hove Plinth and finishes at Hove Lawns, where the organiser has a Sensory Calm Space.
The organiser has not published a 2027 course map yet.
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Race weekend
Sunday 4 April Race day
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Time not published
Marathon time limit 7 hours for the full distance. 7:00 limit: 9:57/km for 42.195 km7:00 limit: 16:01/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Brighton and Hove time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Brighton and Hove, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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