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Yorkshire Marathon
The Yorkshire Marathon is a course of 42.2 km with 89.4 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 12 m and its highest 36 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 18 October 2026, starting at 09:30.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Next race
- Date not out yet
- Last run Sun 18 Oct
- Start
- 09:309:30 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · miles
- Total climb
- 89.4 m293 ft
- Highest point 24 m79 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe course stays between 12.4 m and 36.5 m above sea level and climbs 89.4 m in the full marathon.
Start, finish
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- Photo: Johnteslade at English Wikipedia, Public domain
km 2.8mile 1.7
York Minster
The course passes within about 50 m of the Minster at 2.8 km, in the first miles after leaving the university.
km 42.2mile 26.2
University of York
The race starts at the University of York and the finish is on the university campus.
Photo: Johnteslade at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Between 12 and 37 metres above sea level89.4 m of climbing, the high point at km 15.0 and the low point at km 7.1.
- Out of the city walls and into the countrysideCampus start, then Stockton-on-the-Forest, Buttercrambe Moor Wood and Balloon Tree Farm.
- York Minster at 2.8 kmThe Minster comes early, at 2.8 km, before the course heads for the countryside.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GradientBetween 12 and 37 metres above sea level89.4 m of climbing, the high point at km 15.0 and the low point at km 7.1.
The lowest point is at km 7.1, 12.4 m above sea level, and the highest is at km 15.0, 36.5 m up. The route is the countryside loop around York that the organiser describes.
A watch on the day will count more small rises than the 89.4 m of climbing above.
Measured
km 0 to 42.2GeometryOut of the city walls and into the countrysideCampus start, then Stockton-on-the-Forest, Buttercrambe Moor Wood and Balloon Tree Farm.
The organiser’s description of the 2026 route: it starts at the University of York, takes runners outside the city’s walls and into the countryside around York through Stockton-on-the-Forest and Buttercrambe Moor Wood, circles round to Balloon Tree Farm and loops back towards the city for the finish on the university campus.
Sourced
km 2 to 3.6LandmarkYork Minster at 2.8 kmThe Minster comes early, at 2.8 km, before the course heads for the countryside.
York Minster is the one great landmark on the way, and the course meets it at 2.8 km. The organiser then describes a route that takes runners outside the city walls and into the countryside.
Measured
Race weekend
Bib pickup at Event Village, University of York Campus WestSaturday 17 October Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–16:004:00 PM
Race Office open for race numbers Event Village, University of York Campus West. Numbers are collected here when they did not arrive by post.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 18 October Race day
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07:007:00 AM
Race Office opens Event Village, University of York Campus West -
07:007:00 AM
City-centre shuttle from York Railway Station York Railway Station (Stand J) to the Event Village. Runners have priority before 08:30. Tickets are sold on the day. -
09:309:30 AM
Marathon start University of York
Times as published by the organiser, in York time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for York, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. York stays within 24 m79 ft of height, so they go 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.
Only the gel you trained with. Nothing new on race day.
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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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Questions about the Yorkshire Marathon
- Is the Yorkshire Marathon course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 89.4 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 24 m above the lowest.
- When is the Yorkshire Marathon 2026?
- Sunday 18 October 2026. The start is at 09:30.
- Where does the Yorkshire Marathon start?
- Start: University of York.
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