MarathonRoad🇬🇧 Chester, United Kingdom

Chester Marathon

Sunday, 11 October 2026Today · Start 09:00

Starts and finishes at Chester Racecourse, crosses the Welsh border for a loop of rolling Cheshire and Flintshire lanes, and returns through the Roman city walls area.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against maudsleycharity.org, findyouredge.app.

Elevation gain

160 m

Rolling · ↓ 160 m

Highest point

70 m

above sea level

Temp at start

11°C

Peaks around 15°C

Entry fee

≈ $85

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into LPL (Liverpool), about 17 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 160 m of climbing and 160 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

11°C

Peak during race

15°C

Humidity

79%

Chance of rain

23%

Wind

14 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 11 October ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 09:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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