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2027 MBNA Chester Metric Marathon
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Join us at the 2027 MBNA Chester Marathon - 10th October 2027
The MBNA Chester Marathon is the 5th largest Marathon in the UK, 3x winner of the UK's best marathon, Racecheck GOLD rated event and home to the England & Welsh Athletics Age Group Masters Championships.
All abilities, ages, fun and charity runners are welcome.
WHATEVER YOUR REASON FOR RUNNING, WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE GREATNESS
Before race day you'll receive:
Access to training plans to support your running journey
Support and advice, including free training runs to keep you motivated
Your personalised race pack including your race number and timing chip sent to you in the post (runners from outside the UK need to collect their race numbers from our Help Desk on race weekend)
Exclusive offers and competitions from our sponsors right from the moment you sign up
Access to our friendly and supportive social community on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, who are happy to answer any of your running queries, including past and present pacers
Should you no longer be able to take part we offer runner to runner transfers, or you can transfer your place for RunThrough Race Credit which is useable on over 300 events across the UK.
ON RACE DAY you'll experience all the fitness and mental health benefits associated with running, plus you'll get:
A special, complimentary, free, long sleeve quarter zip technical T-shirt, bespoke medal and goody bag packed with post race nutrition when you finish
Cash prizes awarded for the top 5 men and women and the winners of each age group
Access to our runners Help Desk for any last minute queries or transfers
On course hydration and nutrition for refuelling
Lots of medical support throughout the course should you need assistance
Access to our tracking website so all your supporters can track your live progress
This is a partner event. RunThrough memberships can be used for entry; however, once the event sells out, no additional places will be available, including for members. Please note there will be no RunThrough member desk, and member bibs cannot be used at this event.
Metric Marathon and Marathon
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Sun, Oct 10, 2027
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Chester, United Kingdom
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Where and when
Location
The Racecourse, Chester CH1 2LY, UK
Start times
Metric Marathon: 10:10 AMMarathon: 9:00 AM
Event summary
Here are the distances available for 2027 MBNA Chester Metric Marathon
Metric Marathon
16.3 mi
£62.56
Marathon
26 mi
£62.56
Metric Marathon
16.3 mi
£62.56
Marathon
26 mi
£62.56
Route information
You can see the route and the profile here . The route is on fully closed roads.
Start times:
Sun 11 Oct 2026 at 09:00
Cut-off:
Chester Marathon is a running event, and there is a race cut-off time of 6 hours . Road closures are lifted in line with the 6 hour pace, and if you are not able to achieve this you may have to withdraw for your own safety.
Minimum ages:
The minimum age on race day is 18.
Chester Racecourse will be open for runners park their vehicles (dependant on weather) from 06:30 and will close at 07:30.
There are over 3,000 car parking places available in car parks within easy walking distance of the racecourse in Chester city centre. These car parks will charge a variety of fees dependent on the length of time vehicles are parked.
There will be a Drop Off zone in operation on Hamilton Place, Goss Street and Crook Street. This will run in a clock wise direction, with cars entering Hamilton Place, dropping off runners on Goss Street, and exiting on Crook Street back to Hamilton Place.
The Little Roodee Car Park on Castle Drive will be emptied and closed from 22:00 on Friday 9th October until 05:00 on 12th October - as it will host our Finish Event Village.
Chester Football club will be offering a pre-book service for £5, a link will be provided in your digital event guide, the car park will operate form 06:30 until 17:00. This is ideal for those looking to get dropped off and for their supporters to park their vehicle, or for those looking for a small warm up to the Start Line.
Further details of the locations of car parks and the fees charged can be found here .
What's included
Before race day you'll receive:
- Access to training plans to support your running journey
- Support and advice, including free training runs to keep you motivated
- Your personalised race pack including your race number and timing chip sent to you in the post (runners from outside the UK need to collect their race numbers from our Help Desk on race weekend)
- Exclusive offers and competitions from our sponsors right from the moment you sign up
- Access to our friendly and supportive social community on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, who are happy to answer any of your running queries, including past and present pacers
- FREE runner to runner transfers - should you no longer be able to take part
ON RACE DAY you'll experience all the fitness and mental health benefits associated with running, plus you'll get:
- Unique themed medal
- Free race photos
- Chip-timed results
- Post-race goodies
How to get there
The Racecourse, Chester CH1 2LY, UK
Get full directionsChester Racecourse will be open for runners park their vehicles (dependant on weather) from 06:30 and will close at 07:30.
There are over 3,000 car parking places available in car parks within easy walking distance of the racecourse in Chester city centre. These car parks will charge a variety of fees dependent on the length of time vehicles are parked.
There will be a Drop Off zone in operation on Hamilton Place, Goss Street and Crook Street. This will run in a clock wise direction, with cars entering Hamilton Place, dropping off runners on Goss Street, and exiting on Crook Street back to Hamilton Place.
The Little Roodee Car Park on Castle Drive will be emptied and closed from 22:00 on Friday 9th October until 05:00 on 12th October - as it will host our Finish Event Village.
Chester Football club will be offering a pre-book service for £5, a link will be provided in your digital event guide, the car park will operate form 06:30 until 17:00. This is ideal for those looking to get dropped off and for their supporters to park their vehicle, or for those looking for a small warm up to the Start Line.
Further details of the locations of car parks and the fees charged can be found here.
Event day logistics
You can see the route and the profile here . The route is on fully closed roads.
Start times:
Sun 11 Oct 2026 at 09:00
Cut-off:
Chester Marathon is a running event, and there is a race cut-off time of 6 hours . Road closures are lifted in line with the 6 hour pace, and if you are not able to achieve this you may have to withdraw for your own safety.
Minimum ages:
The minimum age on race day is 18.
Chester Racecourse will be open for runners park their vehicles (dependant on weather) from 06:30 and will close at 07:30.
There are over 3,000 car parking places available in car parks within easy walking distance of the racecourse in Chester city centre. These car parks will charge a variety of fees dependent on the length of time vehicles are parked.
There will be a Drop Off zone in operation on Hamilton Place, Goss Street and Crook Street. This will run in a clock wise direction, with cars entering Hamilton Place, dropping off runners on Goss Street, and exiting on Crook Street back to Hamilton Place.
The Little Roodee Car Park on Castle Drive will be emptied and closed from 22:00 on Friday 9th October until 05:00 on 12th October - as it will host our Finish Event Village.
Chester Football club will be offering a pre-book service for £5, a link will be provided in your digital event guide, the car park will operate form 06:30 until 17:00. This is ideal for those looking to get dropped off and for their supporters to park their vehicle, or for those looking for a small warm up to the Start Line.
Further details of the locations of car parks and the fees charged can be found here .
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