ABP Southampton Marathon, Half, 10k & Mile

Each participant will receive a Technical t-shirt (not cotton), goody bag and the all-important medal.

All races start and finish in the heart of Southampton’s city centre with the run course passing iconic local landmarks including Bargate, QE2 Anchor and St Mary’s Stadium. Sure to be the race highlight will be running both the ascent and more popularly the descent over the Itchen bridge, which will be closed exclusively for this unique event.

The Marathon route is an exciting mix of coast, city and parks. This route is predominantly flat, perfect for a debut marathon! This is a 2 lapped route, which means you have twice the fun and you know whats coming up.

Just like the half marathon and 10k in 2018, you’ll get the chance to run over the Itchen Bridge during your race journey.

At the top of the bridge almost 100ft up, you’ll experience a feast for the eyes with the beautiful view of the city, the River Itchen, commercial centre and out to sea towards the Isle of Wight.

There are many delights on this route including running across the Itchen bridge, alongside the beautiful mouth of the Solent, before running through the Premier league Saints stadium, through the huge expanse of the common, then finally after your two laps finish in front of the Guildhall in the city centre.

This event is an ideal choice for first time Marathon runners and an exciting new course for seasoned pro’s alike.

Full Start: 09:00

Half Start: 09:00

10K Start: 10:00

Fun Run Start Time: 1600

Race Village Location: Guildhall Square

Start/Finish Line Location: Above Bar Street adjacent to Watt's Park

Southampton Guildhall – The Start

The Race Village is located here so it will be buzzing with excitement as the runners do their warm up countdown to the start and then head off.

Once the runners have gone there is plenty of entertainment coming on our big screen as you can watch live footage, see interviews with runners  and then the Awards presentation to Winners at 1230.

Pop into town for a drink, snack or bite to eat!

Timings: 0700 – 1300

Guildhall Square – Finish Line

Directly in the middle of the Guildhall square, our fabulous host will be keeping the spectators entertained and welcoming the runners across the line!

There will be food and drinks available here and you can head to Sprinkles for Ice cream after!

Timings: 0900 – 1400 for all runners!

As a marshal, you will be stationed around the course to help ensure the smooth running of the Marathon, Half and 10K!

If you sign up to be a marshal, not only will you get to be a part of the day events you will also get a free entry to one of our events next year. So if you are looking to defer to next years event this is the best way to do so. We will send out a code a few weeks after this year's marathon to all marshals entitling you to 100% off entry for an event next year!

Contact the ABP Half Marathon for more information.