Edinburgh Marathon 2025
Take on the Edinburgh Marathon 2025
Date: Sunday 25 May 2025
Location: Edinburgh - Scotland
Distance: Marathon
Get a charity place in the Edinburgh Marathon, or if you already have a place, join Team Cancer Research UK and play your part in supporting vital cancer research
How to join Team Cancer Research UK
Decide whether you'll enter with your own place or get a charity place
Sign up to get Team Cancer Research UK perks
Get fundraising for life-saving research
Get over that finish line and smash your fundraising target
About the Edinburgh Marathon
With an overall elevation drop of over 50 meters, the Edinburgh Marathon is the UK's fastest 26.2 mile route and is ideal for novice and experienced runners.
The course is fast and flat, with a stunning backdrop of the beautiful city and glorious sea. Grab the opportunity to achieve your personal best quickly, as this marathon has sold out every year since 2008.
Don't miss out, join Team CRUK today.
Edinburgh Marathon route map
Why run for Cancer Research UK?
Bridie has taken on the Great North Run six times as part of Team Cancer Research UK. She fundraises in memory of her Dad, who died of bowel cancer.
My first runs were really hard, but I trained and persevered, and I got better. On the day of my first Great North Run I wore my Cancer Research UK vest with pride, I was so happy to be taking part. The atmosphere was amazing and crossing the finish line I was ecstatic! I was so proud of myself and how far I’d come. Every step is worth it. For every person we lose to cancer, it spurs me on even more to continue fundraising so that we can find a cure.
The difference your money makes
Over 200 Cancer Research UK runners taking on the Marathon
Hitting their fundraising targets to raise a total of around £57,000
Could fund a research assistant at a CRUK lab for around 2 years
Team Cancer Research UK runners receive
A Cancer Research UK running t-shirt or vest
Support with fundraising and training to help you smash your challenge
Support in the run up to the event and on the day
An official finisher's medal for completing your race
Get training support
We've teamed up with experts to give you the best training support and advice for your event. Whether it's your first time training or you're looking to smash a PB, we've got a training plan for you.
Get fundraising support
We're with you every step of your fundraising journey so you can smash your target. Once you've signed up, we'll send you everything you need to get going such as fundraising ideas, top tips, planners and posters.
Get kitted out
We worked with Scimitar to create Cancer Research UK sportswear that’s comfortable, looks great and supports our vital work. 20% of the price of these products will be paid to Cancer Research UK.
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