Marathons

The rules
In order to meet the criteria I made up myself, each race must:
  • Be a minimum of marathon distance (26.2 miles)
  • Provide a medal
  • At least part of the route must cross through the specified county (if it crosses through more than one, I can choose which county it counts as)

Marathons run so far*:
1.  Greater London: Richmond marathon (18 September 2016)
2.  East Sussex: Brighton marathon (9 April 2017)
3.  City of London: London marathon (23 April 2017) run as the second half of a 52 mile ultra
4.  Northumbria: Kielder Dark Skies 26.5 (24 March 2018)
5.  Nottinghamshire:  Longhorn 60k ultra marathon (22 April 2018)
6.  Merseyside: Liverpool Rock n Roll marathon (20 May 2018)
7.  Lincolnshire: Convergence Race (9-10 June 2018)  74 miles, 24 hour ultra
8.  Oxfordshire:  Race to the Stones (14 July 2018) 100km, 24 hour ultra
9.  Suffolk: Endurancelife Suffolk coastal trail marathon (20 October 2018)
10. West Yorkshire: Hubble Bubble marathon (28 October 2018)
11. Worcestershire: Seven Deadly Sins marathon: Envy (17 February 2019)
12. Bristol: Green Man Ultra 30 (2 March 2019)
13. South Yorkshire: Yorkshire Chocathon (24 March 2019)
14. Greater Manchester: Manchester to Liverpool 50 mile ultra (19 April 2019)
15. Cumbria: Windermere marathon (19 May 2019)
16. Northamptonshire: Shires and Spires 35 mile ultra (1 June 2019)
17. Shropshire: Piece of Cake trail marathon (13 July 2019)
18. Lancashire: Scorcher marathon - Day 9 (3 August 2019)
19. Surrey: Woldingham marathon (25 August 2019)
20. Dorset: Crafty Fox marathon (7 September 2019)
21. Hampshire: New Forest marathon (8 September 2019)
22. Rutland: The Rutland marathon (22 September 2019)
23. County Durham: Remembrance Run marathon (10 November 2019)
24. Cheshire: Oulton Park Running Grand Prix marathon (1 December 2019)
25. Devon: Plym Trail Winter marathon (18 January 2020)
26. West Sussex: Steyning Stinger (1 March 2020)
27. Buckinghamshire: Chiltern Ridge Ultra Trail 50k (3 October 2020)
28. Isle of Wight: Isle of Wight marathon (4 October 2020)
29. Staffordshire: Birch Challenge (22 October 2020)
30. Cambridgeshire: Bauble Bimble (12 December 2020)
31. North Yorkshire: Hardmoors 30 (24 April 2021)
32. Norfolk: Sunset Half Ultra 38 miles (12 June 2021)
33. West Midlands: Escape from Meriden (25 June 2021)
34. Essex: Life's A Beach Coastal Series (31 July 2021)
35. Somerset:
Mendip Marauder 30 mile ultra (7 August 2021)
36. East Riding of Yorkshire: Hornsea Trail marathon (4 September 2021)  
37. Derbyshire: Tissington Trail marathon (21st November 2021)
38. Hertfordshire: Band of Runners (Rocking Around The Christmas Track) (12 December 2021)
39. Tyne and Wear: Newcastle Town Moor Winter Wonder marathon (28 December 2021)
40. Wiltshire: Beyond the Far Side 6 hour race (22 January 2022)
41. Warwickshire: Panda Bear Challenge (1 February 2022)
42. Leicestershire: Badger Challenge (7 April 2022)
43. Berkshire: Magna Carta Marathon (9 April 2022)
44. Herefordshire: Wye Valley Trail Running Challenge (7 May 2022)
45. Bedfordshire: Greensand Country Ultra (29 May 2022)
46. Gloucestershire:
Race to the Tower (26 June 2022)
47. Cornwall: Black RAT ultra (16 July 2022)
48. Kent: Pride marathon (29 August 2022)


 
 
Cancelled races:

South Yorkshire: Dark Peaks marathon (1 December 2018) DNS due to inadequate training
Shropshire: Icing on the Cake marathon (2 February 2019) Race cancelled due to snow
Somerset: Mendip Marauder 30 mile ultra (3 August 2019) Race cancelled due to issues with route
North Yorkshire: Hardmoors 55 mile ultra (28 March 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Warwickshire: Shakespeare marathon (26 April 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Tyne and Wear: Bohemian Run marathon (10 May 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Gloucestershire: Race to the Tower Day 2 (19 July 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Somerset: Mendip Marauder 30 mile ultra (8 August 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
East Riding of Yorkshire: Hornsea Trail marathon (25 October 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Cambridgeshire: The Wrangler marathon (7 November 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Derbyshire: Tissington Trail Marathon (22 November 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Tyne and Wear: Run Before Christmas (29th November 2020) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
North Yorkshire: Hardmoors 30 (1 January 2021) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Warwickshire: Shakespeare marathon (April 2021) Race cancelled again due to COVID-19
Kent: Valentine's Day Challenge marathon (14th February 2021) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Essex: Rayne Challenge marathon (21 February 2021) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Berkshire: Magna Carta Marathon (10 April 2021) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Derbyshire: Tissington Trail marathon (25 April 2021) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Herefordshire: Malvern Hills Ultra (1 May 2021) Race cancelled due to COVID-19
Kent: Unicorn Run (2 October 2021) Did not run full marathon distance therefore didn't qualify
Hertfordshire: Stort30 (31 October 2021) DNS due to injury
Leicestershire: Oak Challenge (10 November 2021) Race cancelled due to issues with Forestry Commission
Tyne and Wear: Run Before Christmas (28th November 2021) Last minute change of venue meant race no longer in correct county
Herefordshire: Malvern Hills Ultra 31 (30 April 2022) DNS due to confusion around race direction change
Kent: RAF 100 Challenge (5 June 2022) Did not run full marathon distance therefore didn't qualify

2 comments:

  1. Alicey, what happens if there are no marathons in some of the counties?

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  2. Good question! I did look at the ones I thought might not have a marathon (Isle of Wight, Rutland, Bristol) and have managed to find suitable ones in all of them. As I can use ultras as well, that makes it a bit easier. Worst case scenario, I'd have to use one where you plot your own route (Convergence or Escape from Meriden) and keep going til I reached the missing county!

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