Edinburgh Marathon

There isn’t just one reason to run the Edinburgh Marathon, there are 600,000! That’s the number of people living with epilepsy in the UK right now. Sign up now

Race details

When: Sunday 26 May 2013
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
Distance: 26.2 miles

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Registration fee: £40
Minimum Sponsorship pledge: £450

About the Edinburgh Marathon

The Edinburgh Marathon is considered one of the top city marathons in the world. With its beautifully scenic route through this historic city and one of the fastest courses you'll find it's easy to see why.

Need a place?

Epilepsy Action has a number of guaranteed places available in the Edinburgh Marathon. In return for a guaranteed place we ask you to pay a registration fee of £40 and commit to raising a minimum sponsorship of £450.

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Have your own place?

If you have been successful in securing your own place in the Edinburgh Marathon then we would be delighted to have you on our team. There is no set minimum sponsorship, we simply ask you to raise what you can. To request a runner’s pack click on the button below.

Request a runner's pack

How we will support you

We will support you every step of the way, whether you’re using a guaranteed place or have obtained your own place through the ballot.

All our runners will receive:

• A welcome pack full of fundraising tips to help you get started
• Fundraising support and encouragement from our dedicated team
• Exclusive access to our Epilepsy ACTION heroes running group
• A free technical (breathable) Epilepsy Action running vest
• A supporters' cheering pack
• Secure online sponsorship pages