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THE MAXIMUM MILEAGE RACE GUIDES

Find your race.

From your first half to a hundred miles. Find course advice, pacing and practical training for the start line you have in mind.

MARATHONS / TRAIL ULTRAS / YOUR NEXT GOAL

Train for the race you have entered

Find out what your course asks of you, then plan the training around it. Start with a race below for course advice, pacing and practical preparation.

Kris running at the London Marathon in front of Buckingham Palace
Nick Hancock running across a bridge at Newport Marathon
Runner in Maximum Mileage kit on a chalk trail during South Downs Way 100
Photo credits

The South Downs Way south east of Chanctonbury Ring by Tim Heaton / Geograph via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia 1280px thumbnail; cropped to fit the displayed frame. Image derivative remains CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kris at the London Marathon. Photo: Sportograf.

South Downs Way 100. Photo supplied by Maximum Mileage.

Nick Hancock at Newport Marathon. Photo supplied by Maximum Mileage.

Find your race guide

Bath Half Marathon

Half marathon · 13.1 miles

Build a controlled Bath Half with road endurance, a patient opening and a clear race-weekend plan.

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Brighton Marathon

Marathon · 26.2 miles

Prepare for Brighton’s early climbs, coastal running and Hove finish with effort-based pacing and durable road training.

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Edinburgh Marathon

Marathon · 26.2 miles

Prepare for Edinburgh’s city-to-coast course, sustained East Lothian running and Musselburgh finish.

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Great North Run

Half marathon · 13.1 miles

Prepare for the Great North Run’s busy start, later uphill roads and South Shields seafront finish.

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London Marathon

Marathon · 26.2 miles

Prepare for the crowds, the early descent and the long road home from Docklands. Practical training and pacing for London's 2027 race weekend.

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Manchester Marathon

Marathon · 26.2 miles

Train for Manchester’s flatter roads with steady pacing, sustained road running and a practised fuelling routine.

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Newport Marathon

Marathon · 26.2 miles

A road marathon through Newport and the Gwent Levels. Build the steady effort, fuelling routine and patience that a flatter course still demands.

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South Downs Way 100

100 miles · organiser also lists 161 km

Prepare for rolling climbs, chalk trails and a long day into night. A practical guide to the demands of Centurion's 100-mile race.

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Thames Path 100

100 miles · river-path ultra

Prepare for Richmond to Oxford with flat-ultra durability, towpath practice, efficient stops and night-running rehearsal.

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