The Yorkshire Marathon

Event information

2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Yorkshire Marathon Festival

Be part of this incredible festival of running on Sunday 15th October 2023 in the beautiful city of York.

Which event will you choose?

Entry

Online entries for the Yorkshire Marathon are now open

Entrants must be 18 years or over on event day.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Chip timing
Finisher’s goody bag
Quality tech T-shirt
Exclusive medal
A fantastic experience!

Event timings

07.00	Race office , baggage store and assembly areas open to participants
09.10	Mass warm-up
09.25	Wheelchair race starts
09.30	Race starts

Route Map

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(Subject to change)

Campus Map

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Elevation Map

Facilities

Race Office

Opens at 7.00am in the Event Village.

Baggage Store

Opens at 7:00am in the Event Village. You will be able to retrieve your baggage from the same place after your run.

Water and energy stations

Bottled water will be available at every 3 miles throughout the course. High 5 energy gel stations are at 9, 15 and 21 miles and High 5 tabs are at 6, 12 and 18 miles. Water, High 5, and a pint of well deserved Erdinger Alkoholfrei will be available at the finish.

Massage

Post-event massage will be available in the exhibition centre which is a short walk from the finish on route to the event village and Park and Ride.

Support & entertainment

A variety of performers and charity cheerleaders will be on hand to keep you motivated around the course.

First aid

Should you find you require medical assistance, personnel will be on hand to help at regular intervals on the course with fixed first aid stations located near to the water stations. There will also be a first aid unit and recovery area located near to the finish.

Headphones

SHOKZ – approved headphones for RUN FOR ALL events

Using bone conduction technology award winning SHOKZ (formerly AfterShokz) deliver stereophonic sound through your cheekbones to your inner ear.

This means you can enjoy your music and still hear everything around you including traffic, emergency vehicles and other warning noises as well as race instructions from marshals and fellow competitors -potentially preventing accidents caused by traditional headphones and earbuds that block out these sounds.

Bone-conduction is exclusively approved for use by UK Athletics. Official Headphone Partners of England, Scottish, Welsh Athletics and Athletics Northern Ireland.

15% discount offer.

There is a 15% discount offer for all Run for All entrants. To receive this discount, entrants must purchase SHOKZ headphones via Up & Running and use a specific code. To receive this discount code, please contact our admin team via our contact us form here.

Race number information

Race number delivery

Your race number should be posted to you approximately two weeks before the start of the event.

Further details will be announced closer to event day.

Address changes

If you have changed address since registration, it is your responsibility to inform us. However, we will also be sending out an email around eight weeks before the event to ask if you have changed address recently.

What if I'm coming from overseas?

Race numbers will not be posted to those participants who provided a postal address located outside of the UK as we can’t guarantee the safe delivery of the race number.

However, if you do have a UK address that your race number can be posted to prior to the event, please contact us at info@runforall.com with details. Alternatively you will be able to collect your race number from the Race Office on the event weekend. Opening hours of the Race Office will be detailed on our website at www.runforall.com in the week prior to the event.

Using your race number bib

Timing chip

Your timing chip is affixed to your race number, do not attempt to remove or fold the chip. Do not pierce the chip with safety pins.
Bib number

Wear your chipped bib number on your chest on the outer layer of clothing e.g. if a running jacket is worn, wear your number on top of this. Do not obscure/ cover your bib number + chip with a bum bag/ running belt.
Arm position

We encourage runners not to position their arms to start/stop a personal timing device on or right in front of the bib whilst running over the timing mats themselves as this impedes the signal. Arms can be positioned slightly away from the body, or the devices can be started/stopped when the runner isn’t on the actual mat.
Keep your number safe

Race numbers are not interchangeable and entries cannot be assigned, transferred, sold or gifted to any third party. Do not under any circumstances allow anybody else to run with your race number. Amongst other issues, this can create major problems for the medical team should they need to treat unknown runners.
Disposal

Your bib & timing chip does not need to be collected in after the event. It can be disposed of in general waste, or kept as a memento of your race day!

Your race pack

Important event day information will be sent to you by email and will also be available online.

Please add Run For All to your safe senders list to ensure you receive our key messages. If you’re not receiving our emails, please check your junk folder just in case.

Your race pack will contain two items:

Your race number with timing chip (baggage label attached)

Can't run anymore?

Race numbers cannot be interchangeable and entries cannot be assigned, transferred, sold or gifted to any third party. Do not under any circumstances allow anybody else to run with your race number. Amongst other issues, this can create major problems for the medical team should they need to treat unknown runners. Anyone found to have done this will be disqualified

Park and Run tickets

Park & Run

2023 PARK AND RIDE TICKETS

Park and run tickets for the 2023 Yorkshire Marathon Festival will be open closer to event day.

Run For All, with the support of York Pullman and Elvington Airfield, will be offering a Park and Run service for participants and spectators of the Yorkshire Marathon Festival. This will entail regular bus services running between our dedicated parking site at Elvington Airfield, our University of York Event Village and various spectator points across the course.

This service will help settle your pre-race nerves and take the hassle out of event-day travel.

Please note that the bus journey from the parking site to the Event Village will take approximately 20 minutes. Please allow for an additional 10 minutes to walk between the Event Village and the start-line.

Getting there

York enjoys excellent road and rail links and is one of the most accessible cities in the UK. Direct train services link York with London in just two hours and travelling to Edinburgh takes only slightly longer.

Great motorway links put visitors within easy reach of Leeds, Manchester, the Midlands and the rest of the UK while Leeds/Bradford Airport is less than 30 miles away.

Blue Badge Holder?

Car parking at the University of York is for Blue Badge holders only.

If you are a Blue Badge holder and would like a place reserving, please contact info@runforall.com providing your full name, address, car registration, date of birth and contact number. Please note you will need your Blue Badge to access the parking facilities.

Don't forget to plan your journey

Check out the information below to be sure you get to the event on time. Note, things get pretty busy, so leave lots of time and watch out for road closures.

How to get there

Travelling by car

*Car parking at the University of York is for Blue Badge holders only.

On Marathon day, dedicated park and ride schemes will operate to bring runners to and from the start and finish points at the University of York.

A Park and Ride service will be in operation from Elvington Airfield. Please click for further information on the Park and Ride service.

Travelling by bus

City-centre shuttle service - This service will operate from York Railway Station (Stand J) and will go DIRECT to the Event Village from 7.00am. Priority will be given to runners before 8.30am and tickets will be available for purchase on the day of the event.

Regular timetabled service - You can take advantage of regular timetabled bus services from the city centre to the Event Village. Services include the First Group No.66. For further information, please visit www.firstgroup.com.

Travelling by train

York is on the UK's main East Coast line and travelling by train is both fast and easy. It takes just two hours to reach York from London, while Edinburgh is around two and half hours away. There are also direct services into York from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and the South West. Please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk for further information.

Arriving from the airport

The nearest airport to York is Leeds/Bradford Airport, which is less than 30 miles away (approximately 50 minutes by car). A direct bus service links Leeds/Bradford Airport with Leeds city centre, from where frequent trains run to York (journey time around 30 minutes). Manchester, Humberside and Robin Hood (Doncaster/Sheffield) airports are also only a short distance away.

Travelling by sea

York is around an hour from the ferry terminal at Hull which has daily sailings to Holland and Belgium. Newcastle, which also regular sailings to Amsterdam, is less than 90 miles and two hours away.

Cycling facilities on Campus

Road closure information

Interactive Road Closure Map

To safeguard our participants, a number of roads will be closed or have restrictions on the day of the event.

Additional Road Closure Information

Road Closure Poster

Fundraising

Partner charities

If you have requested a fundraising pack from one of the event's partner charities, this should be with you soon. If you have not received your fundraising pack 4 weeks before the event, please contact the partner charity you have selected directly.

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