Isle of Wight Marathon
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Event details
The Isle of Wight Marathon is scheduled for 4 October 2026 and is organised by Ryde Harriers. The race HQ is Isle of Wight Community Club, Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NP. Entry is limited to 400 runners and the minimum age is 18 years. Online entry is preferred; on-the-day entries may be available for cash only if the race has not sold out. Closing date for entries is 27 September 2026 and the transfer deadline is 29 September 2026. Numbers and timing chips are issued at registration on race day. The event holds Race Licence No. 30154 and is operated under UKA rules. The official finish time limit is 6 hours 30 minutes. Refund policy: up to three months before the race 90%, up to two weeks before 50%, less than two weeks before 0%. Prizes are awarded 1st to 5th for men and women (£60, £50, £40, £30, £20), with additional category and team prizes; medals are awarded to all finishers. Course records are listed as Men 2:28:30 and Women 2:56:38.
Course and logistics
The course is a single lap using town and rural roads on the west of the island through Cowes, Gurnard, Rew Street, Porchfield, Shalfleet, Yarmouth, Thorley, Chessell, Ningwood and Northwood. Marker boards are sited at each mile point. Water stations (water only) are positioned at approximately these distances:
- 3.6 miles
- 6.4 miles
- 9.7 miles
- 12.8 miles
- 16.0 miles
- 18.6 miles
- 21.6 miles
- 24.5 miles
There are no public or race-provided toilets on the course; approved local businesses have agreed to allow runner use at locations including The New Inn (Shalfleet), Chessell Pottery Café, Porchfield Cricket Club and The Travellers Joy. The course is not suitable for wheelchairs (under revision). For safety, in-ear or over-ear headphones are not permitted; bone-conducting headphones are allowed. Runners are not permitted to run with dogs. Travel to Cowes includes ferry services from Southampton; concessionary ferry rates are offered to entrants. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
