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Edinburgh Marathon

A good event for the charity runner held in the Scottish capital, a city with a wealth of culture, castles and beautiful parks. The marathon has been running for many years now and should boast to be one of the UK's best, definitely a good place to start your charity running career.

About the race

The starting pens are always well looked after and you will quickly see a number of friendly charity runners dotted around that you can start chatting to.  The course is amazing, especially for the charity runner.   

Fundraising

This is a well known marathon so you should be able to easily get people talking about it. Look for at least £1,250 plus as your fundraising target. Check out the run for charity fundraising A to Z for some great ideas to help you reach your target.

Support on race day

You will have fantastic support around this course, the Edinburgh crowd really does get behind this fantastic event.

Training

Straight marathon training, look at the run for charity marathon training plan.

Quality of race organisers

Good sign up process and as a charity runner you seem to be well catered for. The organisation on the day is good, and a very nice medal, quite different to most others out there.

Run for charity event rating

5 out of 5 Stars

To choose a charity to support in this event click here or if you already have a charity in mind click here