Entries open Friday 22nd February

The Portland Coastal Marathon will be taking place from the iconic Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on Sunday 2nd February 2020

Along with the full distance event there will be a Half marathon and a 10k so all abilities can take part in this festival of running in a what is possibly the most stunning of coastal trail locations.

Right then, before we start, lets not sugar coat this race as a dreamy affair that everyone can do, it’s not. Simple as that, its hard,

The half is hard, The Full is harder! and possibly one of the toughest 10k's around too!

A 10k run in one of the most stunning of coastal trail locations.

This run is mainly on hard compact ground with an element of mud along the way :) 

Brief review of the marathon, the 10k is similar (scored between 1 and 5 with 5 being the most awesome)

Organisation: 5 (lots of marshals, good route marking)

Location:5 (nice race HQ, free parking, showers, awesome views)

Terrain:4 (drop a point because out and back route)

Value for money:5 (early bird)

Bling and stuff:5 (t-shirt, buff-thing, medal, well stocked drinks stations)

Total:24/25

This is a brilliant, well organised event. Fully sign posted and plenty of well stocked aid stations along the route. Lots of friendly marshals including some that are running amongst you in yellow tabards, a very neat touch. A finishers medal, a buff-type thing and a t-shirt make this a great value for money event.   

**Word of warning for those who skimp on reading race instructions, this race has a mandatory kit list. Spot checks occur (including checking ALL the top 10 finishers). Skip carrying the kit, DQ is your prize.

MANDATORY KIT - does not apply to the 10k, however it is advisable to dress in the appropriate kit for the conditions.

 MANDATORY KIT For the Full & Half Distance

Drink container(s) of 500ml capacity or greater.

Windproof jacket - waterproof is advisable

Emergency nutrition (a gel, energy bar, some sweets, etc.)

Head covering (hat, buff, hood)

Mobile phone, waterproofed in a bag, charged, on, and with volume up

Foil blanket or full-sized bin liner

Whistle

SMALL First aid kit, including tape (micropore, zinc oxide, flexible, or similar) plasters blister plasters small wound dressing (absorbent pad with a gauze bandage)

It sounds like a lot, but it really isn't. We've had many runners able to manage it all in a very tight, light bundle.

MANDATORY KIT - does not apply to the 10k, however it is advisable to dress in the appropriate kit for the conditions.

There is a cut off time of 6 hours for the marathon – starting at 09:00 and finishing at 15:00 – the Half will have a cut off time of 4 hours and the 10k will have a 2hr cut off.

We expect you to be finished within this time scale, if you think you won’t be then please enter something else!

FREE CAR PARK - FULL USE OF FACILITIES - SHOWERS - CAFE - LOCKERS - BAG DROP AREA ALL INCLUDED.

For 2020 transfer of entries will be permitted up to and including 31st December 2019 after that, no you can't!

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2. Once you are logged in, click on your username and select ‘my entries’
3. Now you can click edit against the event entry you would like to transfer or edit
4. If a race organiser is allowing entry swaps, you can now edit all of the data fields with the new participants details taking your, however his entry will still stay under your Full On Sport account
5. If a race organiser is not allowing swaps, you can only edit certain fields such as address and club
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