The Edinburgh Marathon was launched in 2003 by GSi Events Ltd. and it is now the second largest marathon in the UK.

In its first year the marathon had 3,000 entrants arising to 14,370 in 2010 which makes our marathon one of the fastest growing marathons in the UK.

The race will take place on Sunday 22nd May 2011.

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The Edinburgh Marathon was rated the best Scottish running event of any distance (Runners World – Feb 2008) In 2010, The Edinburgh Marathon will be the largest mass participation event in Scotland with over 20,000 entrants
The Edinburgh Marathon was voted World's TOP 10 City Marathon (Runner's Word, March 2010)
The Edinburgh Marathon is the fastest marathon in the UK (Runners World – May 2008), this is a major pull factor for elite runners aiming to get qualifying times for the Olympics 2012 and Commonwealth Games 2014
The Edinburgh Marathon provides a platform for our 294 affiliated charities to raise over £3 million a year for hundreds of worthwhile causes with our four main charities being Macmillan Cancer, Breast Cancer Care, Alzheimer’s Scotland and Help the Hospices.

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