The 26.2miles will be split between 4 runners. The longest leg will be approximately 8 miles and the shortest leg will be approximately 5 miles. As you enter you can choose between seven different categories. The first three teams over the line and the winning team in each of the seven categories will win a prize.

1. Corporate Team Challenge
2. All Male Team
3. All female team
4. Mixed Team Challenge

5. Fancy-dress
6. Young Guns (Ave age of ≤25)
7. Auld Reekie (Ave age of ≥45)

Entry fee is £100 per team (£25 per team member) but if you enter for a charity you will not be required to pay an entry fee but instead raise money for your chosen charity. There are two ways to enter the relay:

The minimum age for runners is 17 on race day. Runners aged between 15 and 17 are eligible but must run legs 2 or 4 which are less than 10km. The age criteria are set to comply with Scottish Athletics and UK Athletics rules for race organisers. These are put in place for the safety of younger runners.

'Young Guns' must have a combined age of less than or equal to 100 years, 'Auld Reekie' teams must have a combined age of greater than or equal to 180 years. We do not count fractions of a year e.g. four runners aged 25 years and 11 months on race day are eligible for the young guns challenge.

Sunday 22nd May 2011

Entries
We are expecting over 30,000 entrants in the 2011 Edinburgh Marathon Festival.
Entry Categories and Prices
Entries open on 1st September 2010 and are on a first come, first served basis until we reach our entry capacity - we reached entry capacity on 19th December 2008 for the 2009 marathon. Click here to get information about Entry Categories and Prices.
2010 Route
The 2011 route will follow much of the same route as previous year...read more.
Course profile
The Edinburgh Marathon was rated the fastest marathon in the UK by Runners World magazine. The course has an overall elevation drop of 40m which should make it a good course for those looking for a good time or a personal best.
Water and Fuel Stations
More information coming soon.
Baggage
Full marathon runners will be able to store baggage on trucks located at the start. More information coming soon.
Transport
Bus tickets will be available in the EMF (Edinburgh Marathon Festival) shop from 1st September 2010.
Accommodation
If you are interested in information about accomodation see more details here.
Weather conditions
May/June are probably the best months to run a marathon in Edinburgh. The wind is soft and the average maximum temperature on Race Day is around 17 degrees. Visit BBC Weather online for up to date weather.
ChampionChip
Timings for all runners will be recorded using the ChampionChip system, read more.
Photographs
Our official race photographers are Marathon Photo. Please visit their website at www.marathon-photos.com to find a photograph of yourself. Click here to see photographs from previous years of the Marathon.

In the interest of safety
The Race Director and the Emergency Services reserve the right to stop the race at any time, if deemed necessary. These would be in circumstances beyond our control and no refunds would be given.

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