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Manchester Marathon

Date

19 April 2026

£45

Fundraising target

£500

Distance

26.2 miles

Location

Manchester

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Manchester Marathon

19 April 2026

About this event

Take part in the UK's second largest marathon. Starting at the Trafford Arch, you'll run 26.2 miles through the city centre and Greater Manchester and enjoy the incredible Mancunian support throughout the course.

The route is flat and fast with some gentle hills perfect for first time runners or a pro aiming for a new personal best!

See the route on the event website

Your fundraising page

Your fundraising page will be automatically set up when you register. Just give it a personal touch and share it! All fundraising from our Manchester Marathon team will go towards the Nurse Appeal, which is helping to make sure people with Parkinson's have the specialist care they deserve.

Last year, the Manchester Marathon team raised an incredible:

£78,000

£350 could pay for a nurse to receive an education bursary to attend a managing Parkinson's course for two weeks.

£1,125 could pay for 1 week of an Allied Health Professional's time. This could be a nutritionist to help a person living with Parkinson's to eat healthily or a physiothersapist to help a patient keep active.

£2,700 could pay for 10 days of specialist nurse time to meet with a person living with Parkinson's, offering them advice and support to help them have a better quality of life.