The 2027 Isle of Wight Marathon marks the 71st Men's marathon, and the 52nd Women's marathon

Race Date: 3rd October 2027 – Start time 11:00am
Closing Date: 30th September 2027 at 23:59
Transfer Deadline Date: 30th September 2027 at 23:59
No Withdrawals after the specified Closing Date. (Refunds subject to policy below)
On-Line Entry:
On the day entries may be available (Card or Cash), subject to the race not selling out. On-Line entry is preferred.
Date for your dairy: Next race – TBD Oct 2028

Race Info:

The course is a single, scenic lap of the quieter western parts of the Island. It heads out from Cowes through Gurnard, Porchfield and Shalfleet to Yarmouth, then comes back via Thorley, Chessell, Ningwood and Northwood. We won’t pretend it’s flat. It rolls all the way round and many runners find the second half tougher than they expected. The reward is quiet country lanes, beautiful Island scenery and a finish you’ll really have earned.
History:
The Isle of Wight Marathon is where British marathon history was made. It was first run in 1957 and has been held every year since, making it the longest, continuously run marathon in the UK. In 1964, when women weren’t allowed to race marathons, Ryde Harriers let a young Scottish runner called Dale Greig line up anyway. She finished in 3 hours 27 minutes, the first woman in 
the world to run a marathon in under three and a half hours. We’ve been welcoming everyone to the start line ever since.

Race Licence No. #31954
Entry Fees: £27 Affiliated / £30 Unaffiliated (Plus a service charge)
Entry Fees (on the day, card or cash): £30 Affiliated / £33 Unaffiliated
The closing date has been extended closer to the race date - please enter online if possible to reduce queues for On the Day entries.
Entry limit: 400
Minimum age: 18 years
Numbers and timing chips will be issued at Registration on Race Day.
Event timing and  live results provide by EMIT UK
The race is operated under UKA Rules.
Runners not conforming to the rules will be disqualified, and their time will not appear in the results.
If you are unable to run. The following actions are available via the entry portal: Transfers to someone else, change race to any of our races that are open for entries (paying the difference), withdrawals and refunds subject to the refund policy. No deferrals.
Refund Policy: Up to 3months before 90%, up to 2weeks before 50%, less than 2weeks before 0%.
The official finish Time Limit is 6hours 30minutes (15min/mile pace), this is approximately 3hrs 15minutes at the 12.8mile drinks station. This is not a walking event. The cut off will be enforced at the race director’s discretion.

Venue and Registration:
The Race HQ is Isle of Wight Community Club, Park Road Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7NP ///removers.stole.chucks
Changing and Shower facilities and bag storage available.
Registration opens from 09:00.
Limited free Parking at the finish venue, free on street parking nearby.

Safety Note:
For safety reasons the use of in-ear (or ear covering) headphones is NOT permitted. In accordance with England athletics guidelines, bone conducting headphones are allowed.
For safety reasons, runners are NOT permitted to run with dogs.
For UKA Anti-Doping requirements and procedures: Click Here This is applicable to all competing members of UKA.
Medical information provided with your entry, will be supplied to the medical provider for use on race day. GDPR regulations will be followed.

Travel:
Ferries to Cowes from Southampton are operated by Red Funnel Ferries.
Please check timetables before travelling: Wightlink website. Hover Travel website. Red Funnel website
Wightlink offer 50% concessionary rate travel on their ferries over the race weekend, details will be provided on entry.

The Southern Vectis buses run from West Cowes Redjet terminal to just outside the race HQ. There is also a park and ride located just outside Cowes at Somerton Park-and-Ride, Newport Road, Cowes, PO31 7ER and a regular bus that runs directly past race HQ.

Awards:
Prizes 1st to 5th for men and women (£60, £50, £40, £30, £20)
Women Overall (1st to 5th), U20 (1st), 10 year vet categories FV35 to FV65 (1st, 2nd), FV75 (1st). Teams of 3 (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
Men Overall (1st to 5th), U20 (1st), 10 year vet categories MV40 to MV70 (1st, 2nd), MV80 (1st). Teams of 3 (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
Note: All awards are based on gun time. Overall winners can also win vet category prizes.

Presentation will take place at the race HQ at approximately 15:30 to 16:00. Prizes not collected at the presentation will be posted within 7 days of the race.

Digital medals will be awarded to all finishers, through the medalvault platform. Physical medals can be added at race sign-up for a small charge. Digital medals will match the physical medal design work.

Requests to amend results will be considered up to 3 days after the race. Requests to change an entry type from Unaffiliated to Affiliated, must be made before the day of the race.

By entering this event you agree that photographic and video footage may be taken by authorised personnel for marketing purposes and the Ryde Harriers website and on social media.

Live race results, hosted by Emit, can be found Here
Ryde Harriers' race results archive is located Here
Race photos can be found Here

Awards for breaking records are: £50 for the overall record, and £25 for a veteran record.
The new course records are:
Men – Ross Skelton (HY Runners) – 2:28:30
Women – Charlie Metcalfe (Ryde Harriers) – 2:56:38

For a full list of Records see Here

The Course:
The course (first used 2013, modified in 2022) is a single lap featuring the quieter & scenic roads on the west of the Island.
These are the undulating town and rural roads through Cowes, Gurnard, Rew Street, Porchfield, Shalfleet, Yarmouth, Thorley, Chessell, Ningwood, Shalfleet, Porchfield, Northwood, Cowes.
Marker boards at each mile point.
Water Stations are positioned at approximately 3.5 mile intervals. (Water Only), at the following distances (3.6m, 6.4m, 9.7m, 12.8m, 16m, 18.6m, 21.6m & 24.5m)
No littering outside the water stations.
The course is not suitable for wheelchairs. (Under revision)
SEAA Course Accuracy Certificate 22/398

There are no public or race provided toilet facilities on the course, but the following businesses have kindly agreed that runners can use their toilet facilities if needed. These will not be sign posted, it will be up to runners to know where these locations are, and to navigate themselves off and back onto the course as necessary.

Toilet Facilities Locations:

• Chessell Pottery Café – 14.5mile (200m off the route)
• Porchfield Cricket Club – Water station at 21.6miles
• The Travellers Joy - 25mile

Course Map Link: The IOW Marathon Route