MBNA Chester Metric Marathon
AL
From Active Leisure Events Ltd
Sunday 6th October 2024
Past event
10:10
Chester
£50.73 · 2 races
Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating running experience at the 10th MBNA Chester Metric Marathon, taking place on Sunday, October 6th, 2024, in the picturesque city of Chester, Cheshire! Organised by Active Leisure Events Ltd, this exciting event offers a unique opportunity to run a distance of 26.2 kilometers, making it an ideal transition from a half marathon to a full marathon.
Participants will enjoy a beautifully scenic route that showcases Chester's iconic landmarks, including the historic Roman Walls, the magnificent Cathedral, and the famous Eastgate Clock. Runners will also venture into the stunning Cheshire countryside before joining marathon runners at Churton for a memorable return to Chester alongside the tranquil River Dee. With closed roads and enthusiastic community support throughout the course, the MBNA Chester Metric Marathon promises to be a premier event for runners of all abilities. Don’t miss out on the chance to earn a coveted Chester Triple medal by completing all three events in the series! Join us for a day filled with excitement, camaraderie, and the joy of running!
Participants will enjoy a beautifully scenic route that showcases Chester's iconic landmarks, including the historic Roman Walls, the magnificent Cathedral, and the famous Eastgate Clock. Runners will also venture into the stunning Cheshire countryside before joining marathon runners at Churton for a memorable return to Chester alongside the tranquil River Dee. With closed roads and enthusiastic community support throughout the course, the MBNA Chester Metric Marathon promises to be a premier event for runners of all abilities. Don’t miss out on the chance to earn a coveted Chester Triple medal by completing all three events in the series! Join us for a day filled with excitement, camaraderie, and the joy of running!
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MBNA Chester Metric Marathon
All abilities, fun and charity runners are welcome in the MBNA Chester Metric Marathon
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Event information
The route is on closed roads and you will run past all Chester's iconic landmarks (Roman Walls, Cathedral, Medieval Rows, Eastgate Clock, Amphitheatre) before heading out to the stunning Cheshire countryside and villages. You join the marathon runners after 8.5 miles and return to Chester alongside the River Dee for an unforgettable finish on Castle Drive. The support in the villages and communities along the course is one of the many highlights of the race.
Before race day you'll receive:
Access to training plans to support your running journey
Support and advice, including free training runs to keep you motivated
Your personalised race pack including your race number and timing chip sent to you in the post (runners from outside the UK need to collect their race numbers from our Help Desk on race weekend)
Exclusive offers and competitions from our sponsors right from the moment you sign up
Access to our friendly and supportive social community on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, who are happy to answer any of your running queries, including past and present pacers
FREE runner to runner transfers - should you no longer be able to take part
ON RACE DAY you'll experience all the fitness and mental health benefits associated with running, plus you'll get:
A fantastic atmosphere as we host the England & Welsh Athletics Age Group Masters Marathon Championships
A special long sleeve quarter zip technical T-shirt, bespoke medal and a tote style goody bag packed with post race nutrition when you finish
Cash prizes awarded for the top 3 men and women and the winners of each age group
Access to our runners Help Desk for any last minute queries or transfers
A safe running environment
On course hydration and nutrition for refuelling
Lots of medical support throughout the course should you need assistance
Access to our tracking website so all your supporters can track your live progress
Access to training plans to support your running journey
Support and advice, including free training runs to keep you motivated
Your personalised race pack including your race number and timing chip sent to you in the post (runners from outside the UK need to collect their race numbers from our Help Desk on race weekend)
Exclusive offers and competitions from our sponsors right from the moment you sign up
Access to our friendly and supportive social community on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, who are happy to answer any of your running queries, including past and present pacers
FREE runner to runner transfers - should you no longer be able to take part
ON RACE DAY you'll experience all the fitness and mental health benefits associated with running, plus you'll get:
A fantastic atmosphere as we host the England & Welsh Athletics Age Group Masters Marathon Championships
A special long sleeve quarter zip technical T-shirt, bespoke medal and a tote style goody bag packed with post race nutrition when you finish
Cash prizes awarded for the top 3 men and women and the winners of each age group
Access to our runners Help Desk for any last minute queries or transfers
A safe running environment
On course hydration and nutrition for refuelling
Lots of medical support throughout the course should you need assistance
Access to our tracking website so all your supporters can track your live progress
Parking will be on the open course at Chester Racecourse for a small fee (weather permitting). There are also many car parks within the city and a short walk to Chester Racecourse.
The race starts within Chester Racecourse, with the event village and parking inside Paddock. The finish is located in the heart of the city on Castle Drive.
If you no longer wish to take part in the event, you can transfer your race place to someone else at no extra cost, any time before the event closing date, by using the official transfer process outlined in your entry confirmation email or by logging into your Nifty account and choosing transfer my entry. Race places are not transferable between events or years.
You will be able to cancel your entry and receive a full refund (including any added extras at the time of registration), within 14 days of your purchase. As stated in our Terms and Conditions of entry, we will deduct a £5.00 administration fee from all refunds.
Notice of withdrawal from the event must be communicated by emailing [email protected] stating clearly the desire to withdraw and putting the word WITHDRAWAL in the subject line of the email. Withdrawals will not be accepted by telephone or post.
Refunds will not be issued under any circumstances after 14 days of purchase, if you enter a race within four weeks of race day or if the race sells out of general entries within 14 days of your entry. Participants can withdraw at any point prior to the race with no refund.
If you have entered the race using a transfer from another runner, we are unable to offer you the 14 day refund period, as you have not made a payment to us.
You will be able to cancel your entry and receive a full refund (including any added extras at the time of registration), within 14 days of your purchase. As stated in our Terms and Conditions of entry, we will deduct a £5.00 administration fee from all refunds.
Notice of withdrawal from the event must be communicated by emailing [email protected] stating clearly the desire to withdraw and putting the word WITHDRAWAL in the subject line of the email. Withdrawals will not be accepted by telephone or post.
Refunds will not be issued under any circumstances after 14 days of purchase, if you enter a race within four weeks of race day or if the race sells out of general entries within 14 days of your entry. Participants can withdraw at any point prior to the race with no refund.
If you have entered the race using a transfer from another runner, we are unable to offer you the 14 day refund period, as you have not made a payment to us.
If You Enter as a Green Runner, You Will NOT Receive a Finisher's Medal, T-Shirt & Goody Bag. Instead the Cost of These Items Will Be Donated to Our Official Race Charity Hope House Children's Hospices. This Will Help Us Reduce Waste and Support Our Local Race Charity. Your Race Number Will Clearly Show You Are a Green Runner So You Can Collect Your Water at the Finish.
Baggage Storage
We will have Baggage Store for this event, opening at 07:30 for bag drop off, and again at 11:15 - 16:00 for collection.
Your baggage label is on the bottom of your race number. Please attach the baggage label securely to your bag. Your race number is needed to retrieve your bag.
Please don’t leave valuable or breakable items in baggage storage. Although baggage will be kept secure during the race and manned at all times, items are left at your own risk. The organisers will not be held responsible for any damage or loss.
Hoodie Collection
Hoodie collection will be from Help Desk on both Saturday and Sunday of race weekend. Don't forget to collect yours, if you pre-ordered one, after the race on race day.
Timing
We will have chip timing with intermediate splits, with social media athlete tracking so friends and family can follow your progress.
Finisher Goodies
All finishers will receive a quality goody bag, as well as a long sleeved technical T-shirt and a bespoke medal.
Drinks
There will be 330ml Sports Cap Brecon Caregg bottled water at all stations, with High5 Energy Gel Aqua also available on the route. There will be bands, music and entertainment along the way to entertain the crowds and runners. If any bands are interested in joining us please email [email protected].
The drink stations for the event are as follows:
Start - Brecon Carreg & Toilets
DS 1 - 3.9 km Brecon Carreg & Toilets
DS 2 - 7.2 km miles Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 3 - 10.3 km Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 4 - 14.2 km Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 5 - 17.9 miles Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 6 - 20.9 km Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 7 - 24.3 km Brecon Carreg & Toilets
Finish - Brecon Carreg & Toilets
We will have Baggage Store for this event, opening at 07:30 for bag drop off, and again at 11:15 - 16:00 for collection.
Your baggage label is on the bottom of your race number. Please attach the baggage label securely to your bag. Your race number is needed to retrieve your bag.
Please don’t leave valuable or breakable items in baggage storage. Although baggage will be kept secure during the race and manned at all times, items are left at your own risk. The organisers will not be held responsible for any damage or loss.
Hoodie Collection
Hoodie collection will be from Help Desk on both Saturday and Sunday of race weekend. Don't forget to collect yours, if you pre-ordered one, after the race on race day.
Timing
We will have chip timing with intermediate splits, with social media athlete tracking so friends and family can follow your progress.
Finisher Goodies
All finishers will receive a quality goody bag, as well as a long sleeved technical T-shirt and a bespoke medal.
Drinks
There will be 330ml Sports Cap Brecon Caregg bottled water at all stations, with High5 Energy Gel Aqua also available on the route. There will be bands, music and entertainment along the way to entertain the crowds and runners. If any bands are interested in joining us please email [email protected].
The drink stations for the event are as follows:
Start - Brecon Carreg & Toilets
DS 1 - 3.9 km Brecon Carreg & Toilets
DS 2 - 7.2 km miles Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 3 - 10.3 km Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 4 - 14.2 km Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 5 - 17.9 miles Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 6 - 20.9 km Brecon Carreg, High 5 gels & Toilets
DS 7 - 24.3 km Brecon Carreg & Toilets
Finish - Brecon Carreg & Toilets
The course for the MBNA Chester Marathon and Metric Marathon is wholly within closed roads to provide the best experience for competitors and to maximise their safety. This means that some parts of the course will be difficult to access by spectators who will have to park in a convenient and safe place and walk to the course. Anyone parking a car near to the course, please do so in a responsible and considerate manner.
If friends and family want to travel around the course, please make sure that you are fully aware of the race route and know in advance how to reach your intended supporting points taking into account the road closures.
It you want to watch the marathon, the best spots are in the villages of Holt and Farndon, both of which have places to eat and drink while you spectate. To avoid the road closures access the A534 from the A41 southbound (towards Whitchurch) turning right at Broxton roundabout; or from the A483 southbound (towards Wrexham), turning left at junction 7 (A5156). The metric marathon doesn't pass through Holt and Farndon.
If you’re not familiar with the local road network there are great places to watch and cheer runners in the City just after the start. If you head off straight after the start you can cheer runners on Eastgate Street (for both races) or at the Old Dee Bridge (marathon runners). Towards the end of the race supporters of both races can stake claim on a prime position to cheer the finishers.
Start
CH1 2LY
09:00 & 10:00
Vehicle Access prior to 07:30. The car park closes at 07:30 and will reopen about 11:00.
City Centre
09:10 to 10:45
Walk from the Racecourse. Lots of food and drink available nearby.
Holt (LL13 9YG) and Farndon (CH3 6PU)
10:20 to 13:10
This is just after halfway on the marathon course. Please be mindful of road closures and parking suspensions. (Marathon only)
Finish
11:20 to 15:00
Be there to cheer on all the finishers!
If friends and family want to travel around the course, please make sure that you are fully aware of the race route and know in advance how to reach your intended supporting points taking into account the road closures.
It you want to watch the marathon, the best spots are in the villages of Holt and Farndon, both of which have places to eat and drink while you spectate. To avoid the road closures access the A534 from the A41 southbound (towards Whitchurch) turning right at Broxton roundabout; or from the A483 southbound (towards Wrexham), turning left at junction 7 (A5156). The metric marathon doesn't pass through Holt and Farndon.
If you’re not familiar with the local road network there are great places to watch and cheer runners in the City just after the start. If you head off straight after the start you can cheer runners on Eastgate Street (for both races) or at the Old Dee Bridge (marathon runners). Towards the end of the race supporters of both races can stake claim on a prime position to cheer the finishers.
Start
CH1 2LY
09:00 & 10:00
Vehicle Access prior to 07:30. The car park closes at 07:30 and will reopen about 11:00.
City Centre
09:10 to 10:45
Walk from the Racecourse. Lots of food and drink available nearby.
Holt (LL13 9YG) and Farndon (CH3 6PU)
10:20 to 13:10
This is just after halfway on the marathon course. Please be mindful of road closures and parking suspensions. (Marathon only)
Finish
11:20 to 15:00
Be there to cheer on all the finishers!
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Organiser's description
We are looking forward to the 10th MBNA Chester Metric Marathon and hope that you choose to run with us.
The MBNA Chester Metric Marathon is now a popular fixture in the race calendar, giving you the only opportunity in the UK to run over this distance. This is a 26.2km race, which is the ideal stepping stone from a half marathon to a full marathon.
The MBNA Chester Metric Marathon is one of the events in our Chester Triple series - run three for a Chester Triple medal!
As runners ourselves, we are passionate about delivering what for us, would be the perfect race; a premier quality, competitively priced race which caters for the needs of runners of all abilities.
The route is on closed roads and you will run past all Chester's iconic landmarks (Roman Walls, Cathedral, Medieval Rows, Eastgate Clock, Amphitheatre) before heading out to the stunning Cheshire countryside and villages. After joining the marathon runners at Churton you begin the return journey, coming into Chester alongside the River Dee for an unforgettable finish on Castle Drive. The support in the villages and communities along the course is one of the many highlights of the race.
The event organiser will send you a confirmation email separate to the Find A Race confirmation email, that will contain important information regarding the event and to acknowledge they have received your entry.
The MBNA Chester Metric Marathon is now a popular fixture in the race calendar, giving you the only opportunity in the UK to run over this distance. This is a 26.2km race, which is the ideal stepping stone from a half marathon to a full marathon.
The MBNA Chester Metric Marathon is one of the events in our Chester Triple series - run three for a Chester Triple medal!
As runners ourselves, we are passionate about delivering what for us, would be the perfect race; a premier quality, competitively priced race which caters for the needs of runners of all abilities.
The route is on closed roads and you will run past all Chester's iconic landmarks (Roman Walls, Cathedral, Medieval Rows, Eastgate Clock, Amphitheatre) before heading out to the stunning Cheshire countryside and villages. After joining the marathon runners at Churton you begin the return journey, coming into Chester alongside the River Dee for an unforgettable finish on Castle Drive. The support in the villages and communities along the course is one of the many highlights of the race.
The event organiser will send you a confirmation email separate to the Find A Race confirmation email, that will contain important information regarding the event and to acknowledge they have received your entry.
Location
Racecourse, New Crane Street, Chester, CH1 2LY, United Kingdom
MBNA Chester Metric Marathon
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Active Leisure Events Ltd
The home of the multi award-winning and UK's Best Marathon Up To 5,000 Runners 2018, 2019 & 2020, the MBNA Chester Marathon, one of the UK's longest running and award-winning half marathons, the Essar Chester Half Marathon and the sell-out City Centre MBNA Chester 10K.
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