Abingdon Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Abingdon Marathon is a not-for-profit road marathon in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, held on a Sunday in October and run by the race committee with the Abingdon Amblers athletics club and local volunteers. It was first held in 1982, and the 2026 race was its 42nd edition. The route starts and finishes on the athletics track at Tilsley Park Stadium. From there it takes runners through Abingdon town centre, along the Thames, through villages south of the town and back through Abingdon to the finish. For 2026 the route was revised: it went around Radley Lakes and followed a cycle route through the Abbey Grounds into the town centre, past the Abbey Gateway. The organisers describe the course as flat and fast and almost all on roads. The race starts at 9:00 a.m. and has a 5-hour cut-off. It is part of the Oxfordshire Road Running County Championships and is one of eight UK qualifying races for the Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group World Rankings. Profits go to around 20 local charities; the race raised about £20,000 in 2025.