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Brighton Marathon

Brighton Marathon takes place on Sun, Apr 4, 2027 in Brighton, United Kingdom. The main route is 42.2 km.

Date
Sun, Apr 4, 2027
Start
Brighton 🇬🇧
Distance
42.2 km
Climbing
145 m
Level
Open to all
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The Brighton Marathon is a popular annual road race spanning the coastal city of Brighton and Hove with a picturesque finish at Hove Lawns.

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What would it take you?

Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.

Estimated finish

3:504:40

Peak-week training

5–7 h/week

A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.

IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal

Your road to race day

Race day at Brighton Marathon is 32 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.

  1. 01Base20 weeks · Aug 24, 2026 Jan 10, 2027

    Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.

  2. 02Build6 weeks · Jan 11, 2027 Feb 21, 2027

    Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.

  3. 03Peak3 weeks · Feb 22, 2027 Mar 14, 2027

    The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.

  4. 04Taper2 weeks · Mar 15, 2027 Mar 28, 2027

    Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.

  5. 05Race week1 week · Mar 29, 2027 Apr 4, 2027

    Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.

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