2025 MBNA Chester Metric Marathon

Sunday 5th October 2025


Event Details

Join us at the 2025 MBNA Chester Metric Marathon - 5th October 2025

The MBNA Chester Metric Marathon is the UK's original Metric Marathon (26.6km) and forms part of the MBNA Chester Marathon weekend which won the UK's best marathon 3 years in a row. It's a great challenge for half marathon runners and an ideal stepping stone if you're aiming for a full marathon in the future. This event Sells Out every year, enter early to avoid disappointment, especially if you are after the 2025 Chester Triple Medal! You won't want to miss the amazing race day atmosphere.

The event boasts a lively city centre start and finish, with a route that passes all Chester's iconic landmarks, then heads out into the Cheshire countryside, where they will meet up with the full marathon runners, returning to Chester along the banks of the River Dee for an unforgettable finish and all the enthusiasm you could ask for from the Cestrian supporters who line the course to cheer you on.

WHATEVER YOUR REASON FOR RUNNING, WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE GREATNESS

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 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


Entry Prices:

UKA Affiliated Runners will receive a £2 discount at checkout.

Special Entry Price:     

£42.00     The first 200 places

Standard entry:

£52.00     Until 23:59 on 28th September 2025

Late entry:

£56.00     From 29th September 2025


Once you have entered you can transfer your place to another runner, however you cannot transfer to any other event or defer to another year and there are no refunds. The minimum age on race day is 18.


Under UK Athletics Rules - UKA Race licence number TBC 


Entry Options - Age 18 & over on Sun 05 Oct 2025
Metric Marathon
Available £52.00 Enter
+Booking fee : 5.7% + £0.20

UKA Members will automatically receive a £2 discount at checkout

Green Runner - Metric Marathon
Available £52.00 Enter
+Booking fee : 5.7% + £0.20

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. 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.

UKA Members will automatically receive a £2 discount at checkout.

Chester Triple Series - Age 18 & over
Available £117.00 Enter

Enter all 3 races in one go at our special entry price (this is £15 off the standard entry price, when compared to entering all 3 races separately).

THIS ENTRY OPTION USES THE METRIC MARATHON AS THE FINAL RACE OF THE CHESTER TRIPLE MEDAL SERIES.

You are entering the following races, the:

MBNA Chester 10K - 9th March 2025
Essar Chester Half Marathon - 18th May 2025
MBNA Chester Marathon - 5th October 2025

If you want to use the MBNA Chester Marathon as your last race, please click HERE.

Refund Policy

If you decide you no longer want to take part and want to cancel your entry into the event, as per our terms and conditions your race place is non refundable and we do not offer deferrals. 

You can always transfer your race place to someone else, free of charge any time before the event, by using the official transfer process outlined in your entry confirmation email. Race places are not transferable between different entry types, or different events or years.

If you enter as Green Runner and wish to transfer your place, the new runner will also become a Green Runner. They will not be able to change this.

If we, as the event organiser, have to make the decision to postpone or cancel our event(s), we will make every reasonable effort to notify you and your race place will automatically be deferred free of charge, to the next scheduled race date for that event. 

Dates
Starts
Sun 05 Oct 2025 at 10:10
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Location
Post Code : CH1 2LY
Lizzie entered on Tue 26 Nov 2024 20:14
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