Edinburgh Marathon course map poster

The organiser says it was voted the fastest marathon in the UK by Runner's World. It drops almost 90 m from the city centre to near sea level, then stays flat along the coast.

In Musselburgh, East Lothian. The course runs east along the coast to Gosford House, then turns back to finish in Musselburgh.

Usually in May. The 2027 race is on Sunday 30 May.

Yes. The editor starts with the city as the title and the distance below it. Type your name, your finish time or the race date in the caption, and change any of the words you like.

Yes. Every course comes in portrait sizes, 12 × 16 in and 18 × 24 in, and in square sizes, 16 × 16 in and 20 × 20 in. When you change the shape, the map moves so the whole course still fits.

We draw each course along OpenStreetMap streets, following the organiser's official course map. It can differ slightly from the measured course, which follows the shortest line a runner can take.

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