BE PART OF THE ACTION! The Mid Sussex Marathon Weekend returns for it’s 14th year in 2025! This unique sell-out Bank Holiday weekend event has something for everyone... 10K, 10 Mile, or a full marathon - choose your distance!

This is a Partner race.
This means that we are working with a host Partner Organisation and provide timing and/or race management services for their event.

Event Overview:
This 3 day event commences in East Grinstead on Saturday 3rd May 2025 with a 10 mile race, followed by the Haywards Heath 10 mile race on Sunday 4th May 2025 - and finishing in Burgess Hill on Monday 5th May 2025 with a 10K race. Combined, these race make up the Mid Sussex Marathon.
All races start at 10:30.

Participants can once again challenge themselves to complete an individual town race, or complete the full marathon distance over three days. All marathon finishers will receive a Mid Sussex Marathon Weekend t-shirt, a bespoke medal, and sweet treats at the finish line. Plus prizes and awards.

For younger participants and new runners, we have the Mid Sussex Fun Run which is family friendly and ideal for all ages (9.30am), fancy dress is welcome and everyone wins a medal. The Mid Sussex Mile race (10am), is a chip timed event for children aged 7+, prizes and medals will be awarded.

Course Details:
For East Grinstead 10 Mile... The race is primarily off road using the footpaths and trails around Weir Wood Reservoir, with a short section on tarmac roads. Although there are swing gates and stiles on the course, all gates should be opened to ensure a clear passage. The route has been designed to avoid most stiles but you should be aware that you will have to deal with at least one or two. The course is undulating and has a couple of challenging uphill sections.
For Haywards Heath 10 Mile... The route is run over two laps using a mixture of off road sections on footpaths and trails in and around the town, including Victoria Park itself and where the finish is located. There are also large sections of the course on tarmac. The course is undulating.
For Burgess Hill 10k... The course is undulating with several uphill sections. 
Because their multi terrain composition, these courses can not be accurately measured. However, we believe that it is as close as we can get to the distance using GPS technology.

Route Map:
You can view the route maps below. You'll be able to download the route in different formats including GPX.
East Grinstead 10 mile
Haywards Heath 10 mile
Burgess Hill 10k

The Virtual Marathon:
If you sign up to the virtual marathon, you will need to submit evidence of your results to info@nice-work.org.uk.
You may complete your marathon in one go or over several excursions between Saturday 19th April 2025 at 10:00 and Monday 05th May 2025 at 18:00.
The challenge finishes on Monday 5th May 2025 at 18:00.
After this time, our team will verify and log all submissions before posting out your medal. 

Available Races/Distances:
10 Mile / 1 Mile / 0.5k Fun Run (East Grinstead & Haywards Heath)
10k / 1 Mile / 0.5k Fun Run (Burgess Hill)
Virtual Marathon

Prizes:
Bespoke medal for all finishers.
Prizes/trophies for 1st, 2nd & 3rd male and female winners. (Main race on each day)

On-the-day Entry Fees (subject to availability only):
Marathon: £75.00
10 Mile: £30.00
10k: £30.00

A note on racing sustainably:
We are doing our best to work sustainably and to ensure that the carbon footprint of our races is kept as low as possible. We are always working on new initiatives and you can read more about these...  here!

A note on headphones:
Due to new UKA rules that came into force on 01 April 2024, in the ear and over the ear headphones are no longer permitted at running events unless otherwise stated. Bone conducting headphones are permitted however, if you do choose to wear bone conducting headphones, then we ask that you have the volume turned down low enough to hear the marshal instructions.

Event information will be sent to all registered entrants prior to race-day.

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PLEASE NOTE: OUR 'MARATHON'  & '3 MILE' SERIES ARE AVAILABLE TO BOOK BELOW!
HERE'S HOW...
Marathon Series... To enter, scroll downwards and enter 'Mid Sussex Full Marathon 2024', listed under the heading 'Marathon'
3 Mile Series... To enter, scroll downwards and enter 'Mid Sussex Three Miles 2024', listed under the heading '3 Miles'