Loganair joins the ABP Southampton Marathon Festival as an official partner. Flight vouchers awarded to winners and new routes from Southampton Airport announced.

Show your medal and enjoy exclusive discounts across Southampton this marathon weekend. Food, drinks and more.

Southampton runner Jim Darcy has completed every ABP Southampton Half Marathon since the event began. Discover his story and the new Penta Marathon Medal challenge.

GU Energy announced as Official Nutrition Partner of the Southampton Marathon 2026. Train with race-day gels and get 25% off ahead of 3rd May.

Discover the 2026 ABP Southampton Marathon Festival finisher medal and t-shirt. The first piece in the five-year Penta Marathon Series, forming the Hampshire Rose by 2030.

Race morning will begin with a moment to remember. A historic Spitfire flypast is coming to the new 2026 start line in Southampton.

Run. Recover. Celebrate. The ABP Southampton Marathon After Party is coming in 2026. Live music, family fun and more.

Join Solent Mind on 7th December 2025 for the Mental Elf 5K Fun Run. A festive, feel-good event raising vital funds for mental health support. Run, elf-up, and make a difference!

Find out everything you need to know about the new 2026 ABP Southampton Marathon start line at Dock Gate 8, City Cruise Terminal.

ABP and ReesLeisure enter a renewal Sponsorship taking the Southampton Marathon Festival ahead to 2030

David Lloyd Southampton returns to lead the 10th Anniversary warm-up! Get ready to run with us.

Nutrition can be tricky when training, there's no one-size-fits-all! Here are 10 top tips to help fuel your body and get race-day ready.

Run for a cause - Join Charity Partner Solent Mind in raising mental health awareness across Hampshire

David and Alice, an assisted running duo, are taking part in the ABP Southampton 10K to raise awareness for MND and advocate for inclusion in sport.

January marks the start of a fresh year. With three months to build peak stamina and strength for marathon day, getting your plan right is key to success.

Join us on Friday 17th January 2025 at the Run Company Southampton for an exclusive evening designed to prepare you for the ABP Southampton Marathon!

University of Southampton students are taking on the 2025 ABP Southampton Marathon to raise funds for a specialised wheelchair for their friend. Support their journey!

Join SO:RUN 2025 on 6th February at Southampton Solent University. Expert workshops, guest talks, and training tips to prepare for the ABP Southampton Marathon.

Run for Team Naomi at the 2025 ABP Southampton Marathon and support Naomi House & Jacksplace. Expert coaching, training day, and a great cause. Sign up now!

Find the perfect Christmas gifts for runners, from marathon entries and training gear to STRIVE memberships and OS Maps subscriptions!

Our lead local charity partner are kicking things into high gear with their biggest ABP goal yet, SHC 300.

Sticking to your training plan, rain or shine, is all part of the challenge. To help you out, here are our top five tips for running in the rain.

Meet Chris, aka "Rhino Boy," a dedicated marathoner who has taken his love for rhinos and turned it into a lifelong mission.

Run the 2025 ABP Southampton Marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support and make every mile count!

The ABP Southampton Fun Run is back for 2025! A family-friendly 1-mile race for all ages and abilities held during the ABP Southampton Marathon. Join us for a day of fun.

Hamble Hockey Club proudly joined the 2024 ABP Southampton Marathon as Mile Makers, cheering on runners and kicking off their fundraising!

The ABP Southampton Marathon celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025, offering multiple race distances, team challenges, and volunteer opportunities. Join us on race day.

The University of Southampton raised over £22,000 at the 2024 ABP Southampton Marathon, supporting the Ignite Programme and Cancer Immunology Fund.

Medical Physics team of University Hospital Southampton take the Half. An alternative take on team building, bettering their sense of self and the community.

University of Southampton Activity Coordinators YiLin and An-Sofie set themselves the ABP Marathon challenge.

Family man takes on ABP Marathon as a gesture of gratitude towards Southampton Hospital for looking after his daughter and family.

Ever wondered how music really affects your training? Delve deeper into the contributing factors of sports performance and determine what music does for you.

As a non-runner, Jake wanted to leave enough time to build up to his first half marathon. Learn what inspired him to run for Southampton Hospitals Charity.

Alan is training to run for Southampton Hospitals Charity! From a couch potato to runner in eight months, follow his journey.

Williams Shipping proudly return as partners to this year's ABP Southampton Marathon. Hampshire’s popular marathon will again feature Williams Shipping’s famous truck!

Avid runners Kathryn and Anya, friends from Cornwall, are running the ABP Southampton Marathon this year as a way of marking big occasions in 2022!

Leading law firm Trethowans, which has five offices across Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset, has announced a new event partnership with the 2024 event

One of the questions asked following my recent running posts was “How on earth do you run in a vest at this time of year?”

My name is Anne and I am part of a group of 40+ people running the Southampton 10k on 5th September 2021 in memory of Ruby Leaity.

Les, a running superstar and amateur football player turned to running in his late 30s. He is taking part in this year’s ABP Southampton Half Marathon, and he has chatted

Local Hampshire runner Wayne Bevan is aiming to set an Official Guinness World Record at the ABP Southampton Marathon 2022

2020 was an unpredictable and devastating year for so many from a personal, physical, financial and mental point of view

Lockdown 2.0… here we are! If you’re feeling a bit lost, need some motivation, or that extra drive to get outside, then read on

Two south coast companies are celebrating 15 years in partnership this year with Hendy Group continuing its sponsorship of sports event company Rees Leisure for 2023.

From the local charity, Alfie's Wish:The ABP Southampton 2022 was our first running event as a charity and we had no idea how many runners we would have….

As part of our regular updates with Southampton City Council and other local stakeholders it has been decided to move the ABP Southampton Marathon to Sunday 2nd April 202

Introducing Charity Tuesday! Each week (on a Tuesday) we will have a story, information, facts or photos on our blog from one of our charity partners!

The University of Southampton is the new Culture Partner for the hugely popular ABP Southampton Marathon,

Family running ABP Southampton following Strep A infection

Gus Mckechnie is a T38 classified runner (Runners with Cerebral Palsy) and is taking on the ABP Southampton Half Marathon

Did you know that running is not just good for physical health, it is also a great way to boost mental health? Regular exercise has been proven to have a positive effect

Jodie's Story This is Jodie’s second year running the ABP Half-Marathon in support of Mountbatten Hampshire, after her dad was cared for by the inpatient team.

Zoe Robertson is taking on the ABP Southampton Marathon in a bid to raise money for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance – the charity that helped save her life.

Nurse Grace Beardshaw is running the ABP Southampton Half Marathon for her patients on G4 at Southampton Children's Hospital.

Staff from the University of Southampton are raising money in memory of a dear friend and colleague, Laura Lee

Sophie's Legacy was set up in memory of Sophie Fairall, a 10 year old girl who wrote a bucket list before she died with things she wanted changed in her memory.

3 generations of runners!

So for 2023 we have created a choice for our runners: Pay for entry fee but no tee

Pantaenius UK, the leading Yacht andMotorboat insurer, is pleased to announce it has selected The Wetwheels Foundation, as its chosen charity.

A university lecturer from Bassett is running in the ABP Southampton Half Marathon to raise funds for the special cancer unit which helped save his life.

Southampton Hospitals Charity return to be the Lead Local Charity at the ABP Southampton in 2023!

Matthew Boyd-Wallis is running 12 Half Marathons in 2022 to raise money for the Southampton Hospitals Charity.

Learn about the Hughes family who are inspiring many by running to raise money for Southampton Hospitals Charity for their dad after he suffered with COVID-19.

Colin Parker, 54, from Andover, talks about how he beat cancer twice, and is running the ABP Southampton half marathon for Southampton Hospitals Charity.

Find out more about Annie's incredible story and her amazing efforts at the ABP Southampton event

Find out more on how Macmillan work with ABP Southampton Marathon to support people living with cancer in Hampshire.

Southampton Hospitals Charity will be joining us this year at ABP Southampton Marathon as our Lead Local Charity.

Local runner, Mike Sharpe, runs in the marathon to raise awareness of IBD dressed as Pooperman!

ABP Southampton Marathon is back! We welcome new runners and a new route for the marathon as well familiar faces back to the vibrant city of Southampton!

Local businesses around Southampton who are offering runners discounts on food and drinks.

Ramzi is running the ABP Half Marathon for SouthamptonHospitals Charity. He only started running 9 months ago and is challenging himself to raise money and say thank you

By Dr. Ali Hill R. Nutrition. (Sport and Exercise), SENr Course Leader BSc (Hons) Applied Human Nutrition School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences at Solent University

Staying injury-free is vitally important throughout your training programme.