The Berkeley Marathons UK 2026

Name: The Berkeley Marathons UK 2026
Start: 2026-09-25T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-09-27T09:00:00+01:00
Location: Hamfields Leisure

Schedule

Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Hamfields Leisure | Lydney, EN

"𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲."
Those were the two rules given to us by the legendary Lazarus Lake (creator of the Barkley Marathons). We listened.
Welcome to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗨𝗞. Born from a chance encounter and a desire to support our local community, this race is designed to test your limits. Have you got what it takes?
🏔️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘
This is a 24-hour lap race. The goal is to complete as many laps as you can before the clock runs out.
• The Lap: 26(ish) miles
• The Climb: 3,000(ish) ft of elevation gain per lap
• The Time: 24 Hours
• The Goal: Can you complete all 5 laps? That's 130(ish) miles and 15,000(ish) ft of elevation gain.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗢 𝗹𝗮𝗽 𝗰𝘂𝘁-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. 𝗗𝗼 𝟭 𝗹𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝟱... 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
Only 100 places are available. This will sell out.
📍 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
• Location: Hamfields Leisure, Hamfield Lane, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9TN
• HQ Opens (Arrival/Camping): 14:00, Friday 25th Sept 2026
• MANDATORY Race Briefing: 19:00, Friday 25th Sept 2026
• Race Starts: 09:00, Saturday 26th Sept 2026
• Race Finishes: 09:00, Sunday 27th Sept 2026
All runners MUST attend the race briefing on Friday evening.
⛺️ 𝗛𝗤 & 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦
Event HQ at Hamfields Leisure is your home base for the weekend. We have a large camping ground, toilets (male, female, and disabled), and hot showers. You'll also find car parking (please car-share!), dedicated areas for both unsupported runners and crew support, and charging points for your devices. And perhaps most importantly, there will be a BAR for all your celebration or commiseration needs.
🎟️ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗗
Your £96.60 entry does more than just get you on the start line - all profits go directly to local charitable causes!
Your entry fee covers live GPS tracking and timing, support from our full event team (First Aid & Marshals), and 2 nights of camping for you and one crew member. If you're running solo, our "Berkeley Buddies" will be on hand to act as stand-in crew.
You'll also get hot/cold water, snacks, a zero-waste log slice medal, tissues for when the crying starts, and a race director with a winning personality (subject to change).
𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘇'𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.
Now, the only question that matters is... 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻?
This is your chance to face the 24-hour beast we've created. This is where you find out what you're truly made of.
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁.