Eastbourne Half Marathon

The Eastbourne Half Marathon takes place on 7 March 2027 in Eastbourne, on England's south coast. It offers a single event, a 21.1 km road half marathon, starting at 9.30am. No elevation figure is given for the course.

An early-March date makes this a good race to round off a winter training block or to test yourself ahead of a spring marathon, ideally run at your target marathon pace rather than flat out. For a first half marathon, allow around ten weeks of preparation with three sessions a week, including a long run built up gradually to 1 hour 30 minutes. A morning start by the sea calls for a warm layer during the warm-up and a cautious first few kilometres, which are often run too fast with a tailwind.