Lighthouse Marathon
8th November 2025
£52.00
OPENS
1:4:2025
Welcome back to Cornwall's toughest marathon.
Doing it again? Are you Mad?
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Let me explain
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This marathon throws it all at you. A typical Cornish
Autumn, so expect mud, water and most likely rain.
There are rocks, sand, and tarmac.
But, we don't stop there.
There are big climbs and dunes,
nearly 4000 feet of height gain!
Finished
Oh no, we've not!
This race has a very generous cut off but that means
finishing in the dark
Yes, the final obstacle is to beat the light on the lighthouse
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And NEW for 2025
The Lighthouse Ultra
34 miles, taking in 3 Lighthouses
Longships, Pendeen and Godrevy
More mud, more rocks and more fun!
Limited to 70 runners
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Please note
All entries for our races
close 2 weeks
beforehand
Waz on?
Your guide to the race
This race is a point to point trail race on the Cornish Coast path.
The marathon starts at Pendeen at 10 am and has an 8 1/2 hour cut off at Godrevy.
The run covers some of the most testing terrain you will find over 26.2 miles.
Race registration is at The Sunset Surf Cafe in Gwithian, 6.00 til 8.30 am
Buses after registration will depart at 8.45 sharp. These will take you to the start line for a 10 am race start.
The Ultra starts at Lands End at 8am with a 10 1/2 hour cut off
Ultra registration is 5.30 until 6.15am
The bus will leave Gwithian at 6.30am
The car park has free parking for the runners but we are also asking people to car share where possible. Bag drop is also here as well as great food to tuck into after your run
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