Brighton Marathon Weekend attracts more than 15,000 participants – and plenty had inspiring reasons to run

Bride-to-be comes third in marathon midway through hen do

A bride-to-be who ran a marathon in the middle of her hen do weekend finished in third place - despite going to bed just six hours earlier after a wild night out with her pals

Brighton Marathon Weekend attracts more than 15,000 participants – and plenty had inspiring reasons to run

More than 12,500 people took part in the Brighton Marathon, bringing the total number of people to have taken part in the 2025 Brighton Marathon Weekend over two days to more than 15,000.

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Welsh bride-to-be comes third in marathon halfway through hen-do

A bride-to-be from Wales came third in the Brighton Marathon halfway through her hen-do weekend. Emily Marchant, from Swansea, finished on the podium after running 26.2 miles in the seaside city while on her hen-do weekend. After a 3am finish on the first night of celebrations, Emily braved the race just six hours later at […]