Portland Coastal Marathon

Next Race: 14/02/2027

The National Sailing Academy, Portland, DT5 1SA

Overall Rating

4.7/ 5

123 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 5/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 5/5
How did you rate the organisation? 5/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Yes

Noah Gray

Wonderful, but tough

The event was well organized and the marshals and volunteers were great through the bad weather. The course offers some great views but is very tough. If you are looking for your first marathon, start with something easier. If you are looking to build up to ultras, this is a great race that teaches you to deal with varied terrain, mud, hills, rocks, and some road.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2026
Rob Gundry

Epic

A great event which is made better by th brilliant Marshalls and the lovely views. I’ll be back next year

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2026
Quentin Brocklebank

Tough marathon but well worth it

so pleased to complete #10 on the full marathon, but think that I will need to be fair and drop to half next year.
In short massive thanks to all the marshals in truly horrid conditions for them. Asides from that I've completed the full 10x, I can't give a better reference than that?! Great organisation as ever, thank you.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2026
Paddy Mcfadden

Great race from Mark and the team

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Tom Swatridge

Amazing as ever

Stunning views and very muddy. Great event as always!

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Peter Jones

Challenging but brilliant

Great half, tough due to weather, but one worth doing to challenge yourself. Will be back for the full next year.

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gavin lamb

Superb

A great event with stunning scenery. Weather can make it “interesting!” Definitely be back

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Sunny Stanley

Muddy Hell what a cracking day out

Fantastic event, great scenery mixed trail very friendly atmosphere technically difficult at times. I’d highly recommend the half marathon as it’s only one loop.

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Daniel Galloway

Tough but great.

My first Marathon but thankfully the training got me through, certainly not a walk in the park (especially with the recent rain and mud) but well worth it and an amazing challenge.

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Keith Miller

Not for the faint hearted

The half is doable by anyone with a reasonable level of fitness but do not expect it to be easy. There will be mud, it might be a lot of mud, the weather will likely by awful, and the coastal path is not exactly manicured. In other words, you have to earn the medal. So don't start whining if you find it too hard!

The organisation is brilliant, they won't mollycoddle you but they will give you a good race and the marshals are excellent.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2026
Tommy Cave

For people who love a challenge

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kevin burton

Brutal but rewarding race

Not easy but if you can pace smart with appropriate gear, you'll love it! Team are great as always

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Paddy Mcfadden

Great race from Mark and the team

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Antonina Apostol

Great event

Very challenging route, especially in rainy conditions , however beautiful views,friendly atmosphere and amazing marshals.Overall really well organized!

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Chris O'Brien

Fantastically organised and genuinely friendly staff and marshals

Very well organised and every single marshal that we spoke to was friendly and encouraging - despite being out in the rain for hours. A tough course on the day; for me it was mainly due to volume of mud on the 3km climb from the lighthouse up; even worse on the way back down because of the rain during the event and hundreds of feet having pounded through it ;-)

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2026
DAVID HUNTER

Great event

I just wonder if there is a way of altering the 10k route slightly to make it a 10k as the route comes up quite short but other than that its a great run. Maybe run around the the road instead of the steps or the long way around the Heights, just a thought.

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James Eustace

Excellent race. Highly recommend.

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Jobby Steve

Friendly, fun, well marshalled, Travelled 275 miles from Bolton to do this event. See you next year.

An excellent day out, didn't stop smiling all the way home

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Ali Young

Great marshals friendly and enthusiastic. Tough course, plenty of fun.

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Laura Lombard

Beautiful setting. Fantastic marshals out on the course.

I love the medal.
It felt well organised.
Good venue and set up for HQ.
Thank you.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Feb 2026