FAQs

If you’ve already bought your place directly from Brighton Marathon and would like to use it to support Prostate Cancer Research, we’d love to have you on board! There’s no entry fee, no fundraising target and you will still receive all the same benefits and support as a charity place runner.

As part of our team you will receive; a personalised running top, access to a training app and virtual training days, a big cheer from our cheer post around mile 18, a post race party (with extras), and one-to-one fundraising support.

Upon registering you will be guided straight to your fundraising page for personalisation along with an email confirmation and link to your fundraising page.

Following this you should expect to receive regular communications from us about the event, our work at PCR and top tips to help you reach that finish line!

Yes, participants in the Brighton Marathon must be aged 18 or over on event day (organiser rule).

Places are non-transferable or refundable. 

Your page will be set up automatically upon registration with PCR and you will also receive an email that confirms your fundraising page link.

Please note that after completing your console registration (the second step to enable your participation in the event) an Enthuse fundraising page will be created for you too. We do however advise that you continue to use your PCR page.

Yes, you are more than welcome to fundraise offline, please make sure to reference Brighton Marathon 2027 and use the details on this page to send your money to PCR.

Yes, we have some suggested milestones to help you hit your target, this includes:

1. Set up your fundraising page by the end of November 2026
2. 30% of fundraising target by the end of December 2026
3. 50% of fundraising target by the end of February 2027
4. 80% of fundraising target by the end of March 2027
5. 100% of your target to be reached one month after race day

If you would like to use our logo on materials to support your fundraising please contact our team first (events@pcr.org.uk) and we can provide you with our 'In support of' logo. 

The official start time will depend on the wave you have been allocated, this will be confirmed about five weeks before event day and you will receive an email from Brighton Marathon Weekend with your race timeslot. 

The cut-off time to complete the Brighton Marathon is seven hours. 

Yes, participants will receive an official participant guide several weeks before the event. 

Event packs are sent out from the organisers and will arrive a couple weeks before event day. 

Yes, there is a bag drop available at the start point in Preston Park.

Yes, there will be pacers across a wide range of finish times.

Yes, tracking is available via the official app, available in the week leading up to event day.

We will have a cheer point just before mile 18, outside the Seahorse pub. We can't wait to cheer you on! 

Yes, organiser FAQs state that you can apply for a free place for a support runner if you are visually impaired or have a disability/medical condition that requires support, and they reference a supported runners project.

Organiser FAQs state it is possible to be pushed around the course in a wheelchair or similar assistive
device, with disclosure required in the application process. Read more here.

Organiser FAQs state that there are three accessible spectator areas, using what3words references; Team
PCR can link to those official locations rather than duplicating them.

We are happy to help answer any questions that you may have, please contact us at events@pcr.or.uk

If you have any other event specific questions please take a look at the organisers offical page here.