Swaledale Marathon

The annual Swaledale Marathon passes through some of Swaledale's finest scenery. The 24 mile course is a fell run / challenge walk event - competitors must navigate themselves and complete the course within 10 hours. It has been organised by Swaledale Outdoor Club since 1979.

Swaledale Outdoor Club have decided to cancel the 2021 Swaledale Marathon in light of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and the government's proposed road map.

Postponement has been carefully considered but, taking everything into account, this is not viable.

Places will not be held for 2022 and must be applied for again. Details of how to enter can be found here.

Unfortunately we also had to cancel the 2020 Swaledale Marathon (June 13th) owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 40th Swaledale Marathon was on Saturday 8th June 2019. 432 participants completed the route. Heavy rain and a fresh breeze made it rather hostile on the more exposed sections of the route with a higher retirement rate than usual at Level House (mostly from the effects of exposure). It had rained heavily all night, so the stream crossings were quite challenging! Ray Stevenson was presented with a pottery decanter and set of beakers for his amazing feat of completing all 40 Swaledale Marathons since 1979. The prize winners were as follows.

Full results are available in our results section.