Dementia Support Line
Run
Edinburgh Marathon
Event Type
Marathon
Date
25 May 2025
Location
Edinburgh
Registration Fee
£20
Fundraising Target
£500
Level
Tough
Edinburgh Marathon
| Event Type | Marathon |
| Date | 25 May 2025 |
| Location | Edinburgh |
| Registration Fee | £20 |
| Fundraising Target | £500 |
| Level | Tough |
Take on the Edinburgh Marathon and get ready to feel the exhilaration and exhaustion of a challenging run. And as you cross the finish line, you'll feel sublime, knowing you're helping people living with dementia.
Based in the historic town of Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Marathon Festival is an event for runners of all backgrounds and abilities, with people able to take part in different races across the weekend.
The marathon course is fast and flat. Enjoy a fantastic route that takes in some of Edinburgh’s most iconic landmarks as well as offering picturesque views along the East Lothian coastline.
Running for Alzheimer’s Society
Charity entries
Take on the Edinburgh Marathon and help stop dementia devastating lives. You’ll need to pay a registration fee of £20 and set a fundraising target of £500. We'll be there to support you every step of the way, and the money you raise will help fund vital support and life-changing research.
When you run for us, you'll receive:
- a support pack with fundraising help and materials
- a free running top to wear on race day
- detailed training guides for different abilities and personalised support from our experts
- access to a Facebook group where you can chat to other runners
- support from our dedicated events team to help you smash your fundraising target
Own place entries
If you already have your own place in the Edinburgh Marathon, you can use your place to run for Alzheimer's Society and feel amazing about giving help and hope to people living with dementia. By joining our team you’ll receive all the same support as our charity place runners.
You’ll have no registration fee and we'll be there to support you every step of the way. Simply set your own fundraising target and we'll work with you to help you smash it.
Fundraising for Alzheimer's Society
We know that fundraising can be just as challenging as the event, but our expert team will be on hand to help. Your support pack will get you started, and we’ll be in regular contact with support, advice and ideas. You can also print off a sponsorship form to share with friends and family.
JustGiving
Kick-start your fundraising by setting up a JustGiving page. You can easily share your page with your friends, family and colleagues on social media and email, plus everything happens automatically.
The money you donate is sent to us, Gift Aid collected, and your sponsors thanked. Job done!
Fundraising for your run
From posters and sponsorship forms to social media badges and advice on promoting an event, find all the resources you need to smash your fundraising in our hub.
Contact us about this event
Got a question about this event? Get in touch and we'll respond as soon as we can.
You can order your top when you complete our registration form or by contacting us here with your size (XS to XXL) and style (vest/t-shirt).
If you have let us know your size, we will send your top to you in the post approximately a month before race day.
We’ll send out a link to our Training Zone in your welcome emails. Here you will find our training guide and plans for every ability plus loads of other advice covering areas including nutrition, injuries and tapering.
We’ll also give you contact details for our expert running coaches, so you get in touch directly with any questions.
If you’re collecting money on a JustGiving page, there’s nothing you need to do, your sponsorship comes directly to us.
If you have collected any cash, you can bank it and pay in using one of these options:
We ask that you please send in all donations within 6 weeks of the event.
Of course! Please let us know when you sign up by creating a team. Your team members can then join you by clicking on the ‘find’ button and typing in either the team captain’s name or your team name.
The fundraising target for charity places is still £500 per person but you're welcome to combine your targets into one team total.
This event is open to everyone aged 17 or over on race day.