Contemplative
21.1 km
5:50 /km
Coastal half.
Photo · Edinburgh Race Library
Edinburgh, Scotland·Europe·May
Edinburgh Marathon
Coastal, mostly flat, breezy.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km · 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +130m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:20 /km
- Character
- Coastal, mostly flat, breezy
From the Royal Mile out to Musselburgh along the Firth of Forth.
Because moving beside water borrows its willingness; the current does part of the pacing for you.
Sea wind and stone — hold rhythm on the exposed miles.
Course
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Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom55.953, -3.188
Elevation profile
+130 m gainPeak 130 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 130 metres, peak 130 m above start, low 0 m.A rolling profile — mid-race climbs ask for shorter strides, not harder efforts.
Edinburgh55.953, -3.188
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.
Water sections between km 18 and km 24 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
Rolling road profile — handcycles handle it with pacing help. Suitable for sturdy strollers on the flatter first and last thirds; expect a couple of longer gradients in the middle.
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Recovery
Arthur's Seat walk the next day.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
6 km
6:30 /km
Portobello beach.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:50 /km
Firth negative split.
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