Value
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- 81/100 Favoured
- Newport Wales Marathon
- 79/100
Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon vs Newport Wales Marathon
A data-led head-to-head using sourced race facts and available derived figures under one published methodology.
Data current as ofBlackpool Festival of Running Marathon or Newport Wales Marathon — which comes out ahead?
Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon has the stronger available profile on value score, entry fee and modelled total cost.
Route comparison snapshot
Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Mapped route
- Held Favoured
- Elevation profile
- Not held
Newport Wales Marathon
- Mapped route
- Not held
- Elevation profile
- Not held
| Metric | Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon | Newport Wales Marathon |
|---|---|---|
| Value | 81/100 ✓ | 79/100 |
| Scenic score | 58/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Conditions | 83/100 | 88/100 ✓ |
| Entry fee (GBP) | £47 ✓ | £59 |
| Lowest modelled true cost (GBP) | £177 ✓ | £189 |
Scenic score
- Newport Wales Marathon
- 91/100 Favoured
Conditions
- Newport Wales Marathon
- 88/100 Favoured
Entry fee (GBP)
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- £47 Favoured
Lowest modelled true cost (GBP)
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- £177 Favoured
Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.
Race facts that change the decision
| Fact | Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon | Newport Wales Marathon |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-24 (legacy event-level date). | Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-04-19 (legacy event-level date). |
| Location | Blackpool, North West | Newport, Wales |
| Actual distance | 42.2 km | 42.2 km |
| raceindex.org mapped route held | Held | Not held |
| raceindex.org elevation profile held | Not held | Not held |
| Course type | Laps | Unavailable |
| Surface | Unavailable | Road |
| Elevation character | Flat | Pancake Flat |
| Terrain | Road | Road |
| Scenery | Coastal, Waterfront, City | Coastal, Riverside, City, Historic, Countryside |
| Atmosphere | Festival, Community | Community, Festival, Competitive |
| Technicality | Non Technical | Non Technical |
| Total ascent | Unavailable | 26 m |
| Cutoff | 7:00:00 | Unavailable |
| Entry model | Open | Open |
| Entry fee | £47 | £59 |
| Lowest modelled true cost | £177 | £189 |
| Cost model origin | National Average | National Average |
| Qualifying status | Unavailable | Gfa |
Schedule
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-24 (legacy event-level date).
- Newport Wales Marathon
Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-04-19 (legacy event-level date).
Location
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Blackpool, North West
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Newport, Wales
Actual distance
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- 42.2 km
- Newport Wales Marathon
- 42.2 km
raceindex.org mapped route held
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Held
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Not held
raceindex.org elevation profile held
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Not held
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Not held
Course type
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Laps
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Unavailable
Surface
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Unavailable
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Road
Elevation character
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Flat
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Pancake Flat
Terrain
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Road
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Road
Scenery
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Coastal, Waterfront, City
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Coastal, Riverside, City, Historic, Countryside
Atmosphere
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Festival, Community
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Community, Festival, Competitive
Technicality
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Non Technical
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Non Technical
Total ascent
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Unavailable
- Newport Wales Marathon
- 26 m
Cutoff
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- 7:00:00
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Unavailable
Entry model
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Open
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Open
Entry fee
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- £47
- Newport Wales Marathon
- £59
Lowest modelled true cost
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- £177
- Newport Wales Marathon
- £189
Cost model origin
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- National Average
- Newport Wales Marathon
- National Average
Qualifying status
- Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon
- Unavailable
- Newport Wales Marathon
- Gfa
Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.