Which UK race ranks first — and why is it Yorkshire Marathon?

Ranked comparison table
#RaceValue scoreOverallPB potentialMedianFeeAs of
1Yorkshire Marathon Marathon · yorkshire100£30
2Newport Wales Marathon Marathon · wales100£42
3Richmond Running Festival Marathon · london100£54
4Windermere Marathon Marathon · north-west100£60
5Two Tunnels Railway Races Marathon · south-west100£60
6Leeds Marathon Marathon · yorkshire100£68
7London Marathon Marathon · london100£70
8Belfast City Marathon Marathon · northern-ireland100£73
9Brighton Marathon Marathon · south-east100£75

9 qualifying races. Scores are out of 100; figures carry their own as-of dates in the table.

How we ranked these

Races are ranked by Value score, computed for every qualifying race under one fixed methodology (scoring-methodology-v1.0). Only races with at least five qualifying entries appear, so the table is never padded with thin data.

See exactly how each figure is calculated →