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Flat, mud free, navigation free winter marathon!

We do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard. We love to bring you very straightforward, very friendly, flat, mud free, navigation free, trouble free marathons and we've found another course in the lovely seaside town of Dymchurch. Their newly reinforced sea wall is wide, flat, offers a lot of views of the sea, Martello Towers and a seaside town in winter, which if we're honest, isn't that exciting, there is a good reason that runners have dubbed this event "Grimchurch" but they are well known for excellent fish and chip shops. This route runs past the town, on the sea wall, along the coastal path and past several old coastal defence Martello Towers. It's all concrete, so its pretty tough on the legs, but it is fast, flat, there is no mud and if you're running well then there are Personal Bests to be gained.

The route is five ups and downs the lovely wide sea wall from Dymchurch to the old coastal defence fort at one end and a Martello Tower at the Western end. My garmin has the route as having a total elevation gain of 48' for the whole marathon. I would point out that nobody believes me as there is a bit of a ramp at the far end, but it's about four feet high maximum, on the first lap anyway, by the end it feels a bit higher.

Having completed lots of marathons we believe we know what it takes to put on an enjoyable marathon for the fit, the dedicated and the hardcore long distance runners. And for those, like myself, who fit none of those categories, we'll do our best to get you round!

Come and join us for a bit of a run along the Kent Coast, we'll have a well stocked aid station, nice custom made medals and goody bags that actually contain goodies! For any of you that have run one of our marathons before you'll know that typically contains the essentials "Cs" of running, chocolate, crisps, cookies, cheddars and carling or cider!

We put on marathons run exactly the way we wish they were all run. Low key, friendly and with most of the entry fee being spent on the runners. Please explore the races and consider joining us in Kent for a winter marathon or two or three!

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