Cheltenham Circular Challenge

 

 
Sunday 22 June 2008
Looking west to the Malvern Hills

The Cheltenham Circular Challenge Marathon Course is one of 1,690 recognised Marathon Courses worldwide. It has the highest ratio of female to male finishers in the UK and Ireland (0.95 to 1.00)

Course Records - Men: 4hr 15 min  Ladies: 4hr 26 min

The 26 miles 385 yards circuit is probably the most scenic marathon course in Britain.
From the picturesque racecourse at Prestbury, over Charlton Common, with spectacular views of Cheltenham, over Leckhampton Hill, down into the Severn Vale past Badgeworth, under then over the M5, through the airport, past little villages and finally back to the racecourse.

 

 

New for 2008

2008 sees the introduction of a half marathon distance.

Start at Cheltenham Racecourse and complete the Panorama and Escarpment legs to qualify for the Cheltenham Circular Challenge Half Marathon