More than 15,000 people competed in the Brighton Marathon Weekend – the third to be held under the auspices of the London Marathon Events team – celebrating the vibrant community of Brighton and Hove on Saturday and Sunday, 5-6 April 2025.

The weekend's action started on Saturday with the best Brighton Miles yet, when more than 1,500 young runners, their families, clubs and community groups ran in a series of 1-mile waves in Preston Park.

The Brighton and Hove 10K kickstarted Sunday's activities, with more than 3,500 participants. The winner was Ross Skelton (HY AC, 31:25) - pictured above - who dedicated the victory to his late friend Robbie Fitzgibbon, the former Brighton Phoenix and GB international middle-distance athlete who died in October 2024. Ross Skelton said afterwards: “Robbie was a very close friend of mine who I used to train with, with Jon Bigg at Brighton Phoenix. So today was for Robbie, rest in peace.”

The podium was completed in sub-32-minute times by James Cook (unattached, 31:44) and Simon Heath (Brighton Phoenix, 31:58). There was a Brighton Phoenix women’s 1-2-3 in the Brighton and Hove 10K. Amy Harris won in 37:35 with Tara Bage second (37:57) and Sophie Bradick third (38:07).

Over 12,500 ran the Brighton Marathon with the city bathed in glorious sunshine. Sam Cook (unattached) was the clear winner in 2:26:47 with Thomas Blunt second (Shrewsbury, 2:34:04) and Hugh Porter third (Gateshead, 2:35:08). It was a good weekend for the Cook family as Sam’s brother, James Cook, was second in the 10K.

The women’s champion was Helen Reid (Belgrave Harriers, 2:52:58) – her second win within three years after her triumph in 2023. Flaminia Gold (Lewes, 2:54:44) and Emily Marchant (Swansea Harriers, 2:55:41) also went sub-three to complete the rostrum. Marchant - pictured below - was taking a break from her hen party celebrations and was rewarded with a personal best!

Among the thousands of charity runners was Alex Sawbridge, who started his day at 05:00 by running the marathon route in reverse, arriving at the Start Line for the first wave of the day. He completed his timed marathon in 3:18:31, well ahead of his target time of 3:30:00. He took on the challenge to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer, having lost his mother to the disease.

Entries are already being taken for next year's Brighton Marathon Weekend with Early Bird discounts here.

Results and previous reports are at the runABC race listing here.

Photos courtesy of Brighton Marathon Weekend