Isle of Man Marathon to go ahead this year

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 06:04

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

This year's Isle of Man Marathon and Half Marathon road running championships will go ahead.

The news was confirmed in a statement yesterday, following uncertainity amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

It'll take place on Sunday, August 9 - and will start and finish at Ballacloan stadium Ramsey.

Organisers say with an increase in the number of people out running during lockdown and interested generated by Christian Varley running 19 marathons in 19 days - they're hoping for a record entry of local runners.

For more details and instructions on how to enter you can visit www.isleofmanmarathon.com.

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