How far is the BB-Charnwood Marathon?

The BB-Charnwood Marathon offers 2 distances: 27 Mile (43.5 km), 18 Mile (29.0 km).

Is the BB-Charnwood Marathon course marked?

No. The BB-Charnwood Marathon is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.

What are the cut-offs for the BB-Charnwood Marathon?

Overall time limits — 27 Mile: 11h 30m, 18 Mile: 11h 30m. 11.5 hours, all to finish by 18:30.

When is the next BB-Charnwood Marathon?

Sat, 20 Mar 2027, 07:00. Entries open.

LDWA Sherwood BB-Charnwood Marathon

Brush Bowls & Sports Club, Nanpantan Road, LoughboroughSat, 20 Mar 2027

Twenty-seven or eighteen miles of Charnwood from Loughborough: the Outwoods, Blackbrook reservoir, Mount St Bernard Abbey, Bardon Hill, and Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods on the long one. Hosted with Brush Bowls Club.

Distance	Ascent	Per km
27 Mile	—	—
18 Mile	—	—

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Cut-offs

11.5 hours, all to finish by 18:30.

How to enter

Sat, 20 Mar 2027 · Entries open · £17–£21

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Common questions

: The BB-Charnwood Marathon offers 2 distances: 27 Mile (43.5 km), 18 Mile (29.0 km).
: No course file for the BB-Charnwood Marathon yet, so there's no measured climb here. When LDWA Sherwood publish one, this fills in.
: Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the BB-Charnwood Marathon yet.
: No. The BB-Charnwood Marathon is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the BB-Charnwood Marathon. LDWA Sherwood confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: Overall time limits — 27 Mile: 11h 30m, 18 Mile: 11h 30m. 11.5 hours, all to finish by 18:30.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the BB-Charnwood Marathon. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the LDWA Sherwood race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the BB-Charnwood Marathon. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: Sat, 20 Mar 2027, 07:00. Entries open.