A woman looking happy during the race in front of Brighton's Royal Pavilion

Brighton Marathon

Join Team St John’s and experience the buzz of the UK’s third-largest marathon with a stunning backdrop of the sea in one of the country's most vibrant cities.

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About the event

The Brighton Marathon is one of the UK's favourite 26.2-milers. With a stunning backdrop of the sea in one of the country's most vibrant cities, the race gets bigger and better every year. Renowned for its buzzing atmosphere and roaring crowd support, the course winds through the city streets, finishing up on the spectacular Brighton seafront.

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Join our team and represent St John’s Hospice whilst taking on this challenge. If you already have a place and would like to fundraise for us, we’d love to welcome you to the team. Let us know by using the form linked above, and we can support you along the way!

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Why run for St John's?

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‍As part of Team St John’s, you will receive:

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  • A free technical running vest or T-Shirt.
  • One-on-one support and mentoring to help you with your fundraising.
  • Regular e-newsletters to keep you up to date with all our latest news and activities.


All runners also receive:

  • Event photography
  • Timed results
  • Finisher’s T-Shirt and medal (optional)
  • Free trial with Coopah, the Official Training App for the Brighton Marathon

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Most importantly, your fundraising will help us to reach more people and provide more care. Whether it is supporting a child with a bereavement counselling session following the loss of a loved one, providing a community nurse with new clinical equipment, or providing specialist one-to-one nursing on our Inpatient Unit.

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How your support helps

  • £25 could fund a bereavement counselling session for a patient's loved one, providing them with much needed support at the toughest time.
  • £50 could fund a group art therapy session in our Wellbeing Centre enabling our patients to learn new skills, express themselves and above all else, relax and have fun with one another.
  • £250 could fund a day of expert nursing care from a Healthcare Assistant in our Inpatient Unit.
  • £500 could fund 24-hour at home nursing care for a patient who wants to remain in familiar and comforting surroundings in the later stages of their illness.

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Terms and conditions

Please ensure that you have read and agree to our challenge event terms and conditions before signing up.

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Get in touch

If you have a question or would just like to know more about the Brighton Marathon before joining Team St John’s, please get in touch. Contact us by email at challenges@hje.org.uk or by phone on 020 3832 1436.

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