Date
Sun, 26 Sept 2027
Venue
Swanage Downs to Sand Pitt Field, Swanage, Dorset
Swanage, Dorset
Countdown
September
A true point-to-point marathon-plus on the Dorset coast, with 1,059 m of climbing over 43 km. Honest hills, but nothing savage if you pace it.
Key facts
01Point-to-point: you start at Swanage Downs and finish at Sand Pitt Field
02Previous editions had a 7h11 cut-off, so plan for roughly 10 min/km pace or better
Create a free training plan for the The Purbeck Marathon 43 km
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The course
The route
Swanage
Distance43km
Total climb1,059m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.3 km
Weather
Late-September, Swanage
17°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
9°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 9°C. Rain on 41% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserThe Purbeck Outdoor Weekend
Websitethepurbeckmarathon.co.uk
Instagram@purbeckmarathon
Running since2012
Training
Training for the The Purbeck Marathon 43 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a The Purbeck Marathon 43 km plan targets
Typical sessions
43 km with 1,059 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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