Edinburgh Marathon Festival
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival (EMF) has grown from a single race with 3,000 runners in 2003 to a weekend festival of running with 30,000 people running in 8 races across two days. The EMF is now firmly established as a major event on the UK running calendar.
Get your place online here or alternatively, you can sign up for a free charity place here, in return for your pledge to raise a minimum sponsorship for Medical Detection Dogs.
Own Place
If you have purchased your own place directly with the event organiser, via a public ballot or through your local gym or club and would like to fundraise for us, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
When you join #MDDchallenge you’ll receive:
- A Running Vest and/or T-shirt to raise awareness*
- A fundraising pack full of advice, tips and support and everything you’ll need to get started
- Regular emails with support, updates and extra fundraising tips
*Running Vests/T-shirts are for adult runners only and will not be given for EMF Junior 5K, EMF Junior 2K, EMF Junior 1.5K or the EMF Kilometre
Charity Places:
- Registration Fee: Dependent on event
- Minimum Sponsorship: Dependent on event
Edinburgh Marathon 26 May 2019. Registration fee: £35 Minimum sponsorship pledge: £500
EMF Half Marathon 26 May 2019. Registration fee: £20. Minimum sponsorship pledge: £300
Hairy Haggis EMF Team Relay 26 May 2019. Registration fee: £80 for a team of four. Minimum sponsorship pledge: £400 for a team of four
EMF 10K 25 May 2019. Registration fee: £15. Minimum sponsorship pledge: £195
EMF 5K 25 May 2019. Registration fee: £15. Minimum sponsorship pledge: £195
Or sign up for free (and raise as much as you can in sponsorship) to the EMF Junior 5K, EMF Junior 2K, EMF Junior 1.5K, EMF Kids’ Kilometre – all on 25 May 2019
You could join #MDDchallenge to take part in any of the following amazing events: –
Event detail
Edinburgh – 25 May 2019
Distance: Kids’ 1K
Distance: Junior 5K
Distance: 5K
Distance: 10K
Edinburgh – 26 May 2019
Distance: Half Marathon 13.1 miles
Distance: Marathon 26.2 miles
Distance: Relay Marathon 26.2 miles in four legs