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Race Overview
The Chester Marathon offers a unique running experience that spans both England and Wales, featuring a scenic and historic course. Runners pass iconic landmarks such as Chester Cathedral, the Eastgate Clock, and the Roman Walls, before traversing the picturesque Cheshire and North Wales countryside. The route is predominantly flat, with some gentle inclines in the latter half, providing an excellent opportunity for personal bests.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2026 Chester Marathon?
The 2026 Chester Marathon will be held on Sunday October 11, 2026.
Is the Chester Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Chester Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
Chester Marathon Weather History
Chester Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 53°, Average Low: 45°, Average High: 60°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 47° | 48° | 50° | 53° | 56° | 57° | 59° | 59° |
| Feel | 45° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 55° | 57° | 59° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 5mph | 6mph | 7mph | 8mph | 10mph | 9mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 44° | 45° | 46° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 48° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2025
Oct 5, 2025
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 58°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 16mph | 12mph | 14mph | 16mph | 15mph | 16mph | 16mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 44° | 45° | 44° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 47° | 47° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2024
Oct 6, 2024
Cloudy skies throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 57°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 52° | 52° | 52° | 55° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 57° |
| Rain | - | - | light | light | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 10mph | 8mph | 11mph | 10mph | 17mph | 15mph | 12mph |
| Dew | 48° | 49° | 50° | 51° | 52° | 51° | 52° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2023
Oct 8, 2023
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 73°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 53° | 54° | 56° | 60° | 65° | 70° | 72° | 73° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 7mph | 8mph | 8mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 50° | 52° | 51° | 54° | 55° | 56° | 55° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2022
Oct 2, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 61°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 54° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 60° | 59° | 60° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 6mph | 8mph | 8mph | 9mph | 10mph | 8mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 48° | 48° | 49° | 50° | 49° | 48° | 47° | 47° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2022
Oct 2, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 61°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 54° | 55° | 56° | 58° | 60° | 59° | 60° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 6mph | 8mph | 8mph | 9mph | 10mph | 8mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 48° | 48° | 49° | 50° | 49° | 48° | 47° | 47° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2021
Oct 3, 2021
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 41°, High: 60°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 39° | 41° | 43° | 51° | 52° | 56° | 57° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | light | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 13mph | 14mph | 12mph | 13mph | 11mph | 12mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 42° | 43° | 45° | 48° | 50° | 48° | 48° | 48° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2021
Oct 3, 2021
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 40°, High: 60°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 39° | 41° | 43° | 51° | 52° | 56° | 57° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | light | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 13mph | 14mph | 12mph | 13mph | 11mph | 12mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 42° | 43° | 45° | 48° | 50° | 48° | 48° | 48° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2019
Oct 6, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 59°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 56° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 59° | 59° |
| Rain | light | - | - | - | - | - | light | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 11mph | 12mph | 13mph | 13mph | 12mph | 14mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 52° | 51° | 51° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2019
Oct 6, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 59°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 56° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 59° | 59° |
| Rain | light | - | - | - | - | - | light | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 11mph | 12mph | 13mph | 13mph | 12mph | 14mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 52° | 51° | 51° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2018
Oct 7, 2018
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 34°, High: 56°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 29° | 32° | 35° | 38° | 45° | 54° | 55° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 4mph | 4mph | 6mph | 6mph | 9mph | 7mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 32° | 34° | 37° | 40° | 43° | 43° | 42° | 41° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2018
Oct 7, 2018
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 34°, High: 56°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 29° | 32° | 35° | 38° | 45° | 54° | 55° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 4mph | 4mph | 6mph | 6mph | 9mph | 7mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 32° | 34° | 37° | 40° | 43° | 43° | 42° | 41° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2017
Oct 8, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 54°, High: 57°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 54° | 54° | 55° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 56° | 56° |
| Rain | light | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 4mph | 2mph | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 5mph | 2mph |
| Dew | 50° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2017
Oct 8, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 54°, High: 57°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 54° | 54° | 55° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 56° | 56° |
| Rain | light | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 4mph | 2mph | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 5mph | 2mph |
| Dew | 50° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2016
Oct 2, 2016
Partly cloudy throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 43°, High: 62°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 42° | 43° | 47° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 57° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 1mph | 1mph | 1mph | 1mph | 2mph | 3mph | 1mph |
| Dew | 42° | 41° | 45° | 48° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2016
Oct 2, 2016
Partly cloudy throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 43°, High: 62°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 42° | 43° | 47° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 57° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 1mph | 1mph | 1mph | 1mph | 2mph | 3mph | 1mph |
| Dew | 42° | 41° | 45° | 48° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2015
Oct 4, 2015
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 41°, High: 61°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 40° | 47° | 47° | 52° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 60° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 2mph | 3mph | 3mph | 8mph | 10mph | 9mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 43° | 47° | 48° | 48° | 47° | 44° | 44° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2015
Oct 4, 2015
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 44°, High: 61°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 48° | 47° | 47° | 52° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 60° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 2mph | 2mph | 3mph | 3mph | 8mph | 10mph | 9mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 46° | 47° | 48° | 48° | 47° | 44° | 44° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2014
Oct 5, 2014
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 39°, High: 60°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 37° | 38° | 38° | 43° | 51° | 54° | 58° | 60° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 4mph | 8mph | 9mph | 9mph | 14mph | 14mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 37° | 39° | 41° | 43° | 46° | 46° | 47° | 47° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2014
Oct 5, 2014
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 39°, High: 60°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 37° | 38° | 38° | 43° | 51° | 54° | 58° | 60° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 4mph | 8mph | 9mph | 9mph | 14mph | 14mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 37° | 39° | 41° | 43° | 46° | 46° | 47° | 47° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2013
Oct 6, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 65°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 45° | 46° | 52° | 57° | 60° | 64° | 65° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 4mph | 7mph | 8mph | 7mph | 11mph | 11mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 47° | 46° | 50° | 51° | 53° | 54° | 54° | 54° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2013
Oct 6, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 65°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 45° | 46° | 52° | 57° | 60° | 64° | 65° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 4mph | 7mph | 8mph | 7mph | 11mph | 11mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 47° | 46° | 50° | 51° | 53° | 54° | 54° | 54° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2012
Oct 7, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 42°, High: 56°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 44° | 45° | 48° | 52° | 53° | 55° | 55° | 56° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 2mph | 1mph | 2mph | 1mph | 7mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 41° | 42° | 44° | 45° | 41° | 42° | 42° | 41° |
| RunScore |
Chester Marathon 2012
Oct 7, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 42°, High: 56°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 44° | 46° | 48° | 52° | 53° | 55° | 55° | 56° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 2mph | 1mph | 2mph | 1mph | 7mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 41° | 42° | 44° | 45° | 41° | 42° | 42° | 41° |
| RunScore |