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Name: May The Fourth Be With You (Original)
Start: 2026-05-02
End: 2026-05-02
Location: Church Stretton

Church Stretton, United Kingdom • 2 May 2026

May the Fourth Be With You (original)

The event offers a choice of distance and a virtual option during the week of May 4th.

Half Marathon
Marathon

Entries for the main race are limited to 200. The event takes place from Race HQ at Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6JG, and the course runs over the Long Mynd and other Shropshire Hills.

The course is organised as a lap of 13.1 miles. Marathon entrants complete the lap twice. There are well stocked aid stations and marshals positioned on course. A finisher medal is provided to those who complete their distance. There is a seven hour cut off for the full marathon.

Entry pricing is listed separately for the two distances. A virtual race option runs in the same week for participants who do not attend in person. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom West Midlands (England) Church Stretton

Race information

Registration

Marathon

Half Marathon

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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