The Maer 10km & Half Marathon

Let the incredible start line atmosphere at Sidshore motivate you for The Maer races. Which will you choose?

The East coast of Devon is famous for it's hills and beautiful hill top views. Come along and get swept up in the atmosphere of this very enjoyable coastal event.

Now in it's seventh year both routes head out and finish on the same course but split after 5km: 

- The Maer 10km Challenge; a single lap course which is scenic and challenging. The route starts on Exmouth seafront and winds its way through Exmouth before heading out to the coast path to rejoin the half route allowing it to experience the downhill stretch leading to the Geoneedle, hugging the coast path back to the finish line.

- The Maer Half Challenge; a multi-terrain single lap course winding its way over to Budleigh along the disused trainline before climbing nearly 1000ft along the spectacular coastal path back to the finish line in Exmouth. Beautiful, scenic and definately challenging!! We ask you reach the 10km/half split within the 36 minute cut off (8min/k pace) otherwise our marshals will direct you on to the the 10km route.

Chip timed with a fab finishers medal (if you choose one)!

'No Medal' entries: In order to be as green as possible we don't want to order and pay for a medal for you if you don't want one. Enter under this category and its a little cheaper for you. To guarantee your medal please make sure you enter early and keep an eye on social media for our cut off dates.

We usually have some on the day entries for this race but check with Lizzie before making the trip: lmeventsuk@gmail.com

Race day logistics and timings:

• 0730 Race number collection opens for pre-registered entrants.

• 0845 Registration closes.

• 0900 The race starts.

Event Date: 26 April 2026

Closing date: 22 April 2026 (or sooner if we fill)

New Course Records:

10km Male: Joshua Sale: 39:23

10km Female: Victoria Vance: 42:29

Half Male: Iwan Reed: 01:34:15

Half Female: Joanna Carritt: 01:47:51

Here's what some of our previous runners said from 2025:

'I absolutely loved the half marathon yesterday! It was a great course, incredibly beautiful at this time of year and in spring sunshine. Perfect - it was really well organised, marked and marshalled' - Graham, Exeter

'I thought it was a fantastic event. Very well organised and welcoming. I did the 10k this year and I enjoyed the new route even more than the old one, the second climb and descent down Gore Lane and the coast path were great. The marshals were great' - Simon, Exeter

'What a great day! Many thanks to you and your team for organising and marshaling such a great event! Was a hard first 10k but very enjoyable!' - Chris, Carharrick Redruth

'I just wanted to say that I thought the half marathon yesterday was one of the best halves I've run. The marshals were great and the route was just superb. I really enjoyed every mile and I shall be recommending it to friends and family next year. Thank you so much for a great and varied and beautiful route. Amazing.' - Hannah, Exeter.