{"id":493139,"date":"2025-10-12T08:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T08:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/493139\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T08:29:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T08:29:18","slug":"one-of-the-most-beautiful-marathons-in-the-world-is-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/493139\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Most Beautiful Marathons in the World is in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking part in a marathon\u00a0doesn\u2019t have to\u00a0just be about the exercise. If\u00a0don\u2019t mind\u00a0the nipple chafing, toenail peeling and the gruelling hours of non-stop running, they can actually be an enjoyable way to see new places in half the time. There\u2019s a marathon that takes you along the Great Wall of China, one that happens in a Kenyan wildlife conservancy, one set against the backdrop of Mont Blanc and another that traverses the\u00a0romantic streets of Venice. Now,\u00a0a study has revealed the 20 most beautiful marathons of them all, and one here in the UK was awarded third prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most beautiful marathons in the world have been named, based on\u00a0eye-tracking technology. The study by SportsShoes.com<\/a>, involved presenting 300 people with images of some of the world\u2019s most popular marathons and analysing their eye movements to see which caught their eyes the most. That\u2019s one way to do it, we suppose.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Through that research, the\u00a0Loch Ness Marathon<\/strong> in Scotland<\/a>\u00a0was named the third most \u2018visually pleasing\u2019 marathon in the world, after the Big Sur International Marathon in California (famous for its dramatic coastal views) and\u00a0China\u2019s\u00a0Great Wall Marathon. It was given a total \u2018eye-catching score\u2019 of 88 out of 100. The race\u00a0starts just above Fort Augustus and goes in a fairly straight line along the southern and eastern shores of Loch Ness before crossing the Ness Bridge over the River Ness and ending in the centre of Inverness.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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This year\u2019s event happened at the end of September, with a record-breaking 10,700 people taking part.\u00a0If you fancy it, entries for September 2026 are open right now<\/a>.\u00a0 Two other races in the UK also made it into the study\u2019s top 20 \u2013 Edinburgh<\/a> Marathon ranked 12th and the London Marathon<\/a> came in 16th place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ICYMI:\u00a0<\/strong>The remote British train route that is officially one of the greatest rail trips in the world<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plus:\u00a03 British hotels are officially the best in the world right now<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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