Marathon in Medieval Armour
Edinburgh Marathon · 24 May 2026
42.2km in 25kg of steel plate armour.
Every penny raised goes to the Against Malaria Foundation.
Current World Record to Beat
Set by Peter Pedersen at the HC Andersen Marathon, Odense, Denmark, 2008. Unbroken for 18 years.
How This Actually Happened
1. The Comment
“I could probably do that.” Nobody asked. Nobody needed to.
2. The Point of No Return
Tells enough people to make backing out worse than doing it. Checks the Guinness requirements. Decides it’s doable. Files the paperwork. Briefly questions being a middle child. Too late.
3. The Training
Arthur’s Seat. 7am. Saturdays. 25kg of steel. Discovers that a weight vest and rigid plate armour are very different things. The armour does not care. Thought running in medieval armour would be the hard part. Turns out it’s not feeling like a muppet on the training runs.
4. The Doubters
“No offence, I don’t think you can do it.” “I don’t care if you do it or not, just stop talking about it.” “It doesn’t matter if you’re fundraising, this is the women’s bathroom.”
100% Goes to Against Malaria Foundation
Why AMF? Because it is widely considered the most cost-effective charity for saving lives. Every donation goes directly toward buying mosquito nets that protect families while they sleep.
675,000 people a year die of malaria. It is the number 1 killer of pregnant women, and 70% of deaths are children under 5.
And here’s the kicker: 100% of the money you donate goes to buying mosquito nets. AMF covers all admin costs separately.
One net costs £2.50 and lasts 3–4 years. £5 buys two nets — enough to cover a family of four.
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