The race then headed west out to and around Hove, before returning on the seafront and finishing on Madeira Drive, close to Brighton Pier.

In September 2011, The Brighton Marathon was granted coveted Bronze Medal status by the World governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

[6][7][b] Similarly, the 2021 edition of the race, originally scheduled for April, was postponed to 12 September due to the pandemic, with many registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2022 or obtaining a full refund.

Between 2011 and 2014, the Men's Elite Race course record was broken consecutively by Kenyans Philemon Boit, Peter Kimeli Some, Dominic Kangor and William Chebor.

The course record was broken for three consecutive years by Alyson Dixon, Sviatlana Kouhan and Eunice Kales.

23-year-old Sam Harper Brighouse died during the 2013 race after collapsing in Grand Avenue and being taken to hospital.

[20][21] The inquest ruled he died of bowel ischemia and a gastro-intestinal haemorrhage, brought on by an idiosyncratic reaction to hyperthermia, dehydration, endurance exertion, hyperosmolar sports supplements and ibuprofen.