A corporate relay event is also held in which teams of five runners from local companies and businesses run legs of 2–3 miles on the half-marathon course.
The original race started and finished in the Old Market Square, in Nottingham City Centre.
In 2005 Runners World Magazine readers voted the race the number two marathon in the United Kingdom.
The full marathon was dropped for the 2012 event because of "issues with the route around Holme Pierrepont".
In 2013 the marathon returned after being cancelled in 2012, following revisions to the route to allow for greater participant safety.