Quarter marathon (QM) refers to either an exact race of a quarter of a marathon (that is, 10.54875 kilometres or 6.55475 miles), or running for 10–15 kilometers (approx.
Sisaket, a north-eastern province in Thailand, holds quarter marathons on the third Sunday of December every year.
Bushey, a town in East England also holds quarter marathons every July.
The Congleton Quarter Marathon was set up by the Congleton Lions; it afforded participants the opportunity to run alongside the half marathon runners.
The Harriers did not include the quarter marathon in 2011 but decided to re-introduce it in 2012.