Welcome to Active Leisure Events

The home of the multi-award winning, sell out and three time winner of the UK's Best Marathon, the MBNA Chester Marathon. One of the UK's longest running and award winning half marathons, the Essar Chester Half Marathon, and the multi award winning, sell-out, best City Centre 10K in the North West, the MBNA Chester 10K. 

In 2025 we added the scenic and adrenaline fulled Deva Triathlon to our portfolio, featuring the T100 Middle Distance, Olympic Distance, Short Distance and AquaBike disciplines.

Our vision is to inspire active nations through running. Our mission is to enable people of all ages and abilities to maintain a healthy lifestyle, accomplish something many didn’t think possible and to provide a platform that empowers individuals and charities to fundraise for good causes.

Our Events & The Chester Triple

Our future race dates are:

Deva Triathlon  - 1st June 2025

MBNA Chester Marathon & Metric Marathon - 5th October 2025
MBNA Chester 10K - 8th March 2026
Essar Chester Half Marathon  - 17th May 2026

The Chester Triple is back for 2025 and the extra medal will be the perfect reward for running and completing three events with us in 2025.

Run and complete the MBNA Chester 10K (6.2 miles), the Essar Chester Half Marathon (13.1 miles) and either the MBNA Chester Marathon (26.2 miles) or Metric Marathon (26.2 km) in the same year and you'll receive one of our fantastic Chester Triple Medals.

Please click on the tabs or links to take you through to our races. All our races are organised under UKA rules, and measured by the Association of UK Course Measurers.

Check out our inspirational video to see what you could experience when running with us in Chester!