Lace up your running shoes and make every step count. Help us end HIV stigma and work towards ending new HIV cases in the UK by 2030.
Take part in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2027, one of the UK's biggest running events. The marathon's fast and flat route takes you through Scotland's historic capital before heading along the stunning East Lothian coastline, making it ideal for first-time marathon runners and those chasing a personal best.
Join Team Terry and turn your miles into meaningful change. Every pound you raise will help Terrence Higgins Trust support people living with HIV, improve sexual health, and tackle HIV stigma across the UK.
Fundraising
Our dedicated fundraising team is here to support you every step of the way. Whether you're taking on your first fundraising challenge or looking to maximise your impact, we'll provide advice, resources and encouragement throughout your journey.
While we encourage everyone to fundraise, we ask that you consider whether you're confident in reaching the minimum sponsorship target before signing up.
Sponsorship targets help us cover the cost of charity places and continue delivering our vital services. If targets aren't reached, it can reduce the funds available for our work and leave us covering event costs.
Setting up a JustGiving page is quick and easy, and every donation goes directly to Terrence Higgins Trust.
If you have any questions or concerns about fundraising, please contact us at [email protected]. We're always happy to help.
Join Team Terry
Every donation helps fund vital HIV and sexual health services and brings us closer to ending new HIV transmissions in the UK.
To secure your charity place, you'll need to pay an entry registration fee of £50 and commit to raising a fundraising target of £500 (excluding Gift Aid).
Please make sure you read our Terms and Conditions before signing up.
How we'll support you
We’ll be here to support you from the moment you register until you cross that finish line.
Benefits of joining Team Terry:
- Free Terrence Higgins Trust running vest.
- Committed support with your training and fundraising from a member of our team.
- Opportunity to meet and make friends with like-minded people united behind the same good cause.
- Regular news and updates to keep you informed about our work, campaigns and services.
Running and Challenge Events FAQs
Have a question about taking part in one of our challenge events or fundraising for Terrence Higgins Trust? Take a look at our FAQs.
We ask everyone to please refer to our Term and Conditions before signing up.
Why we need you
Every mile you run and every pound you raise helps fund life-changing services, including:
- Our sexual health information and support helpline.
- HIV testing services.
- Counselling and wellbeing support.
- Peer support programmes for people living with HIV.
We're working towards a future where there are no new HIV transmissions in the UK, everyone living with HIV is diagnosed and receiving treatment, and nobody faces stigma or discrimination because of their HIV status.
Got your own place?
If you've already secured your own place in the Edinburgh Marathon, we'd love for you to join Team Terry.
There's no minimum sponsorship target for own-place runners. We simply ask you to raise what you can to support our work.
Let us know you have a place and we'll send you a free Terrence Higgins Trust running top.
Both charity place and own-place runners receive the same amazing support from our dedicated team.
Discover more events across the UK
Check out our 2027 events calendar or Run for Charity, where you’ll find marathons, half marathons, and 10Ks taking place across the UK.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about taking part in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2027, we'd love to hear from you.
Contact our Fundraising team at [email protected].
We look forward to welcoming you to Team Terry.
