With the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon on this week, we thought we would share with you our picks of some of the best runs in the Irish running calendar. These range from mini to full-fledged marathon and take place in a variety of locations all over the island. Ready…set…GO!

Connemarathon – 14th April 2019
The Connemarathon is one of the world’s most scenic running events, comprising of half, full & ultra marathons and set in the beautiful west of Ireland. The success of this event has been its ability to offer long distance running in the dramatic setting of mountains, glacier lakes, rugged green-brown landscape which winds in and around the challenging mountain wilderness of Galway.

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Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon – 5th May 2019
Encompassing the North, East, South and West of the city, the 2019 Belfast City Marathon will take place on a new ‘flatter, faster marathon route’ starting on the grounds of the iconic Stormont Estate. The first marathon took place in Belfast in 1982 and it is still going strong some 37 years later. It is the largest mass sport participatory event in Northern Ireland raises over £1.6 million for local charities annually.

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Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon – 2nd June 2019
Since 1983, the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon has stormed the streets of Dublin each June bank holiday, making it the largest Women’s event of its kind in the world. Women of every age and from every walk of life partake making it an unmissable event in the running calendar. At the inaugural event there were 9,000 participants, and in 2014 the attendance peaked at 41,000. Over its 36 years, it is estimated that over 1 million women have entered. What makes this event special is that women decide themselves which charity to support thus helping local communities all over the country.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Dublin – 10th-11th August 2019
The  Rock ‘n’ Roll Dublin is the most fun you’ll ever have running. Experience live music along the course and journey along the River Liffey past Christ Church Cathedral and the famous Brewery. Afterwards, there’s a concert in Phoenix Park. Each year you can look forward to live and energetic bands on course and a headliner concert at the finish line festival. In 2018 they were lucky enough to have The Blizzards ROCK centre stage!

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Mourne Mountain Marathon – 21st – 22nd September 2019
The Mourne Mountain Marathon is Ireland’s only two-day endurance and navigation event held each year in the beautiful mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland. This one is a competitive event for teams who can enter in a variety of categories and cover between 35-55km over two days. Teams camp overnight and try to be self-sufficient in the Mournes.

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