Half Marathons in Northern Ireland

We are excited to announce the BRAND NEW Hillsborough Castle Running Festival, including family races, a 5k, a 10k, and a half marathon! Come and run the inaugural event at Hillsborough Castle on Sunday 18th August 2019 and take the opportunity to race around this unique location!

Starting and finishing at Ards Leisure Centre in Newtownards, Co Down, the route takes runners through the towns and countryside of Ards. With a reputation for being one of the toughest half marathons in the province it's a challenge well worth taking on and conquering.

We have 5 events on offer ... on Sunday, 25th August we have the FULL MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 10K and the TEAM RELAY MARATHON ... and for the hardcore runners a BACK2BACK MARATHON hosted on Saturday, 25th August.

The 37th Waterside Half Marathon returns to the city on Sunday 1st September. Starting in Ebrington Square, the route will once again take runners across the river to the cityside, showcasing our parks, greenways and bridges before finishing at St Columbs Park.

The 2018 race will also host the NI & Ulster Half Marathon Championship

Around 5,000 participants are expected to set off on their 13.1 mile journey from Ormeau Park in a bid to complete the largest Half Marathon event in Northern Ireland, the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon.

The Causeway Coast Marathon and "Ultra Marathon" will be "out and back" routes and will follow the paths, tracks, beaches and coastline of the Causeway Coast Way. The Ultra will start in Portstewart and will follow the Causeway Coast Way to Portballintrae. From here it will pick up the Marathon Route and will follow the tracks and trails between Portballintrae and Ballintoy Harbour. This Marathon will be an "out and back" route almost entirely off road, passing The Giants Causeway, Dunseverick Harbour, White Park Bay, Ballintoy Harbour before turning at the quaint Harbour and returning along the same route. The scenery on the outward and homeward legs of the event is truly spectacular.

The Tollymore Trail Marathon is the perfect end of year trail ultra marathon, marathon and half marathon event. The event will be a looped event with participants completing one loop for a half marathon, two loops for a full marathon and three loops for the ultra marathon (40 miles). There will also be a 10k event that will encompass part of the course.