12 FEBSCORE
Armagh International Road Races
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
annual place calendar guide
2026 running races in Northern Ireland
2026 running race guide for Northern Ireland, built from source-backed race dates, exact UK-region values, route-map coverage, elevation profiles and distance breakdowns.
2026 running races in Northern Ireland coverage
23Dated race pages7Distances9Mapped routes6Elevation profiles39%Map coverage
Dated race pages
Featured 2026 running races in northern ireland
06 JUNCOST
Mourne Way Marathon (Newcastle / Mourne Mountains)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Mountainous
- Mountain
- Countryside
- Historic
£80Entry
06 JUNCOST
Mourne Way Marathon (Newcastle / Mourne Mountains)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Historic
- Forest
£100Entry
06 JUNCOST
Mourne Way Marathon (Newcastle / Mourne Mountains)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Historic
£60Entry
06 JUNSCORE
Mourne Way Marathon (Newcastle / Mourne Mountains)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Historic
- Forest
17 JUNMAP
Lisburn Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 167 pts / www.theleisureplex.com
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Road
17 JUNMAP
Lisburn Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 375 pts / www.theleisureplex.com
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
17 JUNMAP
Lisburn Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 115 pts / www.theleisureplex.com
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Road
26 JUNCOST
Ards Half Marathon (Newtownards)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Hilly
- Countryside
- City
- Road
£37Entry
23 AUGCOST
Antrim Coast Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Flat
- Coastal
- Historic
- City
£45Entry
23 AUGSCORE
Antrim Coast Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Historic
- City
- Waterfront
06 SEPCOST
Waterside Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- City
- Parkland
£28Entry
06 SEPCHARACTER
Waterside Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Waterfront
12 SEPCOST
Causeway Coast Marathon (Portballintrae)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Hilly
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
£80Entry
12 SEPCOST
Causeway Coast Marathon (Portballintrae)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Hilly
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
£100Entry
12 SEPSCORE
Causeway Coast Marathon (Portballintrae)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Countryside
12 SEPSCORE
Causeway Coast Marathon (Portballintrae)
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Countryside
20 SEPMAP
Belfast City Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 740 pts / belfastcitymarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 88 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
0.2%GAP£50Entry
10 OCTMAP
SkyRun the Mournes
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,341 pts / apexrunning.co
- Mountainous
- Mountain
- Coastal
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 3,730 m
- m/km
- 74.6 m/km
3,730 mAscent
14 NOVMAP
Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 203 pts / 26extreme.com
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Historic
- Ascent
- 538 m
- m/km
- 25.5 m/km
5.4%GAP£60Entry
14 NOVMAP
Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 406 pts / 26extreme.com
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Ascent
- 1,084 m
- m/km
- 25.7 m/km
5.4%GAP
14 NOVMAP
Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 218 pts / 26extreme.com
- Riverside
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Ascent
- 189 m
- m/km
- 18.9 m/km
3.2%GAP
14 NOVMAP
Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 609 pts / 26extreme.com
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Historic
- Ascent
- 1,630 m
- m/km
- 25.9 m/km
5.5%GAP
2026 running races in Northern Ireland by distance
| Distance | Race pages | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathons | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Half Marathons | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 10Ks | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5Ks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ultramarathons | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Relays | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Related race guides
2026 running races
All dated race pages in this annual calendar group.
Northern Ireland running races
All indexed race pages in this UK region, across available calendar periods.
Running race calendar
Month, season and year race guides built only from source-backed date evidence.
Running race route maps
Mapped race pages with stored route geometry and elevation evidence where available.
2026 running races in Northern Ireland questions
What 2026 running races in northern ireland are included?
This guide includes 23 race pages whose latest source-backed race date falls in 2026 and whose source-backed UK region is Northern Ireland. It does not infer annual recurrence unless that edition date is present.
Which 2026 running races in northern ireland have route maps?
9 race pages in this guide currently have stored route geometry. Route traces appear only when stored geometry exists.
How are featured 2026 running races in northern ireland ordered?
Featured races are ordered by race date first, then by available evidence such as route geometry, elevation profiles, route metrics, cost data and race-character tags.