Belfast Marathon
Inflatable archway, outside Belfast City Hall, at the start of 2011 event
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Event typeMarathon
Distance26.2 miles (42.2 km)
Primary sponsorMash Direct
Established1982[1]
Course recordsMen's: 2:13:41 (2012)
Ethiopia Negewo Ararisa
Women's: 2:36:50 (2013)
Ukraine Nataliya Lehonkova
Official siteBelfast Marathon
Participants>5,700 (2021)[2]

The Belfast City Marathon takes place in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The organisers describe it as the "largest mass sport participatory event in Northern Ireland" with between 15,000 and 18,000 participants taking part in several events.[3][4][5] These events, typically scheduled over the May bank holiday weekend, include marathon, wheelchair race, team relay and 8-mile walk events. The organisers also stage Northern Ireland's largest half marathon event, which takes place annually in September.

Marathon

Participants in 2013 event

The Belfast City Marathon is an AIMS certified race.[6] The race traditionally starts at Stormont Estate at 9am and finishes in Ormeau Park.[7]

5,000 runners took part in the 2019 "full marathon".[3] Following this event, organisers apologised after it was noted that the course was 0.3 miles longer than the typical marathon standard.[8][9]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, with all registrants given the option of either running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2021, 2022 or 2023.[10][11] The 2021 event was rescheduled from May to October 2021.[12][13]

Previously sponsored by Deep River Rock,[14] the 2022 event (scheduled for May 2022) was reported to be Mash Direct.[15]

Half marathon

First launched in 2013, the Belfast City Half Marathon is an extension of the May Marathon event. The race starts at Ormeau Park.

Winners

YearMale AthleteCountryTimeFemale AthleteCountryTime
1982Gregory HannonNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:20:25Susan BorehamNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland3:11:26
1983Paul CraigNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:20:14Roma McConvilleNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:58:07
1984Andy Daly Scotland2:18:01Theresa KiddNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:47:33
1985Marty DeaneNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:15:51Moira O'BoyleNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:45:40
1986Marty DeaneNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:16:05Moira O'NeillNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:43:26
1987Calum Bark Scotland2:17:47Theresa KiddNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:48:28
1988Thomas HughesNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:19:00Theresa KiddNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:49:10
1989Ian Bloomfield England2:20:45Rosaleen Hayden Ireland2:58:31
1990Jerry Kiernan Ireland2:18:58Eleanor Hill Ireland2:50:07
1991Joel Kipchumba Kenya2:18:56Brenda McNamara Ireland2:55:25
1992Jerry Kiernan Ireland2:20:52Catherine Smyth Ireland2:42:41
1993Gerard McGrath Ireland2:18:12Catherine Smyth Ireland2:45:05
1994Terry Mitchell Scotland2:20:24Catherine Smyth Ireland2:44:42
1995John FerrinNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:18:42Patricia Griffin Ireland2:53:10
1996Terry Mitchell Scotland2:21:36Trudi Thomson Scotland2:44:57
1997John FerrinNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:20:17Olive Nolan Ireland2:55:10
1998Thomas HughesNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:23:33Jackie Newton England2:57:25
1999Samuel Okemwa Kenya2:20:58Barbara BrewerNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland2:58:49
2000Wilson Cheruiyot Kenya2:24:13Mary Jennings Ireland3:02:31
2001Joseph Riri Kenya2:26:00Debra Curley England2:56:05
2002Simon Pride Scotland2:22:21Trudi Thomson Scotland2:49:39
2003Lezan Kimutai Kenya2:17:09Trudi Thomson Scotland2:45:48
2004Peter Edukan Kenya2:23:51Julia Myatt England2:52:52
2005Eric Kiplagat Kenya2:22:20Lemma Urge Ethiopia2:41:33
2006Stephen Ndungu Kenya2:16:51Joyce Kandie Kenya2:43:11
2007John Mutai Kenya2:16:24Desse Demelesh Ethiopia2:46:45
2008John Mutai Kenya2:16:31Marshet Jimma Ethiopia2:39:22
2009John Mutai Kenya2:17:35Joyce Kandie Kenya2:47:44
2010Urga Negewo Ethiopia2:16:53Sarah Stradling England2:44:03
2011Jacob Chesire Kenya2:14:56Vera Ovcharuk Ukraine2:46:04
2012Negewo Ararisa Ethiopia2:13:41Alice Chelangat Kenya2:39:02
2013Joel Kipsang Kenya2:19:28Nataliya Lehonkova Ukraine2:36:50
2014Freddy Sittuk Kenya2:18:30Bayrush Shiferaw Ethiopia2:41:20
2015Joel Kositany Kenya2:19:36Berhan Gebremichael Ethiopia2:40:57
2016Joel Kositany Kenya2:17:39Berhan Gebremichael Ethiopia2:48:26
2017Bernard Rotich Kenya2:16:04Laura Graham United Kingdom2:41:47
2018Eric Koech Kenya2:18:19Caroline Chepkwony Kenya2:41:23
2019Joel Kositany Kenya2:17:09Caroline Jepchirchir Kenya2:34:55
2020cancelled as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland[11]
2021 Mick Clohisey  Ireland 2:20:42 Fionnuala Ross  Ireland 2:43:42
2022[16] Paul Pollock  Northern Ireland 2:16:16 Gladys Ganiel  Northern Ireland 2:43:49

References

  1. ↑ "Belfast City Marathon over the years". BBC News. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Belfast City Marathon: Race returns after Covid cancellations". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Belfast City Marathon 2019: Results, pictures and video as record crowd take on new 'longer' route". Belfasttelegraph. 5 May 2019. Around 18,000 took part in the full marathon, the wheelchair race, team relay, walk and fun run [..] With 5,000 taking part in the full marathon
  4. ↑ "Belfast Marathon: Kilkeel's Laura Graham aims for repeat win after 2017 triumph". BBC Sport. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Clothes tell the story of the 36th Belfast marathon". Irishtimes.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon". aims-worldrunning.org. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Belfast City Marathon 2017: All you need to know". BBC. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Belfast Marathon: Organisers apologise after course is 0.3 miles too long". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Runners in Belfast City Marathon run extra 0.3 miles after course mix-up". Thejournal.ie. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Belfast Marathon: Coronavirus pandemic forces organisers to cancel 2020 event". BBC Sport. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. 1 2 "2020 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon CANCELLED | Belfast Marathon News | General | news". Belfast City Marathon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Belfast Marathon moved to September with virtual half race in May". irishnews.com. Irish News. 29 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "39th Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon Rescheduled to 3rd October 2021". Belfast City Marathon. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Belfast City Marathon course was too long, organizers say". CNN. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon". belfastcity.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. ↑ Belfast City Marathon. 2022. Belfast Marathon Results | results | Belfast City Marathon. [online] Available at: <https://belfastcitymarathon.com/results/2022#fullResults> [Accessed 13 October 2022].
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