The Dublin City Marathon, which is taking place on the 31st of October, is now in it’s 31st year. It was started back in 1980 by Noel Carroll and since then has become one of the main events on the Dublin calendar.
Dick Hopper was the first Dublin Marathon winner and also the only person to have won the marathon a record three times!
Last year was a year for the record books as over 13,000 people entered and the winning time was a record beating 2.08.58, which was accomplished by Moses Kangogo Kibet from Kenya.
The course is relatively flat throughout and takes you from Fitzwilliam St through the city centre and onto Phoenix Park on the north side of the city. At around the halfway mark you will reach the Walkingstown road where you will continue towards town past UCD and right back into the city centre to the much awaited finish line at Merrion Square.
For more information on the Dublin City Marathon check out the official website.
Dublin City Marathon – Hotel Package
For this great event we have created a special marathon package that Dick Hooper would be proud of!
The package includes:
- One night accommodation
- Marathon Breakfast which features delicious omelettes, fresh fruit salad, smoothies, muesli bars and organic porridge to keep your energy at the perfect level throughout your run
- Late checkout (3pm) on the day of the marathon
Specially designed low fat/carbohydrate rich dinner available at II Vignardo the night before for just €20 for three fat courses.
I like Dublin Marathon and really a good package.
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