Dublin Marathon returns in action this weekend.

• The race will start at precisely 8.40 am in Fitzwilliam Dublin City centre.
• Mick Clohisey, the Olympic marathon runner, will also be on track this year after finishing 6th position in 2018 and 2019.
• Since the 2019 Dublin marathon has not been on due to the Covid-19 pandemic, its returns this weekend will see up to 25,000 entrants across the continent line up for a 26.2 miles race.

The annual Dublin Marathon will be back this weekend on Sunday, 30 October 2022, on the streets of Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

Runners during the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 2016 in Dublin. Photo/Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Since 2019, the Dublin marathon has not been on due to the Covid-19 pandemic; its returns this weekend will see up to 25,000 entrants across the continent line up for a 26.2 miles race.

The Marathon has existed since 1980, and it has seen up to 1,420 athletes finish the race from a total entry of 2,100, with Dick Hooper being the first athlete to finish the race with a time record of 2:16:14. He was a three-time champion.

Carey May was the first female marathon race finisher setting a world record time of 2:42:11 with this putting her on the top list of 40 female finishers in the maiden event.

Many Dublin city routes will be closed on Saturday, 29 October, before the Marathon to ease the event preparation. 

The 42.2 kilometres Marathon covers several residential areas in Dublin, such as Stoneybatter, North Circular Road, Walkinstown and Terenure.

This year’s entries rolled over to that of 2020, with 1,300 entries allocated to Ireland athletics.

Dublin’s remainder is usually done through a lottery system, which raises €9m yearly for charity and €26.5m purposely for Dublin City.

The race will start at precisely 8.40 am in Fitzwilliam Dublin City centre. 

Finishers of the race will be awarded the Dublin Marathon medals. The medal contains the Dublin Castle image commemorating 100 years.

 Mick Clohisey, the Olympic marathon runner, will also be on track this year after finishing 6th position in 2018 and 2019.

Moroccos Othmane El Goumri won the 2019 men’s marathon, while Ethiopia’s Motu Gedefa won the women’s marathon race.

Route

The race will kick start at Fitzwilliam Square and move towards St Stephen’s Green.

They go through Christchurch Cathedral before crossing the James Joyce Bridge of the River Liffey.

The course returns along the North Circular Road towards Phoenix Park gate to mark the 5km.

The race then re to Phoenix Park through the Knockmaroon gates and exits at the Chapelizod before Crossing Chapelizod Bridge.

Passing through Ballyfermot, the course weaves its way back towards the city, giving Kilmainham Gaol and then onto South Circular Road.

From here, runners pass through Rialto onto Crumlin Road, hitting the halfway point.

They then go through Drimnagh and Kimmage in the Dublin suburbs of Walkinstown, Templeogue, Terenure village, and Rathgar.

They then brace for a slight challenge on Roebuck Road but later experience a downhill stretch to Fosters Avenue.

After Fosters Avenue, they return to the Dublin city centre through the UCD flyover, down to Stillorgan Road and Nutley Lane, and then the course takes to Merrion Road, which leads straight to the finish line.