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Dublin, Ireland·Europe·October

Dublin Marathon

City, rolling, friendly.

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Official distance
42.195 km
Elevation gain
+200m
Mindful tempo
5:20 /km
Character
City, rolling, friendly

'The friendly marathon' — Phoenix Park, Georgian squares and a huge Merrion finish.

Because uninterrupted rhythm is medicine — this course lets the body forget the clock.

Soft Atlantic weather, warm crowds — smile more than you think.

Course

Map & elevation profile

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42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom53.350, -6.260
Elevation profile
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+200 m gainPeak 200 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 200 metres, peak 200 m above start, low 0 m.

A physical profile — respect the ascents; let the descents restore the breath.

Dublin53.350, -6.260
Race Day

Practical & atmospheric notes

Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.

A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.

Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.

A quieter stretch usually opens up between km 17 and km 23 — an interior mile to return to yourself before the final push.

Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day

Rolling road profile — handcycles handle it with pacing help. Suitable for sturdy strollers on the flatter first and last thirds; expect a couple of longer gradients in the middle.

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Recovery

Warm bath, quiet pub corner.

Along the line

Course imagery

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Wikimedia Commons · Dublin Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Dublin Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Dublin Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Dublin Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Dublin Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Dublin Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Dublin Marathon
Soul-Tuned Variations

One race, three ways to run it.

Contemplative

21.1 km

5:50 /km

Phoenix half.

Recovery echo

6 km

6:30 /km

Grand Canal walk-jog.

Stronger

42.195 km

4:50 /km

Even friendly marathon.

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