Westport Marathon
The Lowdown
The Westport Marathon is an annual road race held in Westport, County Mayo, on Ireland's west coast, offering a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K on the same race day. The event starts and finishes at Westport Quay's Boat Park, with the marathon's turnaround point around 10:15am on race morning. The 2026 edition ran on Saturday, April 18, 2026 and filled to capacity; organisers have set the next edition for Saturday, April 10, 2027, with the course, start times, and entry pricing still provisional as of this record's creation. The route is largely flat, tracing the old Westport-to-Achill railway walk and greenway system along Clew Bay, with views of Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain, and passing through the villages of Murrisk and Lecanvey on open public roads before returning along the coast to the finish. All finishers receive a medal and technical t-shirt, with post-race refreshments and an after-party buffet with live entertainment at the Boat Park. The event partners with the EBS and Western Alzheimer's charities, and registration is entirely online, with no evening-before packet pickup required. Minimum entry age is 18.
Race Day
Weather Forecast
Elevation
Terrain Profile
Relatively flat course
Participants
Field Size
Medium-sized race
Crowd Rating
Spectator Support
Good crowd energy
Westport Quay / The Boat Park -- start and finish area for all three races.
Croagh Patrick -- Ireland's 'holy mountain', visible along the coastal section of the route.
Clew Bay -- the marathon and half marathon trace the shoreline of this bay.
Old Westport-to-Achill railway walk and greenway -- disused rail line converted to a shared path, forms part of the course.
Murrisk and Lecanvey -- coastal villages the full marathon route passes through on open public roads.
Westport House -- historic estate near the town, a well-known local landmark.
Other distances available during the event weekend:
Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
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Average rate for 3-star accommodations near the start line
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18 for all distances (confirmed on the official FAQ page).
Required Documents
- Photo ID for race-day bib collection (estimate, standard practice for Irish road races of this type; not separately confirmed on an official FAQ page).
Entry Methods
- Online registration via westportmarathon.ie
Cancellation & Refund Policy
No confirmed refund/transfer policy found on the official FAQ or race-information pages; treat as unconfirmed pending an official cancellation policy page.
The event offers three distances on the same day: Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K, all starting and finishing near Westport Quay.
The 2026 edition (Saturday, April 18, 2026) sold out; organisers have confirmed the next edition for Saturday, April 10, 2027, with the route and start times listed as provisional as of this record's creation.
Charity partners include EBS and Western Alzheimer's; entrants can add a charity fundraising option during online registration.
Registration is fully online with no evening-before packet pickup; race-day bib collection is at Westport Quay.
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