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Westport Marathon

April 10, 2027 · 8:30 AMWestport, County Mayo, Ireland

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Race Day

50°F

41–52°F · Feels cool

Total elevation gain

492ft

Relatively flat course · Net elevation change +0 ft

Participants

2,000

Medium-sized race

Crowd Rating

6/ 10

Good crowd energy

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. 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.

Course Highlights: 01Westport Quay / The Boat Park -- start and finish area for all three races.
02Croagh Patrick -- Ireland's 'holy mountain', visible along the coastal section of the route.
03Clew Bay -- the marathon and half marathon trace the shoreline of this bay.
04Old Westport-to-Achill railway walk and greenway -- disused rail line converted to a shared path, forms part of the course.
05Murrisk and Lecanvey -- coastal villages the full marathon route passes through on open public roads.
06Westport House -- historic estate near the town, a well-known local landmark.
Also on this race weekend: Half marathon · 10K
Time Limit: 06:30

Minimum Age: 18 years
Entry Methods: Online registration via westportmarathon.ie
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).
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.

01: The event offers three distances on the same day: Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K, all starting and finishing near Westport Quay.
02: 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.
03: Charity partners include EBS and Western Alzheimer's; entrants can add a charity fundraising option during online registration.
04: Registration is fully online with no evening-before packet pickup; race-day bib collection is at Westport Quay.

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