Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2026
A Dublin city marathon that starts downhill, runs through Phoenix Park and has a late climb through Clonskeagh and Roebuck, on Sunday 25 October 2026.
3 weeks to race day: the sharpening window
A full build no longer fits, but a sharp one does. This close in, the job is specificity and freshness: race-pace touches, open-water or brick rehearsal, and a taper your nervous system actually absorbs. No heroics; arrive fresh.
Building for this one? Training plans cover the sessions, the weekly shape and how the block is paced. The R.A.C.E. Framework explains why it is built that way.
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Commit to the date and we will walk you to it: a countdown, honest guidance by email, and the debrief afterwards. Full adaptive training for running races is coming; nothing here pretends otherwise.
One confirmation email, then the road begins. Registering for the race itself stays with the organiser.
“The organiser describes a downhill start, so hold back early, and a late climb through Clonskeagh and Roebuck, so keep something for the last miles.”
The race
The course
Starts on Leeson Street and finishes at the Pepper Canister Church. The organiser describes a downhill start, a section through Phoenix Park and a late climb through Clonskeagh and Roebuck.
Not yet confirmed for this edition: 2026 start times, time limit, elevation gain, entry fees. We publish these only once they are on the official course page, so check there before you pace off anything here.
Course details verified against the official Irish Life Dublin Marathon course page on 4 October 2026. Courses change; the official page is always the last word.
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Photograph of Dublin: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Not official race photography.
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