Run Mayo 2022
On May 21st Ballinrobe Racecourse will host a festival of running on the Racetrack with a running distance for everyone to enjoy. The 1 mile/ 1.6k smooth oval tarmac track provides the perfect location for a summer festival of running.
Starting from 9am, event distances include, Half Marathon, Marathon and Ultra Marathon for the adults with a shorter fun run for children to enjoy later in the evening. Participants will run around the track with spectators cheering them on at the mile marker each time as they clock up the miles and the laps around the track.
There is a full day of running to be enjoyed with the half marathon, marathon and ultra-marathon getting underway first, then later in the afternoon we have a 5k and 10k and kids race distances.
Entry fee includes, water and food stop area each lap, chip timing and finishers prize and a whole lot of atmosphere.
The Ballinrobe racecourse is exactly 1mile in circumference in an oval shape is nearly pan flat, the surface is smooth tarmac.
Participants will get the chance to pass the main grand stand area every lap adding to a great atmosphere.