Run Galway Bay

2019  saw the 17th edition of Run Galway Bay, the largest multi-distance running event in Galway City with more than 4,000 participants undertaking a 10k, Half Marathon or Marathon along the shores of Galway Bay.

This October 1st Run Galway Bay Returns for another edition

• 08:30am - Full Marathon Starts
• 10:30am - 10K Starts
• 12:15pm - Half Marathon Starts

The Marathon is split into six laps; two short laps, followed by four full laps as detailed below. Starting at the Claddagh, run along Grattan Rd as far as the Promenade Road and turn back along the path before commencing the your second short lap. Four full laps follow; a full lap consists of following the closed road through the heart of Salthill as far as the Barna Rd junction, then return via the back of the Golf Club and along the promenade back to the Claddagh

The 10K Route is one single loop of the course, including the causeway. Starting on Nimmo’s Pier at the Claddagh, 10K participants run along the closed road through the heart of Salthill as far as the camping park, turning down towards the sea and return via the back of the Golf Club and along the promenade, out and back a stretch of the Causeway and back to the Claddagh

The Half Marathon is split into three laps; one short lap, followed by two full laps as detailed below. Starting at the Claddagh, run along Grattan Rd as far as the Promenade Road and turn back along the path before commencing the first full lap. Run along the closed road, through the heart of Salthill, as far as the camping park, turning down towards the sea and return via the back of the Golf Club along the prom and back to the Claddagh. Another full lap of this route is completed bringing you to the finish line at the Claddagh.

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