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Belfast City Marathon
2026 Edition
Official results and rankings from the Belfast City Marathon 2026 — full marathon, team relay, 8-mile walk and fun run across Belfast city, from the Titanic Quarter to the streets of Northern Ireland's capital.
Belfast City Marathon 2026 — Official Results
View full results, splits and rankings by category from the official Belfast City Marathon 2026 results portal.
🏅 View Results →Belfast City Marathon — 26.2 miles through Northern Ireland's capital
The Belfast City Marathon is Northern Ireland's largest marathon and one of the major endurance events in the United Kingdom. First held in 1982, the race takes runners through the heart of Belfast — past landmark sites including Belfast City Hall, the Titanic Quarter, the Stormont Estate, and along the banks of the River Lagan. The 26.2-mile course finishes at Ormeau Park, a tradition long established for the city marathon.
Beyond the marathon distance itself, the event also includes the Team Relay (5-person teams sharing the 26.2 miles), the 8-Mile Walk, and the Fun Run, attracting thousands of participants of all levels. The race is organised by Belfast City Council in partnership with sponsors and local clubs.
The course — through the heart of Belfast
The marathon route winds through Belfast's most recognisable districts: the Georgian and Victorian centre around City Hall, the redeveloped Titanic Quarter on the former Harland & Wolff shipyard site, the leafy suburbs of Stormont, and finally the green expanse of Ormeau Park for the finish.
Spectator support is traditionally strong, with crowds along the Lagan towpath, the Falls Road, the Shankill Road and the city centre — turning Belfast's streets into one of the most distinctive marathon atmospheres in the UK and Ireland.
« Belfast City Marathon 2026: 26.2 miles of running through Northern Ireland's capital — from the Titanic Quarter to Ormeau Park, past City Hall and along the River Lagan. The biggest road race in NI. »
2026 Results & Rankings
The official Belfast City Marathon 2026 results — overall rankings, age categories, gender splits and team relay times — are available on the official event portal.
Distances and event format are based on previous editions — please refer to the official Belfast City Marathon website for the full 2026 programme.
Practical info: Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. By air: Belfast International Airport (BFS, 30 km / 18 mi NW of the city, served by easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, Aer Lingus, TUI) and George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD, 6 km / 4 mi from city centre, served by British Airways, Aer Lingus, Loganair, KLM). By sea: Stena Line ferries from Cairnryan (Scotland, 2h15) and Liverpool (8h). By rail: cross-border Enterprise service from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place (about 2h05). By road: M1 motorway from Dublin (165 km / 100 mi, about 1h45). Key landmarks: Belfast City Hall (Edwardian Baroque, 1906, in Donegall Square); Titanic Belfast (the world's largest Titanic visitor experience, opened 2012, on the slipways where RMS Titanic was built and launched in 1911); Samson and Goliath (the iconic yellow Harland & Wolff gantry cranes, scheduled monuments since 1995); Stormont Parliament Buildings (seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly); Cave Hill Country Park (with McArt's Fort and panoramic views over Belfast Lough); Ulster Museum; Crown Liquor Saloon (Victorian gin palace, owned by the National Trust); Cathedral Quarter (cultural and nightlife district); Queen's University Belfast (founded 1845, Lanyon Building); SSE Arena (formerly Odyssey Arena); St Anne's Cathedral (Belfast Cathedral). Surrounding area: Giant's Causeway (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 95 km / 60 mi north on the Causeway Coast); Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge; Glenariff and the Glens of Antrim; Mourne Mountains (south of Belfast); Dublin (165 km / 100 mi south).