Dingle Marathon is a beautiful but fairly tough marathon, and it’s worth knowing what you’re signing up for.
🏃 Dingle Marathon 2026
- Date: Saturday, 5 September 2026
- Start: Dingle Town, County Kerry, Ireland
- Start time: around 9:00 AM
- Distance: 42.2 km / 26.2 miles
- Surface: Road
- Entry: €84 for the full marathon when entries were available
- 2026 status: SOLD OUT — the official organizer currently has a waiting list.
🌊 What makes it special?
The course starts in Dingle town, heads toward Ventry and Slea Head, and runs along the spectacular Atlantic coastline. You get views toward the Blasket Islands, cliffs, beaches and rugged Irish countryside. On race day, traffic is removed from Slea Head, so runners get the road to themselves.
The full marathon eventually returns inland and finishes back in Dingle.
⛰️ Is it difficult?
This isn’t the marathon I’d choose if your primary goal is a personal best.
The course has substantial rolling terrain, with roughly 427 m of elevation gain according to one course database.
💶 2026 entry
The full marathon entry was €84, versus €74 for the half marathon, but both distances are currently sold out. Eventmaster is accepting people onto the waiting list.
Have you ever run on Dingle Marathon?
Please,share us your previous experience with us in the comments.
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