Abbeyknockmoy Hurling Club Half Marathon
Abbeyknockmoy, Galway
12 Jul 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Adapted from the official site’s map
Elevation profile
About this race
The Abbeyknockmoy Hurling Club Half Marathon is one of three distances in the inaugural multi-distance road race event in Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway, on 12 July 2026. The half marathon follows a newly created route through the rural roads of the north Galway countryside, an area of gently rolling farmland surrounding the village of Abbeyknockmoy, near the ancient ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey. The course is chip timed, professionally measured, and holds an Athletics Ireland permit. Starting at 10:00am, it is timed to serve as an ideal mid-season benchmark for runners targeting an autumn race. Prizes are awarded across all distance categories and finishers receive a medal and post-race refreshments. The event is organised by Abbeyknockmoy Hurling Club as a community fundraiser and aims to attract a strong field from across the Connacht region.
Course profile & record eligibility
World Athletics record-eligibility rules cap net elevation loss at 1m per km of race distance, and require the start and finish to be no more than 50% of the race distance apart — both meant to stop a course gaining an unfair edge from downhill grade or a point-to-point tailwind. This is based on this course's recorded elevation and GPS data, not an official measurement or certification.