Break 4 the Border Half Marathon
Newry, Armagh
12 Sep 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
The Break 4 the Border Half Marathon is a point-to-point cross-border race starting at Rampart Road in Greenbank Industrial Estate, Newry, County Down, and finishing at Carlingford Marina in County Louth. After a brief opening road section, runners join the Newry to Carlingford Greenway at Albert Basin. From there approximately 90 per cent of the course is traffic-free, following a path of tarmac and soft shingle along the shoreline of Carlingford Lough. The route passes through the village of Omeath before crossing the border into the Republic of Ireland and finishing at the marina. Organised by Born2Run Events, the race takes place on Saturday 12 September 2026 and is in its second year.
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.