Cork City Marathon
Cork City, Cork
31 May 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 Cork City Marathon follows a flat, single-loop paved course starting and finishing on Grand Parade, close to the City Library. From Grand Parade, runners head up Patrick Street and north across the River Lee at North Gate Bridge toward Blackpool. The route travels east along the Lower Glanmire Road to Dunkettle, south through Tivoli and Mahon, and along the Marina and old railway line path past Blackrock Castle. After Blackrock, the course heads inland through the southern suburbs, passing The Lough and University College Cork before heading west on Model Farm Road. The final stretch comes off Mardyke Walk, turning right onto Western Road and Washington Street for a city centre finish on Grand Parade.
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.