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Antrim Coast 5k

Name: Condor Executive Antrim Coast Half Marathon & 5k 2026
Uploaded: 2026-08-23
Description: A 5K run along Northern Ireland's coastline. A fast course suited for seeking records.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Larne
GB

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Race date Date TBD: Date TBD
City · Distance: Larne · 5km
Entry fee: Fee TBDVaries by event and entry period
Status: TBDSee how to enter ↗

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D-day as of Oct 8, 2026

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Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

A 5K run along Northern Ireland's coastline.

A fast course suited for seeking records.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Condor Executive Antrim Coast Half Marathon & 5k 2026

Antrim Coast Half Marathon

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 5km I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:00

The start time and cut-off follow the official announcement (checked 2026-08) — re-check on the official page before entering.

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

Larne

Runners start · local time — Sunday 23 August 2026 — 5k Race from 09:00am (The 5K race will begin at 9:00am)

The Antrim Coast 5k runs in Larne, on the eastern coast of County Antrim, as part of the same August weekend as the Antrim Coast Half Marathon.

The 5k starts at 9:00 a.m., two hours ahead of the half marathon's 11:00 a.m. start.

The wider event is built around the Antrim Coast Road — the A2, engineered by William Bald and completed in 1842 —

which runs along the coastline and through the scenic Glens of Antrim.

At the Larne end, the road passes beneath the Black Arch, a tunnel marking the town's northern edge and the start of the coast road itself.

Larne sits roughly 30 km from Belfast and about 25 miles from the Scottish coast,

close enough that the North Channel views on a clear day reach toward the Mull of Kintyre.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startLarne Town Centre
IC cardThere's no dedicated Larne transit card — just tap a contactless bank card or phone on the reader when boarding Translink buses, or use the mLink app; this covers Larne's local bus routes and the train link to Belfast.
Getting to the finishLarne Town Centre · Harbour area

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Larne Town Centre/Harbour area (differs from the half marathon's start at Larne Town Park/Glenarm Road)

New for 2026, the 5k (a World Athletics Label Race) starts at 09:00am, two hours before the half marathon (11:00am), on a flat town-centre/harbour-area route in Larne. No exact start street/landmark found beyond 'Larne Town Centre'.

Map

Getting to the finish

Larne Town Centre/Harbour area

Unconfirmed whether the finish is the same Chaine Memorial Tower point used by the half marathon, or a separate nearby point.

Map

IC card

Larne is served by Translink (Northern Ireland's public operator), not a separate local card scheme. Translink rolled out contactless payment across all Ulsterbus/Goldliner bus and NI Railways train services, so a foreign contactless card or phone wallet works directly at the reader.

Cash and the mLink app are also accepted.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The half marathon that follows two hours later is one of only two races in the UK and Ireland carrying a World Athletics Elite Label,

a status that has drawn strong Ethiopian and Kenyan fields —

Ethiopian runners swept both the men's and women's races in 2021 and 2022.

Yalemzerf Yehualaw set the current women's course record of 1:04:22 in 2022, itself the UK & Ireland all-comers half marathon record;

a year earlier she had run 1:03:44 on the same course, a mark that would have stood as a world record had the course not been found to measure 54 metres short.

Daniel Mateiko of Kenya holds the men's course record and the UK & Ireland all-comers mark at 58:36, set in 2023.

The Black Arch tunnel, cut into the coast road at the northern edge of Larne in 1842, sits right at the start shared by the day's races.

Further up the coast, the half marathon route passes Ballygally Castle — built in 1625 and now run as a hotel —

along with the site of the Battle of Larne Lough, the last recorded Viking battle fought in Ireland,

in 1018, and Olderfleet Castle, where Edward Bruce landed his invasion force in May 1315.

The Ballygally stretch has also served as a filming location for Game of Thrones.

Entries for the 2026 races closed ahead of race day.

Times are local to Larne. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Curran Court Hotel

Hotel · 889m

8.9/10(385)

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Belfast｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-off Service at George Best Belfast City Airport

₩90,342

Antrim Coast 5k

About Antrim Coast 5k — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run

Antrim Coast 5k runner reviews and race reports

Stories from those who ran it first.

See it on video,feel it through their stories.

Condor Executive Antrim Coast Half Marathon & 5k 2026

How to enter Antrim Coast 5k — registration routes

How to reach the start line —start with what fits you.

Antrim Coast 5k course map and elevation

The 5km I'll run

Larne

Participant benefits

Where and when to collect your Antrim Coast 5k race bib

To the start line,step by step.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Getting to the finish

IC card

From race morning to after the finish.

The race is one day,the trip can be longer.

Curran Court Hotel

Belfast｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-off Service at George Best Belfast City Airport

Glasgow Clydeside Distillery Tour with Whisky Tasting

Crumlin Road Gaol Tour in Belfast

Glynn Village

Glasgow｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-off Service at Glasgow International Airport

The Clydeside Distillery Guided Tour with Whiskey Tasting

Hotels near the Antrim Coast 5k start line in Larne

Hotels that make race morning easy

Curran Court Hotel

Glynn Village

McCareys Loanen Holiday Home

Coast Road Retreat-a stunning 3 bed home in Larne

Ballymullock Barn Lofts

The Burrow

Bayview Apartments

Time for you, before and after the finish

Belfast｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-off Service at George Best Belfast City Airport

Glasgow｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-off Service at Glasgow International Airport

Glasgow Luggage Storage Service

Hampden Park Stadium Tour and Scottish Football Museum Ticket

Belfast Harbour & Titanic Quarter Half-Day Small-Group Electric Bike Tour

Belfast: City Highlights Bike Tour

Belfast City Centre Beer Bike Tour

Belfast Walking Tour

Glasgow Street Art Walking Tour

Private Walking Tour of Glasgow’s West End

Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour

Where runners eat in Larne

Eating well is part of the trip

Glasgow Clydeside Distillery Tour with Whisky Tasting

The Clydeside Distillery Guided Tour with Whiskey Tasting

What to see in Larne after the race

Seeing Larne with the medal on

Crumlin Road Gaol Tour in Belfast

Giant’s Causeway, Dunluce Castle & Dark Hedges Tour (Departing from Belfast)

Titanic Experience & Giant’s Causeway Tour (Departing from Belfast)

Giant’s Causeway & Titanic Distillers Tour (Departing from Belfast)

Belfast Dark History Tour

Belfast Political Taxi Tour

Belfast City Tour Bus Pass

Total cost and budget for Antrim Coast 5k

Trip prep too,light and in one place.

Runner stories and questions about Antrim Coast 5k

With runners who dream ofthe same start line.

Frequently asked questions about Antrim Coast 5k

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

To the start line,
step by step.

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

Trip prep too,
light and in one place.

With runners who dream of
the same start line.