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Longford Marathon

Name: Longford Marathon 2025
Uploaded: 2025-08-25
Description: The Abbott Longford Marathon is held every August in Longford town, the county town of County Longford in central Ireland. The 2026 race will be the 26th edition and is known for its course through th

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Race date Date TBD: Date TBD
City · Distance: Longford · 42.195km
Entry fee: Fee TBDVaries by event and entry period
Status: TBDSee how to enter ↗

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D-day as of Oct 6, 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.

The Abbott Longford Marathon is held every August in Longford town, the county town of County Longford in central Ireland.

The 2026 race will be the 26th edition and is known for its course through the three counties of Longford, Roscommon and Leitrim.

Pharmaceutical company Abbott is the title sponsor.

The programme includes a 63.4km ultramarathon, full marathon, half marathon and 5km race.

It is a full member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS),

and all race proceeds are donated to St Christopher's Services, an organisation supporting people with disabilities.

Longford town has a population of about 11,000 and sits at the junction of the N4 and N5 national roads.

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.

Race reports: 1

Chris BoundyRan in 2017 · Finish time 3:46

“Nice low-key race running through farmland and small towns in north-central Ireland.”

Chris Boundy completed the Longford Marathon on flat rural course in cloudy weather, recording his fourth-fastest marathon time.

Read the original on Chris Boundy Marathons

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

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

Finisher vlog

Ireland Running Adventures · Finisher vlog

View on YouTube

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 42.195km I'll run

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:00

START

Longford Arms Hotel, Longford

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Main Street

Longford Arms Hotel

Finish · Google Maps

The departure and arrival points are both on Main Street, Longford town centre,

and the competition headquarters will be located at the nearby Longford Arms Hotel.

Course begins with a 1-mile loop around the town,

then follows the N5 Strokestown Road for a few miles before turning right onto a quiet country road lined with houses and farms.

In this section, the characteristics of course, which crosses the border between Roscommon and Leitrim and connects three counties, are revealed.

Finally, it returns to Longford Town via Battery Road and passes finish.

The road surface is paved with asphalt throughout the entire section and there is almost no elevation difference,

making it the flattest and fastest course among domestic competitions in Ireland.

Most of the four events, from the 63.4km ultramarathon to the 5km, share course and the return points are divided by distance.

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.

Pick up your bib at the expo

With no separate expo, collect the bib and goodie bag at the Longford Arms Hotel, the race headquarters.
Collection is also available from 06:00 on race morning.
Required documents and proxy-collection rules have not been confirmed.
8/29 (Sat) 13:00~18:00, 8/30 (Sun) 06:00~ (Registration begins on the day of the competition)

Race Headquarters, The Longford Arms Hotel, Main Street, Longford, Co. Longford

Google Maps Directions

Stations & transport near the venue

Use a contactless bank card or phone wallet (Apple Pay/Google Pay) directly on the reader when boarding a TFI Local Link bus — this was rolled out in Longford/Westmeath/Roscommon at the very start of August 2026, so no card purchase is needed for a single fare.

Getting to the start

Longford railway station (Iarnród Éireann) — terminus of Dublin Connolly-Longford commuter service, also a stop on Dublin Connolly-Sligo InterCity line, ~15-20 min walk (~1.2km) into town centre/Main Street

Start/finish on Main Street near the Longford Arms Hotel (race HQ).

Date confirmed Sun 30 Aug 2026 (walkers/ultra start 7:00am, marathon/half start 9:00am, number collection from 6:00am).

Longford has no local city transit — small, walkable town.

Getting to the finish

Longford railway station (Iarnród Éireann)

Same Main Street location as start, same ~15-20 min walk back to the station.

More details

Official 2026 finish-line map notes 'MEDICAL / OPEN TOP BUS SHUTTLES TO START LINE —

PRE-RACE ONLY' indicating some organized shuttle exists pre-race, but pickup points/times not extractable from available sources —

confirm via official race-weekend page closer to date.

Fly into Dublin and train to Longford (~2hrs);

bag drop at old Providers Building on Main Street.

IC card

TFI Leap Card

Post Offices and shops registered as TFI Leap Card agents nationwide;

top-up via the TFI Leap Top Up app or leapcard.ie

Works directly at the gates

More details

Longford is served by TFI Local Link, a rural/demand-responsive network, not a frequent city bus system —

check locallinklwr.ie for actual routes and times before relying on it for race-day logistics.

Contactless card/wallet payment only just launched (Jul-Aug 2026) and currently covers single journey fares only (not passes).

Leap Card remains valid and is roughly 30% cheaper than cash where accepted.

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.

August is the end of summer in Ireland.

Longford has an oceanic climate, with average summer temperatures around 16°C.

Annual rainfall is fairly evenly distributed at about 845mm, so showers remain possible on race day.

Temperatures are generally low enough that heat is not a major concern.

Course follows an almost completely flat asphalt route, making it easier to hold pace.

It is known as a race popular with runners targeting personal best.

The start, finish and race headquarters at a hotel are all in or near the town centre, keeping logistics relatively simple.

Longford lies where the N4 and N5 meet, making it reasonably accessible by car from nearby cities including Dublin.

Times are local to Longford. 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.

Hotels that make race morning easy

7 places

Distances are straight-line from the start/finish area.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

The start and finish are in the same place
We picked stays around that one spot.

Augherea House

GuestHouse · 2.1km

9.7/10(335)

View on Booking.com

Cathedral View Apartments

Apartment · 424m

9.4/10(551)

View on Booking.com

1 Cartrun Breac N39D7H6 Opposite Longford Rugby Club - See the Yellow Door

Accommodation · 1.1km

9.1/10(340)

View on Booking.com

Tranquility

Accommodation · 418m

9.1/10(155)

View on Booking.com

Westhouse Cafe N39 E0A6

Accommodation · 2.5km

8.9/10(294)

View on Booking.com

Serenity

Accommodation · 420m

8.6/10(136)

View on Booking.com

Pv Fallons

Accommodation · 319m

8.5/10(699)

View on Booking.com

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Time for you, before and after the finish

38 experiences

Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.

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₩54,870

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Dublin City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

₩49,383

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Dublin Bay: Cruise Tour from the City Center to Dún Laoghaire

₩48,414

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Howth Coastal Boat Tour from Dublin

₩38,505

Longford Marathon

About Longford Marathon — 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