Running Races in County Down
5 running races across County Down on Verus — from marathons to local 10Ks — each with its own hub covering entry, route, elevation, a pace calculator, charity places, and the real Verus athletes running and fundraising for it.
5
Total Races
1
Ultra Marathons
1
Marathons
1
Half Marathons
1
10Ks
1
5Ks
Ultra Marathons in County Down
(1)Marathons in County Down
(1)Half Marathons in County Down
(1)10Ks in County Down
(1)5Ks in County Down
(1)About Running in County Down on Verus
Verus tracks 5 races across County Down at 5 different distances — 1 ultra marathon, 1 10K, 1 half marathon, 1 marathon and 1 5K. Few counties give you that much choice of what to actually run.
Racing in County Down comes in clusters rather than a steady drip: 4 months carry a date, and June carries the most of them. Plan a build around that shape rather than assuming something is always a few weeks out.
The weekly running here is bigger than the race calendar implies: County Down has 11 parkruns, free and every Saturday. Where races are few, that is where most of the running community actually gathers.
If nothing here fits your dates, the fullest calendars Verus covers elsewhere are County Antrim (6 races), Belfast (5 races) and County Londonderry (2 races).
When racing happens in County Down
Every race links through to its own page with entry details, the course, elevation where the organiser publishes it, and a pace calculator. Spotted a race in County Down that's missing? Suggest it and we'll research and add it.
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Also racing in County Down
Smaller local races we've indexed but not written a full guide for. We link straight to the organiser rather than keeping you here — there's nothing we could tell you about these that they don't tell you better.
parkruns in County Down
Free, weekly and every Saturday morning — 11 of them in County Down. Not races, so they're listed separately, but they're where a lot of people start.
See all 11 parkruns in County DownRunners in County Down
Who's in County Down over the next three months — athletes who live here, and anyone passing through. Visiting for a race? Add your dates and locals can find you.