Big update of the race calendar - Feb 2026

I recently updated the race calendar on the blog and it took a LOT of trawling around a multitude of websites to extract the date.

You can view it HERE

Here are a few observations...

1) Doing a quick search, it has 166 5k runs, 114 10k runs, 27 10-milers and about 80 half-marathons.

2) Despite the fact there is a city the size of Limerick and the huge numbers attending the Great Limerick Run on the May Bank Holiday weekend, there was a major lack of regular races there in the past. There seems to be a gradual increase in the number of events appearing there.

3) Waterford seems to be as lopsided as ever. While West Waterford AC are as busy as ever organising events in the west of the county, there is a serious lack of running events in Waterford city.

4) The running scene in Dublin seems to be as hectic as in Cork. Not a weekend goes by without some event happening in the capital. The adjacent counties seem to very busy as well.