Race Notice...Killarney Half-Marathon, Maxi-Marathon and 10k races - Sat 14th July 2012

There has been a major change to the usual 15 mile Maxi-Marathon in Killarney this year in that it now includes a Half-Marathon which is bound to prove popular as well as a 10k.

Date: Saturday 14th July 2012

The 15 mile Maxi-Marathon and the 13.1 mile Half-Marathon will start at 8:00am near Moll's Gap on the Kenmare road. The shorter 10k race will start near Muckross House in the park at 8:30am.

Entry for each race includes a technical running top.

Registration closes on Monday 2nd July 2012. A registration pack will be sent out in the post 1 week before the race.

Maxi/Half Course description.......The race starts at about 800 feet above sea level near Moll's Gap. Initially it's flat but as you approach the Gap itself, the road starts to drop and you have a stunning view across to the Macgillycuddy's Reeks and the highest mountains in Ireland.

From here the road continues to drop as you run with lakes and mountains as a backdrop for the race..... Past Lady's View......Looking down on the Upper Lakes......and eventually you turn off into Killarney National Park and on to the finishing line near Muckross House...

The video clip below gives a feel for what the course looks like...


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More info on the Run Killarney Website

MaxiMarathon in Kerry...a few places remaining

I got a mail this morning to say that there are still a handful of places left for the 15 mile MaxiMarathon in Killarney on Saturday, the 16th of July.

If you are interested then get in contact with the organisers straight away.

Event website......http://www.maximarathonkillarney.com/

More info with pictures and videos HERE

Closing date for the MaxiMarathon is next Friday 1st July...

For anyone interested, the closing date for this unique 15 mile road race in Kerry is coming up on Friday, the 1st of July.

Basically, it is a largely downhill course which starts near Molls Gap which looks across at the highest mountians in Ireland and finishes down near Muckross House in Killarney National Park. The route which is part of the Ring of Kerry will be closed to traffic for this event so this is the only time in the year that it is possible to run on this road.

More details on the Running in Munster website or you can enter by visiting the race website......http://www.maximarathonkillarney.com/index.php