The 2022 Antrim Coast Half-Marathon event takes place over a bank holiday weekend on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August on one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world.
The highly rated international event, which has this year been elevated to ‘World Athletics Elite’ status within the global road running calendar, is now established as one of the must-run races in the UK and Ireland.
Taking in part of the iconic Causeway Coastal Route, the course sweeps through the port town of Larne before moving onto Ballygally on the world-famous Antrim Coast Road and then returning to finish at the Chaine Memorial Tower in Larne.
Home to sights such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Giant’s Causeway, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and the Old Bushmills Distillery, the Causeway Coastal Route is regarded as one of the most scenic journeys in the world.
Ahead of the half-marathon on Sunday 28 August, the inaugural Antrim Coast Classic Street Mile will kick off proceedings on the preceding evening. Featuring kids, wheelchair and adults races, the chip-timed, one-mile route has been officially measured and verified.
Legendary Ethiopian distance runner Haile Gebrselassie, who won multiple global titles during his career, will run the classic mile race for fun, alongside five-time British Olympian Jo Pavey and many of the headline half-marathon stars already confirmed to take part.