Events/Irish Life Dublin Marathon

Irish Life Dublin Marathon

Running
Date
Sun, 24 Oct 2027
Venue
Dublin, Ireland
Countdown
October
Distance
42.195km
Total climb
160m

One of the friendliest big-city marathons going. 42.195km on closed roads through Dublin, from a Leeson Street start past Trinity College and Phoenix Park to the finish on Mount Street Upper.

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The course

The route

A scenic city-centre tour: Leeson Street start, past Trinity College and Dublin Castle, out through the green expanse of Phoenix Park, finishing on Mount Street Upper. Relatively flat at around 160m, but undulating through the middle miles.

Weather

Late-October, Dublin

13°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
62%Days with rain

Highs around 13°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 62% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Training

Training for the Irish Life Dublin Marathon

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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What Dublin throws at you
Typical sessions
42.195km on closed city roads, a scenic but honest tour of the capital
A flat opening that hides real inclines through the second half, biting on tired legs
Cool, often wet and windy Irish October weather to dress and stay warm for
Three-plus hours of fuelling at 60-90g of carbs an hour, the top cause of DNFs if neglected
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Marathon-pace long runs: 28-35km with 15-20km at goal pace on undulating routes
Long tempo: 40-60 minutes continuous at marathon pace
Threshold intervals: 3-4 x 3km at threshold pace with 90 seconds recovery
A full dress rehearsal, 28-30km at race pace with your exact race-day fuel and kit
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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