Date
Sun, 25 Oct 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
Ballinskelligs, County Kerry
Kenmare Municipal District, County Kerry
Countdown
October
The full 42.2 km in one big loop, with a gentle 619 m of climbing and a generous six hours to get round. A proper marathon without being a brute.
Key facts
01Cut-off is 6 hours for the full loop
02Must be 16 or over on race day
Create a free training plan for the Run Ballinskelligs 42 km
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The course
The route
Kenmare Municipal District
Distance42km
Total climb619m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.1 km
Weather
Late-October, Kenmare Municipal District
13°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
75%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 75% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Run Ballinskelligs 42 km
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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Run Ballinskelligs 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 619 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
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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