Dublin Marathon Training Group

Have you an entry for Dublin Marathon 2026? - Or you may just be trying to build up your long runs with another marathon or have no specific race or target in mind. Are you fed up doing those long runs on your own and would love some company to make them a little easier?

The aim of this group is to enjoy a good sociable run in the company of like-minded people and we finish each run with tea and cake in the visitor centre where we meet up with other Dublin Runners doing different distances. This gives us the opportunity to tell each other how great we are.

This group is for those who are targeting a 4 to 4 1/2 hour marathon on Oct 25th. Our pace will be approximately 6:30 mins/km. If you are nervous that you might not last the full distance, don't worry as we normally pick a route that allows you to peel off a bit early. However, if currently, your pace is below 6 30/km for 10 miles (16 km) this group may not be for you. Likewise, if your pace is faster, then you might be better suited to run with one of the other Dublin Runners marathon training groups. You will have a good idea after a week or two.

This week's run is the first of our 16 week programme. It will be 17 km.
It will consist of 2 loops. the first loop will be run at 6 20 - 6 30 per km pace and will be about 7 km in length. We will then join with the main Dublin Runners group at 9:00 am back at the Visitors Centre (VC), where a variety of pace options will be available. This second loop will be 10 km

Please arrive 5 mins early as we are firm about start times.