Belfast City Marathon 2025: Thousands of runners to hit the streets

The 43rd Belfast City Marathon is because of kick off later with runners aiming to finish the 26.2-mile route.

The race will get started at Stormont at 9:00 BST on Sunday and end in Ormeau Park.

Record numbers are because of participate this yr – organisers say 6,500 complete marathon runners have signed up, 2,750 relay groups (that have between two and 5 folks in them) and there are 1,200 walkers.

Various roads are closed and there are adjustments to public shipping.

The route begins in Stormont in east Belfast and heads south, taking within the Boucher Road, west directly to the Falls Road, then north, previous the Waterworks, in addition to throughout the town centre, sooner than finishing in Ormeau Park.

The relay is composed of 5 legs, of various distance, with changeover issues around the course.

There are some slight adjustments to the course in 2025 in comparison to earlier years.

Last yr, Kenyans Mathew Kiplimo Kembo and Beatrice Jepkemei received the lads’s and girls’s races respectively.

Chairman John Allen stated the organisation used to be “delighted” to welcome individuals of every age, skills, and backgrounds.

SDLP chief Claire Hanna is working the marathon.

She have been making plans for months to run the marathon however didn’t make it public till with reference to race day, as she used to be no longer positive whether or not she had ready sufficient.

Posting on Instagram, she confirmed an image of her race quantity and working best and stated working had grow to be a large a part of her lifestyles.

DUP MLA Brian Kingston, who has run numerous marathons together with Boston, could also be because of run on Sunday.

For a complete complete listing of what roads are closed and once they reopen you’ll click on right here.

There will probably be some disruption throughout the marathon, with the Upper Newtownards Road closed on the Comber Road junction till 11:00 BST.

Roads alongside the course will open and shut on a staggered foundation as runners go.

Organisers say roads will reopen as temporarily as conceivable as runners go key routes.

The ultimate street to reopen would be the Ravenhill Road from the Rosetta Roundabout to the Ormeau Embankment (the place native get right of entry to is being maintained) which closes at 09:00 and does no longer reopen till 16:00.

Marathon organisers have requested that motorists please observe the site visitors diversion indicators and take path from stewards.

“These traffic management measures are set up to prioritise safety for participants and road users,” stated chairman John Allen.

To assist folks going to the marathon there particular trains are working from Londonderry, Larne, Bangor and Newry to Belfast Lanyon Place.

For a listing of all particular departure occasions click on right here.

Public shipping across the town will probably be affected because of a number of street closures.

Ulsterbus, Metro and Glider bus products and services inside Belfast will probably be topic to prolong or disruption.