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As read 15 October 2026.
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Analog Devices Cork City Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Entry
- Ballot closed
- For the 2027 race
The course
More than 12,300 people took part across the marathon, half marathon and 10K in 2026, on routes with a new start and finish on Grand Parade and South Mall.
- 12,300 runners and a start and finish on Grand Parade and South Mall12,300 took part in 2026, with the start and finish moved to Grand Parade and South Mall.
- Places for 2027 were drawn by ballot for the first timeFirst ballot for 2027: open 15 to 30 June 2026, results 21 July, EUR 5 fee.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseCrowd12,300 runners and a start and finish on Grand Parade and South Mall12,300 took part in 2026, with the start and finish moved to Grand Parade and South Mall.
Cork City Council’s announcement of the 2027 ballot says more than 12,300 participants took part across the three races in 2026, “with the new starting and finish line routes on Grand Parade and South Mall”. The council calls it one of Ireland’s largest marathon events. The 2027 race is on Sunday 6 June.
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Whole courseTacticsPlaces for 2027 were drawn by ballot for the first timeFirst ballot for 2027: open 15 to 30 June 2026, results 21 July, EUR 5 fee.
The council says it introduced the ballot “following record demand for places in 2026”. It ran from 9am on Monday 15 June to midnight on 30 June 2026, with a €5 administration fee that was deducted from the entry fee for successful applicants and refunded to the others. Results went out on 21 July and unsuccessful applicants were placed on a waiting list. Places could not be transferred between race distances.
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The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Cork, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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