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Condor Executive Antrim Coast Half Marathon

11:0011:00 AM Larne
Carnfunnock Country Park
Carnfunnock Country Park. Photograph by Pastor Sam, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

Start from Glenarm Road in Larne at 11:00 on Sunday 29 August 2027; the start closes after 8 minutes because of the 7 km town loop that opens the race.

The course in short 2 lines
  • An eight minute start window and a town loop firstGun 11:00; start window of 8 minutes; counter-flow on Victoria Road.
  • A flat coastal course, 28 m at its highestOrganiser's figure: 28 m maximum elevation over 21.097 km.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsAn eight minute start window and a town loop firstGun 11:00; start window of 8 minutes; counter-flow on Victoria Road.

Elite and mass fields run together in a single race. The road splits at the 500 m point on Victoria Road and runners keep to the right-hand side for the 400 m counter-flow section. The finish is on Chain Memorial Road. The organiser asks runners to be at their start hub at least an hour before the gun.

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Whole courseGradientA flat coastal course, 28 m at its highestOrganiser's figure: 28 m maximum elevation over 21.097 km.

The route shows the best of town and coastal scenery between Larne and the finish on Chain Memorial Road. The race holds World Athletics Elite Label status and the organiser reports entrants from over 40 countries. Self-propelled wheelchair athletes cannot enter the half marathon because of course logistics, and assisted runners may enter by writing to the organiser.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Larne, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

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.

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.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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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
A race number belt
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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
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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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
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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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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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 29 August Race day

  1. 11:0011:00 AM

    Half marathon start Glenarm Road, Larne town centre. The start window is open for 8 minutes because of the initial 7 km town loop; after that no one may start. The finish is on Chain Memorial Road.

Times as published by the organiser, in Larne time, checked .

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Larne time

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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