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Phoenix Energy Belfast City Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K
The course
The Phoenix Energy Belfast City Half Marathon starts and finishes on Ormeau Embankment and takes in the south, east, north and west of Belfast.
- A loop from Ormeau Embankment round four quarters of BelfastStart and finish on Ormeau Embankment; south, east, north and west.
- The 2026 route changed in the first two miles and in East Belfast2026: new first 2 miles and changes in East Belfast.
- Entrants must be 17, and race packs are collected at the ICC17+ on the day; pack collection at the ICC Belfast; nothing posted.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA loop from Ormeau Embankment round four quarters of BelfastStart and finish on Ormeau Embankment; south, east, north and west.
The organiser calls it the biggest half marathon in Northern Ireland and says it has grown into a race that sells out year on year. The 2027 race is on Sunday 19 September.
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Whole courseTacticsThe 2026 route changed in the first two miles and in East Belfast2026: new first 2 miles and changes in East Belfast.
The 2026 half marathon was held on Sunday 20 September, starting and finishing at Ormeau Embankment, with a 9am start. The expo and pack collection were on Saturday 19 September.
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Whole courseCrowdEntrants must be 17, and race packs are collected at the ICC17+ on the day; pack collection at the ICC Belfast; nothing posted.
No race packs are posted. The organiser’s 2027 entries come in three price steps for the half marathon; entries include a T-shirt, and charity places are sold separately.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at ICC BelfastSaturday 18 September Bib pickup
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Time not published
Expo and race pack collection ICC Belfast. Race packs are collected at the expo. No race packs are posted.
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Sunday 19 September Race day
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Time not published
Half marathon Ormeau Embankment. The race starts and finishes on Ormeau Embankment.
Times as published by the organiser, in Belfast time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
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.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Belfast time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Belfast, 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 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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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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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