The Connemara International Marathon, known as the Connemarathon, is a marathon in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Comprising a road half marathon, a full marathon and a 39.3 mile ultramarathon, it typically takes place in April each year.
First held in 2002, an ultramarathon event was added to the schedule in 2004. The ultramarathon is 63.58 km long with a total ascent of 146.49 m and a maximum elevation of 99.64 m.
There were 2,000 participants in the 2006 Connemarathon, and over 3,000 people reportedly participated in the 2010 event.
Participants of the marathon and ultramarathon races have come from many countries; winners have come from Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Poland and Kenya.
Marathon Winners Key: Course record (in bold) +YearMale WinnerTimeFemale WinnerTime2002Eric Mulkerrins2:57:49Eileen Donaghue4:18:222003Isaac Kimuge2:29:30Lucy D' Arcy3:29:072004Nicolas McGuinness2:33:12Mary B. Jennings3:13:172005Peter Palmans2:50:38Josephine Kiprop3:01:062006Martin Halvey2:57:16Mary B. Jennings3:24:022007Ismael Pereira Da Silva2:32:32Sharon Daw3:17:142008Simone Grassi2:48:40Rachael Beck3:11:272009Simone Grassi2:40:24Shirley Coyle3:10:182010Ricky Reusser2:30:39Erin Manlove3:08:282011Freddy Keron Sittuk2:27:48Fionnuala Doherty3:11:472012George Waugh2:36:21Martina O'Mahony3:21:262013Gary O'Hanlon2:35:15Catherine Hogan3:27:262014Philip Harty2:29:16Janice White3:20:352015Eddie Blanchard2:48:07Mary Laverty2:57:382016Dariusz Monkiewicz2:53:16Noeleen O'Malley3:26:582017Lyall Guiney2:47:12Hannah Fothergill3:03:432018Brian Gurrin2:51:16Hannah Howard3:07:022019Brian Gurrin2:57:19Jaskiran Buttar3:24:582020canceled due to theCovidPandemic - - -2021canceled due to theCovidPandemic - - -2022Paul Ogle2:56:36Jacqueline Rustidge3:24:332023George Snee2:36:21Aine Kenny 3:19:102024Michael Brady2:42:31Sarah Flanagan 3:03:562025Féidhlim McGowan2:30:53Jennie O'Leary 3:29:082026Marc Augustin2:39:44Aoife Hoare 3:10:03
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