Race Information

Race Route

The race begins on Pearse Street and finishes in the Mullingar Town Park.

Racers Information

Registrations are now open for the AON Half Marathon! Race Starts from Pearce Street at 10am and finishes in Mullingar Town Park. On the day registration will be at the Old Dunnes Stores Eircode: N91 Y248. There will NOT be a bag drop here.

Experience live music along the course and run past some of Mullingar's most scenic areas. The Aon Half Marathon Mullingar starts in Mullingar's town centre along the beautiful royal canal and into the town park to the finish line where you will be met with soup and sandwiches to refuel the body and presented with the all-important Mullingar Half Marathon Medal. Registration is €40. All proceeds of the Mullingar Half Marathon go to our chosen charity T.E.A.M.

5k registration is also available with proceeds for 5k going to Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2023, Go to https://fleadhcheoil.ie/fleadh-5k-mullingar/ for more information on the Fleadh k5.

The Half Marathon organising committee put in a huge amount of work and committed a lot of expenditure putting everything in place in advance of the event and the ultimate objective is to raise much needed funds for local charity T.E.A.M.

Each Participant in the half Marathon will receive finishers medal and t-shirts and goodie bag.

Water Bottle

Medal

T Shirt

T Shirt Back

Important Documents

Covid Road Race Participant Guidlines

Important Race Info

Previous Racers Experiences

Frequently Asked Questions

Mullingar is in the centre of Ireland so is within travelling distance of almost anywhere. From Dublin you would travel west on the M4, if coming from the west you would travel east along the N4. From Galway you would travel on the N6 and verge on to the N4 at Kinnegad. The GPS Co-ordinates are Latitude: 53.52576832854349 Longitude: -7.33826637268066

You can enter online via our website or you can enter on the day, entrants on the day cannot be guaranteed a t-shirt.

  • Limited number of Early Bird Entries at €30 plus a booking fee
  • Limited number of entries at €35 plus a booking fee
  • Limited number of entries at €40 plus a booking fee
  • Entry available on the day if the event is not sold out €50
  • On the day entry is available in the race HQ and entry closes at 9.30am sharp

Pearse Street HQ

Race numbers can be picked up from the Race HQ in advance of the race, times will be posted closer to race date.

Yes, the race will be chip timed.

The course has been AI measured and we have applied for our permit through Mullingar Harriers ACttest.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1008&action=elementor#

Yes – Each person who enters online will receive a Mullingar Half Marathon T-Shirt

Yes there will be pacers – 1:30, 1:40, 1:50,  2:00 and 2:10.

The roads will be open to traffic but well marshaled with help from the Gardaí Traffic Corps. After around 2miles runners will be on very quiet roads and at around the halfway mark runners will be on the Royal Canal which will be free from vehicular traffic

There are a number of large public car parks close to the start area and parking will be free on St. Patrick’s day.

Yes. The Mullingar Half Marathon will use chip timing technology and every participant will receive an accurate finishing time for their race.

The course will be marked in Kilometres and Miles

There will be water stations at 3 locations along the course.

Approximately 5 km mark,10 km mark and 17 km mark and of course at the finish.

Yes there will be soup and sandwiches in the Mullingar Town Park afterwards for the athlete only.

There are no shower facilities.

Yes there are plenty of toilet facilities at the start and finish and there will also be toilet facilities at around the 5 and 9 mile mark along the route.

There will be a bag drop in the Race HQ, however It is recommended to travel light or store your bag in your car so as to avoid congestion at the bag drop

The Bag Drop will be in the Race HQ and will be open from 9.30am until 1pm on the day of the event.

Yes, However the charge is slightly higher at €50 and there will be no new entrants after 9:30 am – This is depending on the event not being sold out.

Unfortunately we are unable to facilitate refunds or deferrals of entries. For safety reasons only the person who is registered should compete – numbers should not be transferred to others.

As this is a half marathon it is not advisable to walk the course. The St. Patrick’s Day parade is due to start in the town that afternoon so our Marshalls will be unable to remain along the route long enough to facilitate walkers

As the race is longer than a 10k under 18’s are not permitted to participate for insurance reasons

The race starts in the centre of Mullingar at the roundabout beside McDonalds

The finish line will be in the centre of the Town Park (Which is adjacent to the Annebrook House Hotel)

The results should be available immediately upon completion on the timing companies website: MyRunResults

Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Male Senior, 40, 50 and over 60

Female Senior, 40, 50 and over 60

AON Mullingar Half Marathon would recommend the Annebrook House Hotel. The hotel is ideally located if you choose to stay a few either the night before or night of the race. The Annebrook House Hotel has a special rate for those participating in the race. You can contact the Annebrook House Hotel at 044 9353300 or email them at info@annebrook.ie.

There are also a number of other B&B’s and hotels in the Mullingar area.

You can get information on our website www.mullingarhalfmarathon.com, Facebook or Instagram.