Galway City Marathon 2011 (Cancelled)

The Galway City Marathon encompasses a marathon, half-marathon and mini-marathon. The weekend will kick off with the Galway City Mile on Saturday, 27 August. The Galway City Mile is divided into eight sections to cater to all types of participants, and culminates with an elite male and female race. The elite sections are by invitation only, but anyone can compete in the other varied races. The signature event is the Galway City Marathon race of 26.2 miles on Sunday, 28th August.   The course is scenic and embodies the city's landmark features, including Galway Harbour, Eyre Square, Galway Cathedral, the University, Salthill Promenade, Galway Bay, the Claddagh and Long Walk.