The Connemara International Marathon, known as the Connemarathon, is a
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...
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Connemara
Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, w ...
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County Galway
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Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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Comprising a road
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...
, a full marathon and a 39.3 mile
ultramarathon
An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
, it usually takes place in April each year.
The ultramarathon was added to the event schedule in 2004 and is 63.58 km long with total ascent of 146.49 m and has a maximum elevation of 99.64 m.
References
External links
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Connemarathon Ultra mapmyrun.com
Marathons in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 2002
Athletics in the Republic of Ireland
Spring (season) events in the Republic of Ireland
Ultramarathons
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