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Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 5th May 2024
General view of runners and supporters of the 2024 Moy Park Belfast City Marathon in Belfast city centre.
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Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.
Photo: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye
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First Sunday in May confirmed
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Distance Running Edition 1 2022
A new sun rising

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland 1st May 2017 - Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.
2017 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon, Northern Ireland.
Competitors take part in the marathon.
General views of marathon runners at City Hall Belfast.
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Biggest participatory sporting event in Northern Ireland
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Distance Running Edition 2 2013
A marathon of two ages
When Greg Hannon and Sue Boreham won the inaugural Belfast City Marathon they were pioneering a mass participation event which in 2013 will celebrate 32 years of existence and innovation. But the City was not bereft of the 42.2km challenge before that date. The first Northern Ireland Championship event took place in Belfast in 1938 and continued to be held annually in the city into the 1980s, interrupted only for a three-year period during World War II.
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