As preparations continue for the 2024 Donegal Half Marathon, race director, Brendan McDaid, has revealed that over 400 have entered the event.
And the growing popularity of the race has led organisers believe they may even pass the 500 entry mark.
“The Donegal Half Marathon is celebrating 10 years this year and given that we have over 400 entries two weeks out, we are expecting the final entry to be around the 500 mark,” the race director said.
“Compared to previous years, the numbers are significantly up at this stage. And given that there is always a late surge in entries in the few days before the race, we are getting ready to cater for another large field,” he added.
“We launched this year’s Donegal Half Marathon back in March and since then the organising committee has been busy pulling the various parts together. It’s a real community effort and we are fortunate to have so many local groups and organisations who lend their help, support and assistance every year. Without their invaluable input, it simply would not be possible to hold such a large participation event in and around Letterkenny,” Mr McDaid commented.
“There’s a great community feel about the Donegal Half Marathon. The fact that it is now established as a Donegal Athletics Board County Championship race has led to a bigger interest among the clubs in the county. We also attract participants from all over, with a number from overseas who return each year for the Donegal Half Marathon. Everyone who comes to take part is guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome and as an organising committee, we do our best to make sure their experience is both positive and memorable,” he added.
This year’s Donegal Half Marathon, which will be held in association with the Kernan Retail Group, takes place on Sunday, August 25th in Letterkenny. It will be headquartered at the Aura Leisure Centre and gets underway at 9.20 am around one mile from the centre, and finishing on the Danny McDaid Track.
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