Press Release - Belfast City Marathon - 7/3/18

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                  Belfast City Marathon for 2019 Update

Further to a Belfast City Council meeting held on Monday 2nd July 2018, the 
Belfast City Marathon Management Team are delighted to confirm the new 
route for the Belfast City Marathon and a move to the Sunday before the 
Bank Holiday in 2019 will go ahead.  

These changes were ratified by the Belfast City Council last night, 
following a meeting on Wednesday 27th June 2018 with the City Growth and 
Regeneration Committee who supported the proposed changes.  
  
Proposal One of the new route (now confirmed) is available to view on the 
Belfast City Marathon website www.belfastcitymarathon.com. Set to make 
history as the first Belfast City Marathon held on a Sunday, the event is 
due to take place on Sunday 5th May 2019.  The 2019 event is expected to 
launch entries in early Autumn.

The new route is expected to be very popular as it will be flatter and 
faster and encompasses North, East, South and West of the City.  This will 
no doubt see a higher level of spectators and support throughout the 26.2 
miles, providing great opportunities for more local businesses across the 
City.

The Belfast City Marathon Management Team are very conscious of the impact 
a Sunday event can have on Churches, their congregations and the wider 
community.  As such we have undertaken a role of engagement with all 
relevant stakeholders who could be affected by the new route and this will 
be ongoing in the coming months.  If you wish to talk to the Marathon Team 
about the new route and how this could impact on your area, please contact 
us at  

For updates on the 2019 Belfast City Marathon or for further information on 
our next event the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon on 23rd 
September 2018, please visit www.belfastcitymarathon.com or call the 
Marathon Office directly on 028 9060 5933

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