Run Killarney is a scenic road-running event held in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, offering a Half Marathon and 10K on the same race day. The event is built around Killarney’s biggest natural advantage: its setting beside Killarney National Park, with rugged mountains, lakes, woodlands, waterfalls, and some of Ireland’s most recognizable landscapes close to town. The organizer describes Run Killarney as giving participants the chance to run one of the world’s most breathtaking and scenic routes.
The race is designed for a broad range of runners, from experienced half marathoners to newer runners and walkers taking on the 10K. Both distances start near The Gleneagle Hotel, head out along Muckross Road, enter the scenery of Killarney National Park, and finish back at The Gleneagle Hotel. The 10K uses a circular route, while the half marathon adds a longer out-and-back section before returning through the national park.
Run Killarney has a strong destination-race feel. Killarney itself is one of Ireland’s classic tourism towns, known for outdoor adventure, hospitality, restaurants, accommodation, and access to Kerry’s mountains and lakes. For runners, the appeal is not just the race distance, but the weekend experience: a professionally organized event, a scenic course, finisher medal, race shirt, chip timing, water stops, marshalled route, medical cover, and an atmosphere that encourages runners to “come for the race and stay for the craic.”