Belfast 24
We are pleased to announce that we have taken over the Belfast 24 event from Atlas running
The date of the 25th & 26th July 2026 has now been confirmed.
We want to make it the weekend community festival event that it was. We hope you will join us to create a great event and a great vibe in the running community.
The event will follow the same format as previous years.
We will have the following distances:
24Hr Individual event - This will be the main event, it will start at 12noon on Saturday 25th and will end at 12noon on Sunday, this is an event that will test your Ultra ability, the idea is to run for 24hours to push your body and to see how far you can get, the best way is to keep going and not to stop, walk if you must but keep going, you can of course choose to stop and rest at anytime and for as long as you like, but remember the race finishes at 12noon on Sunday. The person that runs the furthest is the overall wilnner.
24Hr Relay event - This is made up of teams of 4 people, they can be all Male, all Female, or mixed, this follows the same format as the individual event except, that each team member runs for 2 hours before handing over to the next person meaning each team member will run for a total of 6 hours in the 24hr period. Start time 12noon on Saturday 25th and will end at 12noon on Sunday
100Mile event - This event will start at 12noon on Saturday 25th and will end at 12noon on Sunday
again following the same format as the main event, however the first person to reach the 100mile is the overall winner, the race will keep going for the 24hours even if the winner finishes it in 12hours, the aim is simply to complete only 100miles in 24hours or under.
100Km event - This event will start at 3.00pm on Saturday 25th and will end at 12noon on Sunday
this will give you a total time of 21hours to complete 62miles. First to finish the 100km is the overall winner.
50Km event -This event will also start at 3.00pm on Saturday 25th and will end at 12noon on Sunday this will give you a massive total time of 21hours to complete 31miles. First to finish the 50km is the overall winner.
Marathon and Back to Back Marathon event - This event you will have 2 option's to choose from, you can enter a Single Marathon this will start at 12pm on Saturday 25th .
If you really want to test yourself you can enter a Double Marathon the second Marathon will start a 12am Midnight on the Saturday/Sunday Morning. Both Marathons will count towards your 100 Marathon totals as they are held on 2 different days.
Half Marathon - This event will start at 8am Sunday Morning and finish at 12noon and will be limited to 100 entries.
10km - This event will start at 8am Sunday morning and finish at 12noon and will be limited to 100 entries.
This is a looped Event, all distances will follow the 1Mile Loop continuosly around the park.
For those taking on the 24hr Individual and the 100mile events, if you complete 100miles in under 24hrs you will each receive a Special Belfast 24, 100 mile Fleece
Everyone that enters will receive a Belfast 24 printed T Shirt
Everyone that finishes will receive Belfast 24 Medal
There will be water available but you must have your own cups or bottles as we are a no trace organiser and will not be handing out bottled or cups of water.
We are delighted to announce that:
Boost Energy Drinks will be at the event to hand out samples and to promote their brand
Everyone that finishes will receive Belfast 24 Medal
There will be water available but you must have your own cups or bottles as we are a no trace organiser and will not be handing out bottled or cups of water.
We are delighted to announce that:
Boost Energy Drinks will be at the event to hand out samples and to promote their brand
As in Previous years, you will have the opportunity to pitch a tent or Gazeboo if you are intending to take part in the 24hr, 24hr Relay, 100mile, 100km, 50km back to Back Marathons.
You will be able to pitch from Friday night at 6pm, anything left will be at your own risk, we will be in attendance throughout the night but can't guarantee that things will be totally safe.
Registration will be from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Friday 24th July
and from
9am to 11am on Saturday 25th July
We will start the event promptly at 12.00pm
and from
9am to 11am on Saturday 25th July
We will start the event promptly at 12.00pm
The event will be chip timed.
There will be Portaloo's available throughout the event.
For the 24hr, 100mile and Relay there will be access to hot water. We will have Pasta/Porridge.
Parking will be limited within Victoria park and you must remember that there will be a Parkrun in operation on the morning of the event which will finish before we start.
There will be trophies for the 1st 2nd and 3rd Male and Female in each event and for the 1st Relay teams in each category (Male, Female, Mixed), there will be no age category prizes. (this may change depending on actual entries)
There will be Portaloo's available throughout the event.
For the 24hr, 100mile and Relay there will be access to hot water. We will have Pasta/Porridge.
Parking will be limited within Victoria park and you must remember that there will be a Parkrun in operation on the morning of the event which will finish before we start.
There will be trophies for the 1st 2nd and 3rd Male and Female in each event and for the 1st Relay teams in each category (Male, Female, Mixed), there will be no age category prizes. (this may change depending on actual entries)