Donegal

Overview

Donegal has a long coastline with many great places to run. There are several large towns.


Base Towns
Letterkenny

Letterkenny is the largest town in Donegal and is a great base to explore the north of the county. It is on the wild Atlantic way route.

Donegal Town

Donegal town in the south of the county and is a good base to visit the southern parts of Donegal’s wild Atlantic way route.

Other Towns

Several small coastal towns could be a base from which to explore the Donegal sections of the WildAtlantic Way: Downings, Gweedore, Dungloe, Ardara, Glencolmcille, and Killybegs.


Running Events

Donegal Wild Atlantic Marathon and Half Marathon: These races are held in May or June and based from the town of Killybegs   https://warriorsrun.ie/

Sligo Coast to Coast: A 10 mile run along the coastline of the Atlantic Way in Sligo, held in September annually.  https://www.facebook.com/Sligocoasttocoast


Running Routes

Sligo Town: As always a great way to see the town is with a jog around.

Sligo Park Run: A free starting morning community 5K run. https://www.parkrun.ie/sligo/


Other Useful Links

Sligo Running Club: https://www.facebook.com/Sligorunningclub/

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