SPAR Omagh Half Marathon & 5K Fun Run
Saturday, 01 April 2017
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Date & Time
Saturday, 01 April 2017 11:00
Race Venue/Location
Omagh Leisure Complex ,Old Mountfield Rd, CoTyrone
County
Tyrone
Country
Ireland
Type
Road Race
Distance
5 Km, Half Marathon
Timed By
MyRunResults Ltd

The 28th Omagh Half Marathon, 5k run & walk. Will take place on Saturday 1st April 2017 @ 11am .
Starting at Omagh Leisure Complex , Old Mountfield Road The Omagh Half Marathon & Fun Run in its started off as a 10mile race in 1981. In 1986 it was a 12mile race but changed to Half Marathon distance in 1987 to this day. Originally Omagh Junior Chamber organised it from 1981 to 1996 before it was cancelled for three years from 1997. Local Running Club Omagh Harriers took over and restarted it in March 2000. The SPAR Omagh Half Marathon Race & 5Km Fun Run/Walk has had a steady increase in its numbers from 240 in the year 2000, but with slick organizing by the hard working committee of Omagh Harriers Half Marathon Committee, it is now one of the top Half Marathon’s in the Country with over 3000 runners in March 2016. There is a quality t-shirt guaranteed for All Half Marathon entries and newly designed medals for All finishers including 5k Fun Run finishers. Chip timing, fast course, race pacers, street entertainment, post race massage, quality refreshments are all on offer to make this one of the top sports events in Ireland.

Additional Details

  

The Enda Dolan Foundation is this year’s race recognised charity.

Half Marathon
Half Marathon walk this year starts at 10am & the Half Marathon Run starts at 11am.

School’s 5k Championships & 5k Fun Run
5k this year starts at 11.10am, 10minutes after the Half Marathon Run starts.

Prizes
A prize fund of over £5500, £250 bonus for the 1st male & female to break the record time (Male-64.45min, Female-74.51min) There is a quality t-shirt guaranteed for all Half Marathon entries and newly designed medals for ALL finishers including 5k Fun Run finishers.

Cash Prizes in all categories

 

 

 

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