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Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon smashes all entry records

17 April 2009 - 17 April 2009

Northern Ireland’s biggest sporting event will be the biggest ever – and that’s official!


With entries due to close this evening (Friday 17 April), almost 16,000 people have signed up for the 2009 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon, which takes place on Monday 4 May.

Almost 2,800 runners signed up for the main Marathon – that’s 1,100 more than took part in the 2008 race.

Those seeking to complete the full 26.2 miles are joined, so far, by more than 1,900 relay teams, each made up of five people, and some 2,200 walkers and almost 1,200 fun runners.

“We enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2008, with almost 15,000 people taking part in the four events: this was more than double the entry level of just six years ago – and now we’ve absolutely smashed that entry record,” said Danny O’Connor, Chairman of the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon Organizing Committee.

While the vast majority of the entrants hail from the British Isles, the international appeal of Belfast is shown by entries from Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United States, Hungary, Switzerland, Indonesia, Canada, Qatar, the Netherlands and Iceland.

The Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon is sponsored by Aer Lingus, Belfast City Council, Charles Hurst Renault, Eventsec, New Balance, Sport Northern Ireland, Translink, Reach EPS, Tayto and Up and Running. Media partners are the Daily Mirror and U105. Official accommodation partner is Premier Inn.

The Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon is organised by Belfast City Marathon Ltd., in partnership with Athletics Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, the Department for Regional Development, Newtownabbey Borough Council, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Sustrans and Translink.

For full details of the 2009 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon, including online entry, visit www.belfastcitymarathon.com