| Antrim Coast Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | last weekend of August (Bank Holiday Weekend) |
| Location | Larne,County Antrim,Northern Ireland |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Condor Executive |
| Established | 2020 |
| Course records | Men's:58:36 (2023) Daniel MateikoWomen's:1:03:44 (2021)  Yalemzerf Yehualaw |
| Official site | Official website |
Antrim Coast Half Marathon is an annual internationalhalf marathon competition which is contested every August inLarne,Northern Ireland. It is one of two half marathons within UK & Ireland which carriesWorld Athletics 'Elite' Label Road Race status.[1]
Ethiopian runners have been successful in the competition, accounting for winning both the 2021 and 2022 men's and women's editions.The women's course record of 1 hr 04 min 22 sec was set byYalemzerf Yehualaw in 2022, which is the current[when?] UK & Ireland All comers record for the half marathon distance.[2] Yehualaw broke the world record in 2021 in a time of 1 hr 03 min 44 sec becoming the first women in history to break the 1 hr 04-minute barrier, only for the time to be unratified due to the course measurement being 54 metres short.[3]
The men’s course record of 58 min 36 sec was set by Daniel Mateiko of Kenya in 2023, which is the current UK & Ireland All comers record for the half marathon distance.
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The Elite and Mass race start on theAntrim Coast Road, which was designed and built by designerWilliam Bald completed in 1842.[citation needed]
First held in 2020, the inaugural event was a UK & Ireland domestic only race due to travel restrictions during the Covid pandemic.The Men's 2020 event was won bySir Mo Farah in a time of 1 hr 00 min 27 sec,[4] with 3 UK men running under 1 hr 01 minutes for the first time ever, making it the fastest domestic half marathon in the UK.[5]
The 2020 Women’s event was won byLily Partridge in a time of time of 1 hr 11 min 36 sec, with 4 women running under 1 hr 13 minutes.[5]The event has delivered fast times mainly due to the course elevation being just inside the legal tolerance with a decrease of – 19 metres over the course distance of 13.1 miles.
The race begins on the Antrim Coast road, running into Larne harbour and town before moving back onto the Antrim Coast road, running out to the turning point atBallygally village before returning on the Coast road and finishing at theChaime Memorial Tower.
The event also hosts a children's race namedCondor Executive Kid's mile and Condor Executive Street Mile for adults. The five times Olympian and former European ChampionJo Pavey and six-time World Cross Country Silver medallist and European ChampionCatherina McKiernan have acted as ambassadors for the children's race.[6]
| Year | Men | Time | Women | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  Mo Farah (GBR) | 1:00:27 | Lily Partridge (GBR) | 1:11:36 |
| 2021 | Jemal Yimer (ETH) | 1:00:30 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) | 1:03:44 |
| 2022 | Jemal Yimer (ETH) | 59:04 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) | 1:04:22 |
| 2023 | Daniel Mateiko (KEN) | 58:36 | Mestawut Fikir (ETH) | 1:06:44 |
| 2024 | Alex Matata (KEN) | 59:46 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) | 1:05:31 |
-Halloran’s Castle (Ballygally)- 12th Century castle
-Ballygally Castle – Built by James Shaw in 1625, now part of the Hastings Hotel Group
-Battle of Larne Lough – location of last Viking Battle in Ireland (Conor of Ireland drove out Jarl Einar Wry – Mouth Orkney Vikings 1018
-Olderfleet Castle – Edward Bruce landing May 1315
-Black Arch – Built by William Bald 1842
-Chaine Memorial Tower – James Chaine MP
-Ballygally backdrop – Game of thrones location sites