Sunday September 20th, 2020
Belfast, Ireland
Distance: Marathon
2020 race has been moved from May 3 to September 20. Over 17,500 runners are expected to hit the streets of North, South, East and West of the City.
The 2020 Marathon has been moved from May 3 to September 20. The Half Marathon to Feb 28, 2021. The event has grown with the inclusion of new sponsors which now include Deep River Rock, Belfast City Council, U105, ASICS, Daily Mirror, Translink, Athletics Northern Ireland, Linwoods, Belfast Live, Centra, White's Oats, Podium 4 Sport, U105 and Tayto.
The route will remain the same - starting at the City Hall and finishing at Ormeau Park.
The race starts at the Belfast City Hall at 9am and finishes at Ormeau Park.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:17:09 | Joel Kositany | 31 | Kenya |
| 2nd Male | 2:17:18 | Eric Koech | 29 | Kenya |
| 3rd Male | 2:17:22 | Bernard Riotch | 32 | Kenya |
| 4th Male | 2:24:49 | Abdelhadi El Mouaziz | 41 | Morocco |
| Female | 2:34:55 | Caroline Jepchirchir | 33 | Kenya |
| 2nd Female | 2:35:50 | Shewaye Woldemeske | 26 | Ethiopia |
| 3rd Female | 2:37:13 | Vira Ovcharuk | 38 | Ukraine |
| 4th Female | 2:39:18 | Gladys Ganiel ONeill | 42 | Ireland |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 2:24:49 | Abdelhadi El Mouaziz | 41 | Morocco |
| F 40-49 | 2:39:18 | Gladys Ganiel ONeill | 42 | Ireland |
The 2020 route takes in the 4 areas of Belfast, North, South, East and West.
The race begins in Stormont with the start line at the main driveway close to the Upper Newtownards Road. As runners go out through the gates at 9am they will turn right and travel city wards as follows:
| Stormont | Turn Left | |
| Turn Right | Shankill Road towards Woodvale | |
| Pass Clonlee Drive | Onto Twaddell Roundabout | |
| Turn Left | Turn Right | |
| Beersbridge Road | Ardoyne Road | |
| Turn Left | Turn Right | |
| Castlereagh Road | Alliance Avenue | |
| Turn Right | Turn Right | |
| Montgomery Road | Down Cliftonville Road | |
| Turn Right | Turn Left | |
| Cregagh Road | Up side of Solitude | |
| Pass Loopland Park | Turn Left | |
| Straight on to Woodstock Road | Waterworks (clockwise) | |
| Turn Left | Exit bottom gate (opposite Pacific Av) | |
| Albertbridge Road | Turn Right | |
| Turn Left | Antrim Road | |
| Ravenhill Road | Turn Left | |
| Into Ormeau Park viathe Embankment Junction | Duncairn Gardens | |
| Through Ormeau Park | Turn Right | |
| Onto Ormeau Road- Turn RightCitybound | North Queen Street | |
| Past Shaftsbury Avenue | Under the bridge & Turn Left | |
| Remain on Ormeau Road | Fredrick Street | |
| Veer Leftonto Victoria Street | Turn Leftonto Albert Square | |
| Turn Left | Pass Tomb Street | |
| Chichester Street | Turn Right | |
| Continue onto Wellington Place | Donegall Quay (Past The Big Fish) | |
| Turn Left | Straight onto Oxford Street | |
| Great Victoria Street | Turn Left | |
| Turn Right | May Street / Lanyon Place | |
| Donegal Road | Follow Lanyon Place around | |
| Turn Left | Turn Right | |
| Glenmachan Street | Mays Meadow | |
| Straight On | Turn Right | |
| Boucher Road | East Bridge Street | |
| Turn Left | Onto Tow Path | |
| Main Gate Charles Hurst into Lislea Drive | Follow Tow Path to Ormeau Road | |
| Onto Lisburn Road | Turn Left | |
| Turn Right- country bound over the bridge | Ormeau Bridge | |
| Continue up the Lisburn Road | Ormeau Road | |
| Turn Right | Turn Left at Rosetta Roundabout | |
| Finaghy Road North | Ravenhill Road | |
| Straight onto Junction of Andersonstown Road | Turn Left | |
| Andersonstown Road | Park Road | |
| Through Kennedy Way Crossroads | Turning into Ormeau Park | |
| Onto Falls Road | Through the park | |
| Pass the Whiterock Road | Onto the bottom of Embankment | |
| Turn Leftat Grosvenor Crossroads | Ravenhill Road | |
| Onto Springfield Road | Turn Left | |
| Straight on until Lanark Way | Along Ormeau Embankment | |
| Turn Right | Turn Left | |
| Towards Shankill Road | Driveway to Ozone Tennis Centre |
i ran Belfast Marathon and i am irish .