Notice: West Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon - Sat 29th Aug 2026

The West Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon is coming up this year on Saturday the 29th of August 2026 at 9am. This scenic half has a limit of 750 entries so I would advise anyone that is interested to enter asap.

Entry fee includes a specially commissioned  Greenway dry-fit t-shirt !

ENTRIES HERE

Entries open Wed 1st July at 9am

From West Waterford AC... This years event takes place on Saturday 29th Aug. at 9am in Kilmacthomas.

Entry fee includes bus travel to start point in Kilmacthomas, and a unique Greenway Tshirt!  ( It does not include bus back to Kilmacthomas)

As all our supporters know we try to raise awareness for important causes and charities with our events and this year the chosen charity we are supporting is the West Waterford Athletic Club Track Fund.

We hope that you will be as generous as always in supporting this very worthy cause as we aspire to bring an 8 lane Running  Track to Dungarvan for the next generation of young athletes and for the many hundreds of runners in West Waterford and beyond.  In February of this year with the signing of a lease at St Augustines College Dungarvan we have commenced on a journey to bring this dream to a reality.

If you wish to learn more about please follow the link below.

West Waterford AC Athletics Track Update

In conjunction with Waterford City and County Council this is a  13.1 mile race along the now famous old Waterford/Dungarvan Railway line. 

RACE LIMIT OF 750 APPLIES 

Entries close on 7th August or when limit of 750 is reached.

Course route map here... https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/476807848

Or alternatively view this route map here: https://strava.app.link/FG982nqB43b

The refund window for this event will open on July 24th Additional places may become available depending on the uptake on refunds from current registrants.

This fantastic amenity opened officially in 2017 and has already experienced visitors from all over the country and beyond. Users are amazed by this 47 km spectacular off-road cycling and walking trail along an old railway line between Waterford and Dungarvan.

Please note this is a point to point race starting near the Coachhouse Kilmacthomas and finishing near Ballinroad, Dungarvan. Entry fee includes bus from Ballinroad to the start line near Kilmacthomas.

As the map shows below, the half-marathon starts near Kilmacthomas and finishes in Dungarvan.

As it was an old railway line, the course is very slightly downhill overall. The old railway line at Kilmacthomas is about 60-metres above sea level while Dungarvan is just above sea level. 

The course is certainly a LOT flatter than the average race on public roads.

Notice: West Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon - Sat 30th Aug 2025

The West Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon is coming up this year on Saturday the 30th of August 2025 at 9am. This scenic half has a limit of 750 entries so I would advise anyone that is interested to enter asap.

Entry fee includes a specially commissioned  Greenway dry-fit tshirt !

ENTRIES HERE

From West Waterford AC... On 30th August  2025 at 9 am West Waterford Athletic Club will host our 7th annual Waterford Greenway Half Marathon .Entries are now open for this event.   The race course is along the Waterford Greenway and in conjunction with Waterford City and County Council covering a distance of 13.1 miles along the now famous old Waterford/Dungarvan Railway line.

WATERFORD GREENWAY HALF MARATHON PRIZES.

The prizes for this race will be as follows. 

1st 5 Men and Women
Ladies: 1st and 2ndO/35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,65 & 1st Junior
Men: 1st and 2nd O/40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 & 1st Junior
We will also have 2 Men’s and 2 Ladies team prizes with first 3 finishing positions to score (Outside of prize winners).
Spot prizes will be randomly distributed to runners down the field at the finish line.
Note: Cash prizes will be given to the Men’s and Ladies winners and all category prizes will be vouchers.

ENTRY LINK HERE.

ST.JOHNS SPECIAL SCHOOL TO BENEFIT FROM WATERFORD GREENWAY HALF MARATHON.

Each year for the Waterford Greenway half marathon we partner up with a charity that will benefit from the donated monies by the runners taking part in the event. 

This year we are delighted to announce our charity partners for the event will be St.Johns Special School ,Dungarvan  As all our supporters know we try to raise awareness for important causes and charities with our events and this year the chosen charity we are supporting is St. Johns special school which  is a special school for Children with a Mild or Moderate General  Learning Disability, with two classes for children with a Severe to Profound General Learning Disability. 

They cater for boys and girls aged between 4 and 18 years from a wide catchment area which covers Dungarvan and West Waterford, and from Kilmacthomas to East Cork, and areas of South Tipperary. St. John's strives to provide a well-ordered, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual physical, moral and cultural needs of the pupils are identified and addressed.

 For further race information please log on to club web site www.westwaterfordathletics.org and follow the link on home page for GREENWAY all race information 

Please note this event is expected to sell out fast.

This fantastic amenity opened officially in 2017 and has already experienced visitors from all over the country and beyond. Users are amazed by this 47 km spectacular off-road cycling and walking trail along an old railway line between Waterford and Dungarvan.

Please note this is a point to point race starting near the Coachhouse Kilmacthomas and finishing near Ballinroad, Dungarvan. Entry fee includes bus from Ballinroad to the start line near Kilmacthomas.

As the map shows below, the half-marathon starts near Kilmacthomas and finishes in Dungarvan.

As it was an old railway line, the course is very slightly downhill overall. The old railway line at Kilmacthomas is about 60-metres above sea level while Dungarvan is just above sea level. 

The course is certainly a LOT flatter than the average race on public roads.

Results & Photos of the Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon - Sat 31st Aug 2024

Lead group at 2kms

The big race in Munster this weekend was the Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon on Saturday 31st August organised by West Waterford AC.

The entries for this race opened on the 4th of July and all 750 places sold out in just 4 days.

On race day itself, the weather conditions couldn't have been nicer with blue skies, sunshine and a light easterly tailwind. Maybe a little warm for racing but it really showed off the scenic route.

Top 5 men & women...

1 Conor O'BRIEN 01:11:00 890 M MS Dooneen A.C.
2 Pat FITZGERALD 01:11:10 666 M MS Waterford A.C.
3 Aidan CONNELL 01:11:36 594 M M40 West Waterford A.C.
4 Vivian FOLEY 01:11:54 759 M M50 Eagle A.C.
5 Donal COAKLEY 01:12:22 967 M MS Leevale A.C.
1 Katie WILSON 01:22:25 232 F FS D.M.P. A.C.
2 Kate VEALE 01:27:02 373 F FS West Waterford A.C.
3 Keely O'REILLY 01:28:34 74 F FS
4 Angela TOBIN 01:29:48 313 F FS West Waterford A.C.
5 Yasmin CANNING 01:30:53 51 F F50 Drogheda and District A.C.

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) There are about 80 photos around the 2km mark on the Running in Munster Facebook page.

2) West Waterford AC have two galleries at McGrath Cross... Album 1  & Album 2

They also have the following finish line photos... Album 1 ... Album 2 ... Album 3... Album 4... Album 5... Album 6... Album 7... Album 8... Album 9... Album 10... Album 11... Album 12... Album 13... Album 14... Album 15... Album 16... 

3) John Troy has some pre-race and race photos HERE

Top 5 women (L-R)... 5th Yasmin Canning, Kate Veale 2nd, Katie Wilson 1st, Angela Tobin 4th & Keely O'Reilly 3rd

Top 5 men in the Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon (L-R)... 3rd Aidan Connell, Vivian Foley 4th, Donal Coakley 5th, Conor O'Brien 1st & Pat Fitzgerald 2nd

Edel Curry on behalf of the Rapid Response Vehicle Group receives a cheque for €2,500 euro from the proceeds of the Eurofins Waterford Greenway half marathon

Results of the Paul Brunnock Memorial Run on the Waterford Greenway - Sat 4th Nov 2023

A total of 330 runners took part in the Paul Brunnock Memorial Run on the Waterford Greenway on Saturday 4th Nov 2023. The breakdown of the multiple races was as follows...

Top 3 men & women...

50k - 23 finishers
1 Alex O SHEA 03:38:11 28 M
2 Paul TWOMEY 03:46:45 30 M
3 David HERLIHY 04:19:01 14 M
6 Anne JENNINGS 04:30:46 17 F
9 Linda FOLEY 04:34:42 11 F
19 Moylan BRUNNOCK 05:30:44 3 F

Marathon - 28 finishers
1 John CRONIN 02:58:28 57 M
2 Philip MACBAIN 03:30:19 74 M
3 Christy CAHILL 03:45:14 54 M
12 Anita BARRY 04:18:06 51 F
14 Marie CHAPMAN 04:24:11 56 F
17 Bregeen MURPHY 04:43:09 80 F

Half-Marathon - 69 finishers
1 Donough BARROW 01:25:29 102 M
2 David RYAN 01:27:07 173 M
4 Brian O CONNOR 01:29:11 160 M
3 Clara RYAN 01:28:33 172 F
9 Ann Marie HOLLAND 01:37:31 131 F
10 Caroline NOONAN 01:40:27 152 F

10k - 153 finishers
1 Kyle WALSH 37:16 366 M
2 Nicholas WALSH 38:45 370 M
3 Jack O DONOVAN 40:52 325 M
10 Marina SEYMOUR 45:44 358 F
22 Claire O DONOVAN 49:21 323 F
25 Andrea LYONS 50:26 304 F

5k - 57 finishers
1 Senan O REILLY 17:24 553 M
2 Stephen William CARR 18:40 507 M
5 Conor MURRAY 23:56 548 M
3 Sharon CANTWELL 20:05 506 F
4 Linda POWER 23:13 555 F
7 Clodagh STAPLETON 25:26 563 F

The full results can be found on the MyRunResults website HERE