I stopped running in 2016 after my knees started to hurt walking up and down stairs, but one of my last half-marathons was at Ballyliffen, http://www.visitballyliffin.com/about-ballyliffin/ballyliffin-coastal-challenge/ and I'm sure, despite running in soft sand and fierce winds along the beach at the end, it was a better time. However, the organisers despite noting down our numbers and times as we came in, never let us know our times. Sooooo disappointed!

I'd recommend the run for its views over country lanes, meandering hillside to the beautiful, Pollan Bay... but definitely not the weather that day!