Forget the guidebook. See Dublin the way locals do — on foot, at pace, with stories worth telling.
Dublin is one of Europe’s most storied cities — but most visitors leave having seen the surface. The tourist trail. The polished version.
We run you through the Liberties where rebellions were plotted over pints, past the GPO where a republic was declared, and over the Ha’penny Bridge — still the most romantic span in the city.
Running past a site — feeling the cobblestones, smelling the Liffey — creates a memory that a bus window never can.
No scripted patter. Our guides grew up here, drank here, argued here. They know which pub has the best pint and which street corner changed Irish history.
Every tour ends with a complimentary coffee or pint. Because in Dublin, the run is never really over until you’re sitting down with a story to tell.
We’re not tour guides who picked up running. We’re runners who fell in love with Dublin’s stories.
Every stop on our route is somewhere we’ve run past a thousand times — and every story is one we’d tell a friend over a pint. We started Run The Local Way because we believed there was a better way to see this city: at pace, on foot, with someone who actually lives here.
We keep groups small (max 6) because the best conversations happen when you’re not shouting over a crowd. You’ll finish the run feeling like you’ve made friends, not just ticked a box.
Run with Us →From the Liberties to the Dáil — every street has a secret
Guinness leases its land for €45 a year until the year 9000. The brew that built an empire — and still defines how the world sees Dublin.
Easter Monday, 1916. Pádraig Pearse read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic here. The bullet holes are still visible. So is the spirit.
Founded by Vikings, rebuilt by Normans. In the crypt: a mummified cat chasing a mummified rat, frozen mid-chase inside an organ pipe for 400 years.
During the 1916 Rising, both sides stopped fighting at lunchtime so the ducks could be fed. The ducks won that day.
“Absolutely the best thing we did in Dublin. Adam’s stories had us laughing the entire run. We saw parts of the city we’d never have found on our own.”
“I don’t usually run but the pace was perfect. Ash made everyone feel included and the finishing pint was well earned! Already recommended to friends.”
“Forget the hop-on hop-off bus. This is how you experience Dublin. Real stories, real people, real craic. Worth every cent.”
All tours depart from the Ha’penny Bridge — all abilities welcome, rain or shine
Running for all paces · Every runner, every journey, together