Alan Mahon 5k
Kildangan, Kildare
19 Jun 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
The Alan Mahon 5k is a memorial run held in Kildangan, County Kildare, in tribute to local man Alan Mahon. The chip-timed road route starts and finishes at Kildangan GAA grounds in Rickardstown Upper, taking runners out along the new road and past the Courtyard Estate before passing through the gates of the renowned Kildangan Stud. From there the course winds through the townlands of Kildangan, Derry and Harristown Upper, continuing through Rathbawn, Harristown and Rickardstown Lower before returning to the GAA pitch. Run on quiet rural roads through countryside steeped in history, the route offers a scenic tour of an area rarely seen by visitors. A 3k and 5k walk follows the same course, starting just after the run. The evening continues with a community barbecue, music and children's entertainment at the grounds.
Course profile & record eligibility
World Athletics record-eligibility rules cap net elevation loss at 1m per km of race distance, and require the start and finish to be no more than 50% of the race distance apart — both meant to stop a course gaining an unfair edge from downhill grade or a point-to-point tailwind. This is based on this course's recorded elevation and GPS data, not an official measurement or certification.