Ballyskenach AC 5k
Roscrea, Tipperary
29 May 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 Ballyskenach AC 5k is Race 5 of 8 in the 2026 Healthy Offaly 5k Road Race Series, taking place on a Friday evening at 8pm in Roscrea. The course is flat and fast, taking runners through the picturesque grounds of Mount Saint Joseph's Cistercian College before finishing at Roscrea Rugby Club, which also serves as race headquarters and registration point. The course is consistently praised as excellent for personal best attempts and draws a strong field from Offaly and surrounding counties. A juvenile race takes place from 6:30pm ahead of the senior event. Post-race refreshments and prize presentations are held at Roscrea Rugby Club. Entry is €15 online and €20 on the day.
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.