Braveheart 5k
Trim, Meath
12 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 Braveheart 5k is an annual evening race organised by Trim Athletic Club, held at the Porchfields on the banks of the River Boyne in the historic town of Trim. The course follows a part-grass, part-path route through the Porchfields, taking runners past Trim Castle and the ruins of Newtown Abbey before finishing at the iconic Yellow Steeple. The route passes among one of the finest collections of medieval monuments in Ireland, making it a visually spectacular event. The course is relatively flat throughout, winding along the riverside meadows and paths in the grounds of the Porchfields. The race starts at 8pm and is chip timed. A technical t-shirt is provided to the first 450 registered participants. First held in 2010, it has grown into one of the most popular evening 5ks in the Meath area.
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.