Cork BHAA Sterling 5k
Ringaskiddy, Cork
6 Aug 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 Cork BHAA Sterling 5k is one of the longest-running races on the Cork BHAA calendar, held in Ringaskiddy since 1998. The course follows the traditional Sterling circuit: a single flat loop of the tarmac roads through the Ringaskiddy industrial estate on Cork Harbour's south shore. The route is fast and consistently well-marshalled, making it a reliable course for competitive racing. Registration is at the Ringaskiddy venue from 6:30pm. The sponsoring company has changed over the decades but the course and format have remained a constant.
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.