Galway 5km Series Craughwell
Craughwell, Galway
26 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 Galway 5km Series is one of Ireland's longest-running club road race programmes, now in its 20th year. The Craughwell leg — the sixth and final Race of the 2026 series — is hosted by Craughwell AC on a Tuesday evening on the roads in and around the village of Craughwell in south County Galway. Craughwell AC is one of Galway's strongest athletic clubs and a regular host venue for the series. The course follows local roads in the area, providing a fast and well-marshalled evening race. Organised by the Galway County Athletics Board, all proceeds fund juvenile and adult athletics across the county. One race number covers all six legs; a souvenir T-shirt is awarded to those who complete the full series.
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.