Oldcastle 5k
Oldcastle, Meath
15 Jul 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 Oldcastle 5k is a road race that starts in Oldcastle town in County Meath and follows a 5k loop back to the finish in the town centre. The race takes place on Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 8pm. Oldcastle is a market town in the north of County Meath, close to the Cavan border and within reach of Lough Sheelin and the Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns. The course is run on the roads in and around the town, with the loop structure bringing runners back through the same finishing point on the main street. Medals are presented to all finishers. The event is a popular evening fixture on the Leinster summer running calendar, attracting both club runners and casual participants from the surrounding 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.