Setanta 5k
Carlow Town, Carlow
14 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 Setanta 5k is a road race held at Presentation College Carlow in County Carlow. The event is chip timed and organised for runners of all abilities, taking place in and around the grounds and local roads of the Presentation College campus. Carlow town sits on the River Barrow in the southeast of Ireland, and the surrounding road network provides a mostly flat to gently undulating course typical of the town's low-lying terrain. The Setanta 5k is part of a tradition of community and school-associated road races in County Carlow. Full route and course details are available from the race organisers and on the event registration page. The race is a well-established fixture on the Leinster road race calendar in mid-June.
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.