Willie Neenan Memorial 5mile
Millstreet Town, Cork
26 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 Willie Neenan Memorial 5 Mile Road Race is organised by Millstreet Athletic Club in honour of Willie Neenan, a long-serving and celebrated figure in Irish athletics. The race takes place in Millstreet town in northwest County Cork, with race headquarters at the GAA Community Hall. The course starts on the Clara Road on the edge of the town and the first three miles are largely flat and fast. An incline is encountered between miles three and four near Drishane Castle, though it is short in nature. The route then returns back towards the town centre, finishing with a downhill stretch. The course has been officially measured by an Athletics Ireland national grade measurer and runs under a full Athletics Ireland permit. Walkers are also welcome and set off ahead of the runners. The race is a popular fixture on the Cork summer calendar.
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.