Date
Sun, 25 Oct 2026
Start
09:30
Venue
Ballinskelligs, County Kerry
Kenmare Municipal District, County Kerry
Countdown
October
The short one: a 5 km loop that is almost pancake flat at 26 m of climbing. Run it, jog it or walk it with a full hour allowed.
Key facts
01Cut-off is 1 hour
02Must be 16 or over on race day
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The course
The route
Kenmare Municipal District
Distance5km
Total climb26m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.0 km
Weather
Late-October, Kenmare Municipal District
13°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
75%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 75% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01John Mulvihill00:20:3414.6 km/h
02Fred Foley00:23:3312.7 km/h
03Maire Curran00:24:1312.4 km/h
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Finishers
0:35:16
Median time
8.5 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Run Ballinskelligs 5 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Run Ballinskelligs 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 26 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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