Kinsale Santa Dash 5k

                    Kinsale, 10:30am, Sunday December 14th 2014

            Organised and hosted by Kinsale Triathlon Club, in association with Riverstick-Kinsale AC
                This event is run under an Athletics Ireland permit/licence, via Riverstick-Kinsale AC

                All proceeds go to the Friends of Jamie Wall, and Kinsale Xmas Lights

                            Read about Jamie Wall on the score.ie

This course was measured on November 7th 2014, by John Quigley, accompanied and assisted by members of Kinsale Triathlon Club

Route on MapMyRun

Registration on the day, in Acton's Hotel, from 9am.  Entry forms can be got from The Lemon Leaf Cafe and O'Connor's Pharmacy, or email Kinsale Santa Dash

Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - Race Flyer

Kinsale Santa Dash Flyer 2014




View from Start Line
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k Start
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k Start Direction
Starting outside teh amusement arcade on the Quay, the course heads south towards the Trident Hotel, turning right, and right again, onto Lower O'Connell St.  The section along Lower O'Connell St and Main St. will be familiar to many, as the finishing section of Belgooly AC's Kinsale 5, held each August Bank Holiday weekend.

View from 1k Mark
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - 1k Mark
The 1k Mark is outside Giles Norman Photography, on Main St.

View from 1 Mile Mark
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - 1M Mark
The Abbey Well Kinsale
The 1 Mile mark is about half-way up the only hill of note on the course.  Just on the left, after the 1 Mile mark, is a sign for The Abbey Well, a (relatively) hidden antiquity in kinsale.

View from 2k Mark
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - 2k Mark
The 2k mark is in the centre of the mini-roundabout by Kinsale Community School, and the long gradual downslope after the hill will be most welcome.

View from 3k Mark
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - 3k Mark
The 3k Mark is just after the turn onto the R606 road alongside the Bandon river Estuary.

View from 2 Mile Mark
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - 2M Mark
The 2 Mile mark is about half way between the previous turn and the bridge over the river Bandon.

View from 4k Mark
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - 4k Mark
The 4k mark is shortly after the bridge

View from 3 Mile Mark
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - 3M Mark
The 3 Mile mark is about 1/3rd of the way between the Trident Hotel and the finish line

The Finish Line

Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - Finish Straight
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - Finish

Kinsale Santa Dash 5k - Finish Line
The finish line is right at the entrance to the town park.

Measurement Cert for Kinsale Santa Dash 5k
Kinsale Santa Dash 5k Measurement Cert