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Royal Canal parkrun, Kilcock

Ireland

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.

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Meeting point: 53.40050, -6.67089. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 53.40050, -6.67089.

The course

Course description

The course is an out, heading west, and back along the towpath of the Royal Canal.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Royal Canal, Kilcock. The course is run entirely on trail paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.

Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.

Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.

Facilities

No public toilets available other than in local cafes etc.

More details

Public transport

Bus: Bus Eireann (route 115 and 115A) bus stops at the Harbour (from Dublin direction) and in The Square (from Enfield/Mullingar and heading to Dublin).

Train: Rail connections to Kilcock available from Connolly Station Dublin and Mullingar/Enfield on the Dublin to Sligo line.

On foot

From train station walk over the canal bridge towards town and turn left onto canal towpath. Start is approx 200m.
From the bus top in The Square walk up School Street to Shaw Bridge and turn right on to canal. Start is approx 200m.
From the Harbour walk towards Shaw Bridge.

By road

From Dublin take the M4 west coming off at junction 8 sign posted Kilcock or take R148 from Maynooth and Enfield.

Public carparks and on street parking available within the town, usually a two hour limit. Limited free all day parking by the train station in The Fair Green.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at Timeless Café and Rye River Café. Many of the volunteers usually go to Sásta by the River. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Timeless Café and Rye River Café. Many of the volunteers usually go to Sásta by the River - please come and join us!

Course safety

Royal Canal parkrun, Kilcock is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

  • Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
  • Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
  • Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
  • We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
  • Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
  • Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
  • Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
  • If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
  • If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
  • It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
  • Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
  • You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
  • parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Royal Canal parkrun, Kilcock is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email royalcanalkilcock@parkrun.com to help.

Safeguarding

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.

Event stats

318
Events
7,176
Finishers
49,942
Finishes
722
Volunteers
6,717
Personal bests
349
Groups
00:31:34
Average finish time

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