About the Guinness Celtic 5K
The Guinness Celtic 5K starts and finishes on Park Avenue next to Elm Park, and the timing matters: the St. Patrick's Day Parade comes through right after, so many runners stay at the finish to watch it from an outdoor beer garden set up there. There is also a short kids' run for younger children, with parents welcome to join them on the course.
Packet pickup happens at Sneakerama, a local running shop, across the two days before the race, with race-morning pickup available on site next to the park. The start area doubles as the post-race gathering spot, which makes it easy to settle in for the parade without going anywhere.
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Guinness Celtic 5K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a big field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
2,242finishers
16:58winner
32:56median
1:07:45cutoff
Top 3: Oscar Herrera (16:58) · Matt Rabasco (17:34) · Conor Chabot (17:38)
1K Results · 2026
83finishers
1:32winner
2:48median
4:38cutoff
Top 3: C. McCann (1:32) · T. Gibson (1:36) · R. Truong (1:38)
The Guinness Celtic 5K has been held every year since at least 2024. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K3/14/2027 11:00$34
5K3/14/2027 11:00$39
1K3/14/2027 10:30$15
3.1 Miles3/14/2027 10:30$34
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