Trail, road and hill running races throughout Scotland
We have put together a selection of races for you to browse and perhaps take part in. This is not a comprehensive list of races in Scotland, but a list of some of the races the team has taken part in. Use our 'Find A Race' page for a more complete listing of races currently on offer. Some, such as the Fort William marathon, are no longer part of the running calander but we have left on the site for information. All the races have links to the last known web site for that event. We have also inlcuded some of the major marathons from around the world at the bottom of the page.
Races within Scotland
Looking for a race to run in Scotland ? This first section provides a list of races across Scotland starting from 10ks and going up to marathon length and beyond. We have road races, trail races and of course hill races.
Killin 5k
Race
5K
Length
5 Kms
Elevation
64.4 m
Max elevation
132.5 m
Rating
**
Difficulty
*
Type
Trail and road
Helensburgh games hill race
Race
Hill race
Length
8.3 Kms
Elevation
357 m
Max elevation
355 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail
Trident 10k
Race
10K trail race
Length
9.72 Kms
Elevation
331 m
Max elevation
293.3 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and dirt road
Helensburgh 10K
Race
10K
Length
10 Kms
Elevation
79.7 m
Max elevation
21.1 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
**
Type
Road
Killin 10K race
Race
10K
Length
10 Kms
Elevation
148.6 m
Max elevation
152 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
**
Type
Country road
Shettleston 10K race
Race
10K
Length
10 Kms
Elevation
152.5 m
Max elevation
5 m
Rating
**
Difficulty
*
Type
Park paths
Arrochar 10K
Race
10K
Length
10 Kms
Elevation
261.1 m
Max elevation
98.2 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and road
Cove 10K
Race
10K
Length
10 Kms
Elevation
222.8 m
Max elevation
122.9 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Country and forest road
Auchterarder 10K chilli run
Race
10K trail
Length
10 Kms
Elevation
245 m
Max elevation
233 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and country road
Auchterarder 10K
Race
10K
Length
10 Kms
Elevation
108 m
Max elevation
138.1 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
***
Type
Country roads
Dumbarton 10K race
Race
10K
Length
10.03 Kms
Elevation
95.4 m
Max elevation
5 m
Rating
**
Difficulty
*
Type
Path and road
Kenny Stevenson Memorial trail race
Race
11K trail race
Length
11.18 Kms
Elevation
240 m
Max elevation
125.5 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and road
Aboyne highland games hill race
Race
Hill race
Length
11.3 Kms
Elevation
354 m
Max elevation
345 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Mainly trail
Hel' N' Back hill race
Race
Hill race
Length
12.34 Kms
Elevation
361 m
Max elevation
263 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
***
Type
Trail and dirt road
Bennachie Hill Race
Race
Hill race
Length
12.76 Kms
Elevation
500 m
Max elevation
516 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and dirt road
Glentress half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
20.24 Kms
Elevation
757.3 m
Max elevation
574.4 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and forest road
Mull half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
20.9 Kms
Elevation
232 m
Max elevation
50.4 m
Rating
**
Difficulty
***
Type
Road
Barrathon, Barra half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
21.09 Kms
Elevation
283 m
Max elevation
105.2 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Road
Skye half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
21.1 Kms
Elevation
257.8 m
Max elevation
116.4 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
***
Type
Country road
Glasgow half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
21.1 Kms
Elevation
116 m
Max elevation
43.5 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
**
Type
Road
Auchterarder half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
21.13 Kms
Elevation
236.9 m
Max elevation
133 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
***
Type
Country roads
Balloch to Clydebank half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
21.15 Kms
Elevation
89 m
Max elevation
30.3 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
**
Type
Road
Path of Condie Half
Race
Half marathon
Length
21.17 Kms
Elevation
435 m
Max elevation
320.9 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
*****
Type
Country road
Harris Half marathon
Race
Half marathon
Length
21.31 Kms
Elevation
332.4 m
Max elevation
138.7 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
****
Type
Country road
Dearg up and doon hill race
Race
Hill and trail race
Length
31.55 Kms
Elevation
1065 m
Max elevation
1008 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
*****
Type
Trail and dirt road
Adrgartan trail race
Race
Trail race
Length
34.6 Kms
Elevation
971 m
Max elevation
328 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
*****
Type
Trail and forest road
Strathearn marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.12 Kms
Elevation
439 m
Max elevation
237 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
***
Type
Country road
Fort William Marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.2 Kms
Elevation
523.8 m
Max elevation
182.3 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and road
Loch Katrine marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.2 Kms
Elevation
452.7 m
Max elevation
191 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
***
Type
Country road
Loch Rannoch Marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.2 Kms
Elevation
259 m
Max elevation
248.6 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
**
Type
Country road
Glen Coe Marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.5 Kms
Elevation
1241.1 m
Max elevation
547.4 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
*****
Type
Trail
Lairig Grhu hill race
Race
Ultra
Length
43.2 Kms
Elevation
727.8 m
Max elevation
838 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and small road
Dunoon ultra
Race
Ultra
Length
48.86 Kms
Elevation
1272 m
Max elevation
419 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
****
Type
Trail and country road
Devil o’Highlands Footrace
Race
Ultra
Length
69 Kms
Elevation
1981 m
Max elevation
552 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
*****
Type
Trail and road
Highland Fling
Race
Ultra
Length
85 Kms
Elevation
2300 m
Max elevation
337 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
*****
Type
Trail and some small road
Races outwith of Scotland
This section provides an overview of various international marathons from around the world. As with all the information on this site someone from the team has actually ran these.
London marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.2 Kms
Elevation
122 m
Max elevation
53.4 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
**
Type
Road
Tokyo marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.2 Kms
Elevation
78 m
Max elevation
40.9 m
Rating
**
Difficulty
**
Type
Road
Berlin marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.19 Kms
Elevation
71 m
Max elevation
53 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
*
Type
Road
Chicago marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.19 Kms
Elevation
64 m
Max elevation
187 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
*
Type
Road
NYC Marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.19 Kms
Elevation
288.1 m
Max elevation
98 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
***
Type
Road
San Francisco marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.19 Kms
Elevation
302 m
Max elevation
123.5 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
****
Type
Road
Boston marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.2 Kms
Elevation
305 m
Max elevation
143.5 m
Rating
***
Difficulty
***
Type
Road
Rome marathon
Race
Marathon
Length
42.2 Kms
Elevation
118 m
Max elevation
38 m
Rating
****
Difficulty
**
Type
City road
Big Sur Marathon
Race
Marthon
Length
42.31 Kms
Elevation
799.8 m
Max elevation
171.1 m
Rating
*****
Difficulty
***
Type
Road
