Within Braemar and nearby are a number of running events throughout the year which will appeal to hill runners, trail runners and those wanting a fun experience:-
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Run Balmoral (late April) A host of races and distances for all ages in the iconic surroundings of Balmoral Castle and grounds including 5km, 10km, 15 mile trail race and children’s distances. www.runbalmoral.com- Deeside Duathlon (early May). Starting in Braemar and finishing in Aberdeen. A bike/run/bike taking in the scenery of Royal Deeside www.entrycentral.com/Royal_Deeside_Duathlon_Triathlon
- Lairig Ghru (late June) Classic 28 mile run on road, tracks and trails through the Lairig Ghru to Aviemore. www.deesiderunners.com
- Mike Grant Memorial Races (mid July) Children’s races organised as part of the Braemar Junior Games www.braemarjuniorgames.com/
Creag Choinnich Hill Race (17th June 2020) A short hill race, but packed with history. This is the oldest recorded hill race dating back to 1068 when King Canmore would use the race to select messengers! www.entrycentral.com/creag-choinnich
- Heart of the Park Trail Run (TBC) A popular 12km trail run around Braemar which takes in a variety of natural obstacles including river crossings, marsh, forest and the infamous Coire Feragie bogs……. www.entrycentral.com/braemar-trail-run
- Ballater 10 (late July) 10 mile road race on roads around Ballater.
Glenshee9 Hill race (Saturday 1st August 2020) Is this Scotland’s hardest hill race? Covering 21miles, 6000feet of ascent and 9 Munro’s around the Glenshee Ski Centre. www.entrycentral.com/Glenshee-9-Race The 2018 results are available here
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- Morrone Hill race (early Sept) A race to the cairns on Morrone during the Braemar Gathering. The highlight is the return into the Games arena in front of a cheering crowd of more than 10,000
Braemarathon (mid September) Half marathon from the village to the Linn o’ Dee and back on road. www.eventfull.biz- Morvern Hill race (late Sept) Hill race near Ballater www.deesiderunners.com
- Grampian Mountain Challenge (mid Nov) Run GMC Two day mountain marathon held every other year in Upper Deeside
