← Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running

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· 2017 ·

Registration easy online.  Number pick up easy.  Everything clearly marked.

I went up to Inverness and stayed with my friend so it was easy to get to buses at the start. You get bused to the start which is on top of a hill with no protection from the elements. They suggest you get on the bus early and get up to the start.  I was dropped off 1hr 20 before the start as the pack suggested.  The wind was howling the rain was coming down sideways it was freezing.  I had brought 2 bin bags and I was glad.  I ran the first few kms still wearing them.  They told us the year before had been glorious sunshine so I guess it’s hit and miss.  Be prepared for cold though!!

the start is a really steep down hill for a few miles and it’s easy to get over excited and head out too quickly.  This will only hurt later when the profile changes and you are running up hill.   

Aid stations were great. Route was very scenic and the support was great especially since it rained all day long. 

Medal was sturdy.  I would recomend this run - not as a PB route but as a scenic run round the highlands.