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Baxters Loch Ness Marathon
27 September 2026 · Inverness, Scotland, UK
scenic
Distances
10K · 21.1K · 42K
The Loch Ness Marathon doesn't start in Inverness at all — it starts out on the moors near Whitebridge, an hour's bus ride away, with no private vehicle access to the start whatsoever. From there the course runs mostly downhill along the loch shore, past the village of Foyers and Urquhart Castle, meeting its one real climb at mile 19 (which runners are warned about in advance, and which, by their own accounts, turns out less brutal than advertised). At the Inverness finish, a running joke turns into tradition: free Baxters soup and a roll after almost 42 kilometers beside Scotland's most famous loch.
Course records
Men
2:15:46
2025 · Alex Milne
Women
2:42:04
2019 · Katie White
Weather in September
Late September into early October in the Scottish Highlands brings 5-13°C, often cloudy and rainy; the official race guide openly warns that Highland weather can change very quickly.
Starter pack 2025
- Номер с чипом на спине
- Финишная медаль
- Финишная техническая футболка (можно отказаться в пользу пожертвования John Muir Trust)
- Суп Baxters с булкой и фрукты на финише
- Безалкогольное пиво Erdinger
The starter pack itself is fairly basic — runners specifically note the finisher shirt is cotton, not technical fabric.
Pacers & bib pickup
No pacers announced for this race.
Bib pickup
Event Village, Бут-парк, Инвернесс
day before the race only
Saturday only, photo ID required; there's no race-morning bib pickup at all. The bus to the start departs the Ice Centre at 7:30-7:50am — it's the only way to reach the start.
Course map
Route not added yet
What’s nearby
Walking
Островки Несс — River islands with Victorian suspension bridges next to Bught Park.
Замок Инвернесс — Overlooking the River Ness, in the city center.
30 minutes
Замок Уркхарт — One of Scotland's most-visited castles, right on the loch shore.
Центр Лох-Несс в Драмнадрохите — An exhibition about the monster legend.
2 hours
Остров Скай — Actually closer to three hours by car — better to allow extra time.
Кэрнгормс — A national park with mountains and red deer.
Dinner before the race
No single favorite restaurant has emerged among runners; the official site simply points to Inverness's tourism website.
After the finish
Free Baxters soup and a roll, fruit, and Erdinger Alkoholfrei beer at the Event Village fan zone.
Reviews
Lindsay B (Running with Lindz)2024
It was the dream race conditions for me — around 10 degrees and cloudy; the start is breathtakingly beautiful, and the mile-19 climb everyone warns you about turned out to be a little underwhelming — just a hill, nothing more.
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