Lochaber Marathon

Coming up on Sunday the 19th of April is the Lochaber Marathon in Fort William. This full marathon is organised by the Lochaber Athletic Club and starts from the Shinty field at An Aird in Fort William. The route then runs along Loch Eil on the A830 Road to the Isles, before turning at the 13 mile mark and returning back to the starting point. It is a flat course, with no part of the course riding above the 20m countour. A map of the event can be found here. This is an extremely scenic route, which also runs beside the famous West Highland Line railway, famous for the Jacobite steam train that runs along the track. There are prizes for many catagories and a £1000 prize for anyone that sets a new course record.

If you feel you're up to this sort of run, come on up to Fort William and join in - note - you must register before competing, this can be done via the official site here. Registration by post must be done before 31st of March, but you can also register online. There is a limit of 600 runners, and this is a popular marathon, which does fill up quickly.