Stornoway Half Marathon
The
Stornoway Half Marathon is no ordinary race. We offer a superb course,
the second half of which is off-road, around the beautiful wooded
grounds of Lews Castle. Runners who wish to return to the mainland on
the Saturday may do so on the afternoon ferry to Ullapool, although
there is now also a Sunday sailing. There are also Sunday flights from
Stornoway to the mainland. For those who want to stay for the weekend,
we offer a ceilidh dance on the Saturday night and the opportunity to
relax in Hebridean fashion on the Sunday. Why not try something
different and come to Scotland’s north west fringe for a very
special race package.

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The Co-operative -
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Abhainn Dearg Distillery -
Donald Macrury Electrical
Assisted by

Lews Castle College - MacKinnon Self Drive
The Courses (click here to view map)
The course is partially on gravel paths and is unsuitable for wheelchairs.
The route will be marked at one mile intervals. From the start at the Lews
Castle College, the first half of the race continues through the main street
in Stornoway town centre, and then onto Lower Sandwick bay and back
towards the Lews Castle Grounds, which is an "off-road" section run on
gravel paths. The section of the route up Willow Glen has two narrow
bridges. At the first one, the path is narrow for approximately 40 metres.
From then the drives through the grounds take over and pass the Lews
Castle, through the woods and past the Creed Lodge. At this point
runners briefly exit the "grounds" onto the Harris road, and turn left onto
the Arnish road and then re-enter the "grounds". Runners follow down
the river and along the shore road to the finish at Porters Lodge arch. A
detailed map of both the half marathon and fun run courses can be
viewed by following this link.
The
10K starts on the Shore Road beyond Cuddy Point, follows the shore road
to Porters Lodge, turns left up past Golf Club clubhouse and joins the
half marathon route at Lews Castle.
There will be marshals at all key points around the course, please follow their directions and
observe all route markings around the course.
Registration
Entry by post, online at www.born2run.co.uk (coming soon) or at registration in the café area of
Stornoway Bridge Centre on Friday 25th
May between 5.30pm and 9.30pm. Entries will
be acknowledged by email, if you do not have an email address please include with
your application a S.A.E.
No Half Marathon or 10K entries will be accepted on race day.
Fun Run registration will take place on Saturday morning between 8.45 and 9.45am as well as on Friday evening 5.30 - 9.30pm.
The Starts
Half Marathon starts at 10am at Lews Castle College
10K starts at 11.00am in the Cuddy Point area
Fun Run starts at 10.15am at Porters Lodge
Changing
Male changing and shower facilities are available at side entrance to the Golf Club.
Female changing and shower facilities will be at the Bridge Centre.
Baggage Storage
Bag
storage point will be beside Porters Lodge in the Golf Club car-park.
Please put all baggage into the plastic bag and attach a label
with you race number and name on it.
Ceilidh
There will be a post race ceilidh at Stornoway Golf Clubhouse - featuring the fabulous Face the West.
Hebridean Information
This link will take you to a comprehensive list of Hebridean Web sites - including
links to sport, travel and tourist information web sites
Travel Telephone Numbers
Ferry Operator Caledonian MacBrayne 01851 702361 www.calmac.co.uk
Ferry Central Reservations 08000 66 5000
Flybe 0871 700 2000 www.flybe.com
Highland Airways 0845 450 2245 www.highlandairways.co.uk
Visit Hebrides, Stornoway 01851 703088 www.visithebrides.com

Medals and Trophies
Medals
will be awarded to all finishers in both races. There will be awards
for first, second and third males and females, winning team, male and
female veterans, and the first local male and female runners.
In the Half Marathon the categories are as follows:
Male runners: senior, vet 40, vet 50, vet 60
Female runners: senior, vet 35, vet 45, vet 55
In The 10K:
Male runners: senior, vet 40
Female runners: senior, vet 35
The
team prizes will be determined by the combined times of the first three
runners from each team to cross the line.
Course Records
Male: Adam Eyrie-Walker (HBT) 1hr 08 57 (1990)
Female: Jane Robertson (Ayr Seaforth) 1hr 21 00 (1990).
Hebridean Three-Race Challenge
The Stornoway Half Marathon forms part of the Hebridean Three Race
Challenge. Runners who take part in three out of five Half Marathons;
Stornoway, Benbecula, Isle of Skye, Isle of Barra and Isle of Harris will
receive a special commemorative memento, and there will be team and
individual prizes across the series. If you want a change of scene, you
couldn’t do better than to sample these scenic atmospheric races. Follow this link for more details of the Hebridean 3-Race Challenge
GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY THE RUN
Route - Beginner's Training Schedule - Fun Run
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