Sun shines on 40th anniversary of Inverness Half Marathon & 5K

March 9, 2025

Sold out event hosts Scottish Half Marathon Championships and North District Championships for third consecutive year

The Inverness Half Marathon & 5K marked its 40^th anniversary today in spring sunshine.

Triumphing in the Half Marathon were Jamie Crowe from Central AC in a time of 01:05:19 and Nancy Scott from Edinburgh AC in a time of 01:13:24.

The Scottish Half Marathon Championships and North District Championships were also held as part of the event for the third consecutive year. Jamie and Nancy are Scottish Half Marathon Champions for 2025.

North District Champions 2025 are Shaun Cumming from East Sutherland AC in a time of 01:08:53 and Catriona Fraser from Inverness Harriers in a time of 01:21:56.

Taking the win in the 5K event were Denis Prikulis from Lochaber AC in a time of 15:31 and Carolyn Cameron from Aberdeen AAC in a time of 17:44.

The popular event sold out early, with 3,355 signing up for the Half Marathon and 1,500 for the 5K. Of the entries for the 5K, 42% were from schools and youth clubs. Invernessian Megan Keith, who competed in the 10,000m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was the official race starter this year.

The event welcomed Julie McElroy, the first frame runner to the Inverness Half Marathon, Ros Jemmett, who first completed the event 1985 and returned to run it again 40 years later and firefighters from the Highlands running in full kit to raise money for charity.

“A huge congratulations to all our winners in this very special 40^th anniversary edition of the Inverness Half Marathon & 5K,” said Malcolm Sutherland, CEO of Caledonian Concepts, organiser of the Inverness Half Marathon & 5K.

“It is always inspiring to see so many runners of all abilities take part in this event and to be hosting the Scottish Half Marathon and North District Championships again in this milestone year is fantastic. For 40 years, our amazing team and volunteers, partners and sponsors, and the communities along the route have been making the Inverness Half Marathon & 5K the success it is today, so thank you all once again. A special thanks also to Olympian Megan Keith for being the official race starter – Megan has certainly been an inspiration to many since her heroic performance at the 2024 Olympics so to have her with us made our 40^th anniversary event even more memorable.”

The Inverness Half Marathon is supported by The Highland Council, Run4It, High5, Erdinger Alkoholfrei and Coopah Run Coach. The official charities for the 2025 event are Alzheimer Scotland, British Heart Foundation Scotland, Highland Hospice, New Start Highland, Mikeysline and SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health).

Taking place as part of the event, the Scottish Half Marathon Championships are open to scottishathletics members and North District Championships are open to scottishathletics members in the north of Scotland.

Mike Johnston, Convenor of the scottishathletics Road Running and Cross Country Commission, said: “Well done to everyone involved in another fantastic event and congratulations to the winners on your outstanding performances. Thank you to Inverness Half Marathon for hosting the Scottish Half Marathon Championships and North District Championships once again; enabling our elite and club runners to test and compare their performances again. I hope everyone – from the first event to elite runners, volunteers and spectators – had a great day!”

Provost of Inverness, Councillor Glynis Sinclair, who presented the winners of Inverness Half Marathon at the event, added: “A very happy 40^th anniversary to Inverness Half Marathon & 5K, and what a fantastic event this year to mark it! Well done to everyone involved and to all the runners and winners.”

The 2026 Inverness Half Marathon and 5K will take place on 8^th March 2026 and you can register interest for early bird entry here: www.invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk