Highland Fling Race
Info: New entries for this event closed on Tuesday 5th March 2024.
£100.00 (without National Governing Body Membership) |
Welcome to the 16th Highland Fling Race.
The 2024 race takes place on Saturday 27th April and is a point-to-point trail ultramarathon along the southern 53 miles (85 km) of Scotland’s iconic West Highland Way trail through the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park from Milngavie to Tyndrum.
EVENT DETAILS
- Distance: 53 miles (85 km)
- Ascent 2300m / Descent 2100m
- Terrain: 90% trail / 10% road
- Full route is waymarked (no navigation required)
- Chip-timed
- There is a drop bag system in operation
- Free Luggage transport from start to race finish
- Event Buses* available pre-race to the start from Tyndrum and Glasgow, and post-race back to the start in Milngavie from the finish (extra cost)
*Event Buses places are limited and must be booked and paid for prior to race day. Buses will be made available to book following the allocation of the race places. All runners will be emailed when the buses are available. We advise booking them ASAP as seat numbers are limited.
ENTRY DETAILS
750 places available on a first come first served basis
(a reserve list will be opened if the event sells out)
Entry fee £100.00 (£98.00 with UK Athletics governing body membership)
ENTRY CRITERIA
To qualify for the 2024 event, you must at some point in the past have completed an ultramarathon, a road marathon or a trail marathon. If your longest race is a road marathon, the finish time must be under 5 hours. If you have completed an ultramarathon on road or trail, any finish time is acceptable. If you have done a road marathon in over 5 hours BUT it was at the end of an Ironman, that's acceptable.
If you haven't already completed such an event then you have until 4th March 2024 to do so.
Long fell/hill races and very long distance walking events may be accepted at our discretion. Please note that GPS data such as Strava/Garmin/Suunto logs from training runs are not accepted.
IMPORTANT EVENT RULES
1) Runners are not allowed external support at any time. No support runners/pacers. Spectators are welcome at specific locations.
2) All runners must carry a waterproof jacket with a hood, an emergency foil blanket and charged/switched on mobile phone.
3) It is strictly FORBIDDEN for any participant to run in place of another runner. No one is allowed to run using another runner's race number.
4) No running poles. No dogs accompanying runners. No littering.
5) Limited earphone use allowed.
RUNNER AGE LIMIT
Minimum age for entrants is 20 years old (on race day).
2024 SCOTTISH ATHLETICS NATIONAL ULTRA TRAIL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Highland Fling has been chosen to host the 2024 Scottish Athletics National Ultra Trail Championships. For more information. please see the website www.highlandflingrace.org
REFUND POLICY
- Up until 31st December 2023 75% of the entry fee will be refunded if you withdraw by emailing the organisers.
- After the 31st December 2023 no refunds will be given.
- No deferrals to 2025 are available.
- No transfers of places to other runners are available
- In the event of withdrawal from the event, any charity donations made at the time of entry are NOT refundable.
We strongly advise that runners take out the offered XCOVER insurance during the entry process.
EVENT CHARITY PARTNER
INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT
We are fully committed to upholding all principles of the Scottish LGBT Sports Charter and aim to be as inclusive as possible. The organisers have a zero tolerance policy to any form of discrimination.
Many thanks
Johnny Duncan
Race Director
Highland Fling Race
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This event offers the option to purchase XCover, so that participants may be able to get a refund if they are unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.
