Highland Fling Relay Race
Info: This event uses pre-selection lists to allocate entries.
| Entry Fee (per team) | £150.00 |
To enter you must first Log In or Register your Details with SiEntries.
To get a pre-selection list entry just enter as normal. No payment is required at this stage as there is no guarantee of being offered a place. If the Event Organiser is able to offer you a place they will send you an email inviting you to enter. You will then be asked to come back to this site and make your payment to confirm your entry. For more details please see our Pre-selection List Help.
Welcome to the Highland Fling Relay Race (Team of Two)
The race takes place on Saturday 18th September and is a two person relay event along the full Highland Fling Ultramarathon race route. This covers the southern 53 miles (85 km) of Scotland’s iconic West Highland Way trail through the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park from Milngavie (close to Glasgow) to the Highland village of Tyndrum. Each team member runs approximately a marathon.
EVENT DETAILS
- START TIME 6:00am for all teams
- Leg 1: Milngavie - Rowardennan (27-ish miles)
- Leg 2 : Rowardennan - Tyndrum (26-ish miles)
- Full Route ascent 2300m / Descent 2100m
- Full Route terrain: 90% trail / 10% road
- Point to point way-marked route (no navigation required)
- Live chip timing
- Magical Red Carpet Finish (both runners can finish together :-)
- Optional drop bag system - one food drop bag per relay leg
- Free showers at race finish
- Free home-made hot food & drinks at race finish
- Heated marquees to relax in at race finish
- Event afterparty in marquee at race finish (BYOB & donation bar)
- Free post-race massage
- Free official event photos
- Free luggage transport from start to race finish
- Sponsor stalls at race finish
ENTRY DETAILS
- 40 RELAY TEAM PLACES AVAILABLE
- Teams can be women, men, non-binary or mixed (any combination)
- Team places will be allocated by ballot (pre-selection entry)
- Entries will open at 9:00pm on Sunday 1st November
- No payment is required at time of pre-selection entry
- Entries will close at midnight on Saturday 14th November
- Successful teams will be announced on Sunday 15th November
- Invites to accept team places and make payment will follow
- Entry Fee: £150 per team
AGE RESTRICTIONS
All relay runners must be at least 20 years old (on race day). There is no upper age limit.
ENTRY CRITERIA
There are no specific entry criteria for relay runners. All are welcome as long as both team members reasonably expect to make the time-of-day cut-offs. Taking part in this relay event is a fab qualifier for the Full Highland Fling Race :-)
CUT-OFF TIMES
Leg 1 runner must reasonably expect to reach Rowardennan by 12:45pm* (6hrs 45 mins race time)
Leg 2 runner must leave Rowardennan by 12:45pm, and must meet the following cut-offs:
Inversnaid - 7.3 miles - 2:45pm
Beinglas - 13.7 miles - 5:15pm
A82 Road Crossing - 22.8 miles - 8:15pm
*The changeover point at Rowardennan is a 'soft' cut-off. If a team's first runner has not arrived at Rowardennan by 12:45pm, the second runner may set off anyway, so as to be able to meet the later race cut-offs. In this situation, the team's recorded finish time in the official race results will be an aggregate of both runners' individual leg times rather than an overall 'total race time' measured from 6:00am.
IMPORTANT RELAY RACE RULES (in addition to the ultra rules which also apply to relay teams)
- Teams must have a team vehicle - you need a car/van to take part.
- Only ONE runner per team permitted on the race route at any one time. You cannot run together.
- Relay runners are not allowed external support at any time. This includes from your other team member! Use the drop bag system, as your team mate is not allowed to drive all over the race route handing you food and drinks!
- No support runners/pacers accompanying relay runners.
- Relay team cars must NOT visit or stop at Drymen checkpoint, Garadhban Forest car park, Sallochy Bay car park, Milarrochy Bay car park, or Beinglas checkpoint.
- It is strictly FORBIDDEN for any person not confirmed on the team to run in place of another runner. No one is allowed to run using another named runner's race number.
- No dogs accompanying relay runners on the race route.
- If your team decides to withdraw during the race, you MUST let us know about it before going home..
- Race numbers must be worn on your FRONT AND BACK, and must be visible to marshals at all times.
REFUND POLICY
- A 14 day cooling off period will apply. Withdrawal within 14 days will result in a full refund, minus a £5 administration fee.
- After 14 days a 50% refund of the entry fee is offered up until 1st July 2027.
- After 1st July 2027 no refunds will be given.
- Teams are allowed ONE runner exchange in advance of race day.
- Deferrals are ONLY available in the case of pregnancy/adoption.
- No transfers of places to other runners are available.
- Any charity donations made at the point of entry are NOT refundable at any point.
We strongly advise taking out the optional XCover insurance, which will protect your entry fee in the event of a range of issues, such as:
- Injury or illness happening to you, or a member of your immediate family.
- Adverse weather including snow, frost, fog or storm where the Police or Government have issued travel warnings.
- The mechanical breakdown, accident, fire or theft en route of a private vehicle taking you to the booked event.
Please check XCover's terms and conditions to see exactly what is covered.
2027 EVENT CHARITY PARTNER
INCLUSIVITY, EQUALITY & DISCRIMINATION
We are continuing our efforts to make our events more inclusive. We want everyone to feel welcome, comfortable and safe at our events. The steps we are taking to achieve this include:
- Active gender entry (ultra only)
- Split start line giving elite women a space at the race start
- Early start option for slower runners (ultra only)
- Partnership with Black Trail Runners
- Free women-focused training runs
- Event team is over 60% women
- Pregnancy/adoption deferral available
- Support for breast/chest feeding runners
- Period products provided in all event portaloos
- Sweeper team is over 50% women
- Women's and men's fit t-shirt options
- Medical/first aid team is around 50% women
- Anonymity available on start list/results
- Disabled parking available at race finish
- Low income support/payment plans available
- LGBTIQ+ inclusive
Runners on low income: We don't want price to be a barrier to participation. We are happy to offer payment plans and/or a discounted entry fee. Please get in touch with us to discuss. All enquiries will be treated sensitively and without judgement. Please email us at [email protected] or call 079741 670623
Trans and/or nonbinary runners: We have a number of fully subsidised race places available through our partnership with LEAP Sports Scotland so please contact them directly for more information, as well as an assurance that we are 100% committed to providing a genuinely competitive opportunity for trans and/or nonbinary runners, as well a safe environment for you to participate.
We believe that trans people belong in sport. Our relay team categories are women, men, nonbinary, or mixed (any combination). If you are trans, you are welcome to run in the team/gender category with which you identify. If you would like more information on this, please email us or give John or Noanie a call on 07941 670623.
We are fully committed to upholding all principles of the Scottish LGBT Sports Charter. We have also signed up to the Scottish LGBTI+ Rainbow Mark, and have a firm zero tolerance policy towards all forms of discriminatory language and behaviour.
Many thanks
John & Noanie
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.
View the Event Deferment / Credit Policy.
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