NEWS

Posted on October 26, 2017

by Run Glasgow

The FRESH ‘N’ LO Great Scottish Run 10k

The first male Scot and the first female Scot over the line in the FRESH ‘N’ LO Great Scottish Run 10k will win a trip, courtesy of Glasgow City Council, to run in the Scotland Run 10k on 2nd April 2006, in Central Park, New York.

This trip will include airfares, accommodation and race entry. This will be the third annual Scotland Run sponsored by The Scottish Executive as part of the New York Tartan Week celebrations. This race, which is a pre-qualifier for the New York Marathon takes in the beauty of Central Park and has over 3,000 participants.

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Leading Scottish athletes launch the 2005 FRESH’N’LO Great Scottish Run

Leading Scottish athletes Lee McConnell and Susan Partridge were today (5 April) joined by Councillor John Lynch, convener of Glasgow City Council’s Cultural and Leisure Services committee, and runners from jogscotland and Glasgow Women’s Jogging Network, to launch this year’s FRESH’N’LO Great Scottish Run.

This is the 24th running of the Great Scottish Run, an event that has seen around 275,000 runners raise over £30million for charitable causes since 1982. The event takes place on Sunday 5 September 2005 and will feature the usual half marathon, 10k, and 3k race for junior runners aged 9 – 17. The event attracted a record entry of just over 15,000 last year.
Organisers Glasgow City Council aim to repeat this success in 2005, and once again the senior races will begin in George Square and will head to the city’s south side across the Kingston Bridge before finishing in the traditional manner on Glasgow Green.

As well as being a world class road race attracting past winners of the Olympic and London marathons, the FRESH’N’LO Great Scottish Run is a fantastic day out, with runners taking part in fancy dress for charity and great entertainment taking place along the route. Only the Great North Run and the Flora London Marathon are bigger events of this type in the UK.Applicants can now enter online on this site. Information about training, healthy eating, charities and routes can be also be found here.

Entry for the half marathon is £19.50 for scottishathletics-affiliated runners and £21.50 for non-affiliated, for the 10k £14.50 and £16.50, and for the junior run £8.00.

Entry forms are also available from any Glasgow City Council venue, sports shops, by calling the hotline on 0845 270 0166 or clicking here.

The FRESH’N’LO Great Scottish Run was a fantastic event in 2004, and we look forward to an even better day this year

Councillor John Lynch, convener of Glasgow City Council’s Cultural and Leisure Services committee, said: “The FRESH’N’LO Great Scottish Run was a fantastic event in 2004, and we look forward to an even better day this year. People can benefit themselves and raise millions of pounds for charity by taking part in Scotland’s biggest participatory sports event. We are delighted that Robert Wiseman Dairies are once again the title sponsors of the event.”

Sandy Wilkie, sales and marketing director for Robert Wiseman Dairies said: “The Great Scottish Run is a Scottish institution and we are delighted to be supporting it and after the success of 2004’s run, very pleased that we have been able to commit to a further three years sponsorship.

“We view the run as a perfect partner for the FRESH’N’LO brand as they are both Scottish products which give a healthy, positive, fresh message. Lee and Susan are two Scottish athletes that the nation is very proud of and we are delighted to have them on board to launch the event. We wish everyone the best of luck in their training and look forward to being title sponsors of this great Scottish event once again.”