AJ Bell Great Scottish Run

10K
StandardPrice £35
FinalPrice £37
Half Marathon
StandardPrice £42
FinalPrice £44
Start 8:30 am

The AJ Great Scottish Run is back on Sunday 5 October 2025.

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With a city centre start and finish, the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run is a celebration of everything that is great about Glasgow: inspiring urban architecture, green spaces, history, music, strength, spirit and, of course, great people, personality and humour. Thousands take part in the half marathon or 10k running event each year to challenge themselves and to raise money for good causes. And Scotland’s friendliest city always delivers on the support front too, with crowds of locals turning out each year to cheer and high-five from beginning to end. Plus, there are medals, finisher t-shirts and bragging rights for all!

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Make the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run a family celebration and get the kids involved in the Junior or Mini events on Super Saturday. Find out more here.

AJ Bell Great Scottish Run entries are open to runners aged 15+ (10k) and 17+ (Half marathon) on the day of the event. Booking fee (£2.50 per entry) and Glasgow Council Environmental Levy £2 + VAT (£2.40 per entry) is applied at checkout. If you have any queries about Great Run events, see our FAQ page.

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What makes it great?

Free Great Run Series Event Day Tracking App

Access Exclusive Runner-Only Discounts via Our Rewards Platform

Free Training Plans and Support up to Event Day

Get 10% Off When You Refer A Friend

Run Past Some of the City's Most Famous Landmarks

Music and Entertainment to Keep You Motivated

Run Number Personalised with your Name

Business Challenge

2024 Highlights

Event Timetable: 5 October 2025

Please note: provisional timetable is subject to change.

08:30
10K Start
10:00
Half Marathon Start
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Event Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the Great Scottish Run start and finish?
The Great Scottish Run 10k and half marathon routes both start on St Vincent Street, and both events end with an iconic finish on Glasgow Green. Check out the route maps in The Route section.
How difficult is the Great Scottish Run?
The Great Scottish 10k Route is pretty much a runner’s dream - it starts with a tiny bit of uphill running, followed by 2.5km of downhill and the rest is pretty flat. The half-marathon route has more uphill - approximately six miles of it in the middle - but the final five miles are a mixture of downhill or flat.
How do I track runners at the Great Scottish Run?
Our free Great Run app is the best way to track family, friends and elites. Plus, you can see professional photos as soon as they’re uploaded and get any last-minute updates. Available from the Apple app store or Google Play.
When will I receive my race number for the Great Scottish Run?
Your race number (which also contains your timing chip) will arrive 1-2 weeks before the run. If you got your hands on a last-minute (i.e. 10 days before or after) or overseas entry, you’ll need to collect your race number from the information point on George Square. It’s staffed on the day before and the day of the race - check opening hours in the Event Guide.
Can I leave my bag at the start of the Great Scottish Run?
Yes. Baggage buses will be located near to the start and colour-coded depending on your wave. Allow plenty of time for dropping off, and make sure you fill out your baggage label (found on your race number), detach it and fasten it securely to your bag before you leave home. Baggage buses will close 15 minutes before the event starts. At the end, use your race number to collect your bag from the finish Glasgow Green. Full details will be in the event guide.
When will I receive pre-event information for the Great Scottish Run?
Keep a lookout for a ‘One Month To Go!’ email from the Great Run team with your Event Guide. This has *everything* you need to know. It’s also available via the Great Run website (although check again shortly before the event to catch any updates).
Where can I download a training plan for the Great Scottish Run?
Whatever your running experience, we have free, easy-to-follow training plans for all distances on our Training Plans Page You could also find friends, motivation and accountability by joining our Great Scottish Run group on Strava.
Where can I celebrate after the Great Scottish Run?
Funny you should ask! We’ve got a whole host of recommendations with a 15-minute radius of Glasgow Green from delis to places to grab a celebratory pint. Find out more at our training advice section below.

The Course

10k Route
Half Marathon Route

Please note: course is subject to change.

What You Get

We have made the decision to introduce optional finisher tees to our Great Run events. You can choose to forgo a finisher tee shirt at the point of entry, and in lieu of this we will make a donation to the National Trust Woodlands Appeal. Find out more here. We will donate a portion of the fulfilment costs for each runner who chooses this option to the fund and commit that this donation to be a approx. £20,000. To view our full Environmental Strategy, please click here

Obviously you’ll have bragging rights for the forseeable, but you’ll also get:

The Medal

A shiny new, Great Scottish Run medal, an exclusive finishers t-shirt plus a finisher’s bag filled with goodies.

The Photos

Official event day photos available to view and purchase straight after the event, so smile for the cameras!

The App

Event day tracking and results ready to view on the app shortly after you cross the finish line.

The Discounts

Access to exclusive runners only discounts and offers via the Great Run Rewards platform.
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Run for Charity

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Join our team of everyday heroes raising millions for charity. Choose your worthy cause from the list below.
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Secure a Place

Secure a place with your chosen charity by visiting their website and signing up. Your run makes such a difference.
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Start fundraising

Once you’ve secured your place, start fundraising by setting up a page with Enthuse – and watch the money roll in.
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Fundraising tips

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Great Scottish Run
Charities

British Heart Foundation is the official charity of the AJ Bell Great Run series this year and we could not be more proud.

When you run for BHF, you can help us achieve our vision of a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. You run for the people you love. You run to help us fund lifesaving research and support people affected by heart and circulatory diseases. You run to help keep families together for longer.

It’s because of you, BHF-funded research is possible. Together, we can make the impossible possible. Thank you.


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Join forces with the team that will get you to the finish line. We’re the only ones fighting over 200 cancer . Our life-saving work is funded entirely by the generosity of our supporters, so every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound, and every runner. One in two people now survive cancer. Together we’ve achieved so much, but we won’t stop until we’ve beaten it altogether. Join the team today and we will beat cancer.

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The Bobby Moore Fund was set up in memory legendary footballer Bobby Moore, who sadly died from bowel cancer aged just 51.To date the Bobby Moore Fund has raised over £20 million. The funds are spent on world class bowel cancer research carried out by leading scientists working across the UK. With your support, bowel cancer stands no chance. Let’s make Bobby proud and help beat it sooner. Join the Bobby Moore Fund team today.

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Almost one million people are living with dementia today. Tragically, not one of them will survive. Alzheimer’s Research UK exists to change that. As the UK’s leading dementia research charity, we are working to revolutionise the way we treat, diagnose and prevent dementia. And then, we will find a way to cure it. To do this, we’re investing in the best research, powering the most forward-thinking scientists and joining forces with world-class organisations. With your support, we promise we will not stop until dementia can no longer destroy lives. We are Alzheimer’s Research UK. We exist for a cure.

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ANDYSMANCLUB are a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online for any man aged 18+. We want to end the stigma surrounding men’s mental health and help men through the power of conversation. #ITSOKAYTOTALK

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Imagine if you had to struggle to breathe every day just from getting out of bed. Or you were living constantly worried about your heart or scared that you might have another stroke at any moment. Living with the reality of a long term health condition can be confusing and isolating. Every day activities such as picking up a knife and fork, making a cup of tea or leaving the house can feel like a massive challenge. Today, one in five people in Scotland are living with the effects of chest, heart and stroke conditions. More people than ever before need our stroke nurses, rehabilitation support workers and peer support groups. Run for us so that we can support more people to take back their lives, regain their confidence and independence and live life to the full. Take on the challenge. Email fundraising@chss.org.uk or call 0131 225 6963 to join the CHSS Running Team and get your running and fundraising pack.

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Every year 173,000 babies, children and young people come through doors of Scotland’s largest children’s hospital, the Royal Hospital for Children and we make sure that each one of those children receive the very best care and have the very best experience possible. We do this by funding state of the art medical equipment, ground-breaking paediatric medical research, innovative play therapies and enhanced family support services. If you would like to support Glasgow Children’s Hospital, please get in touch with Lucy on 0141 212 8750 or email lucy.ritchie@glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity.org.

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Choose Macmillan Cancer Support today and make a real difference to people living with cancer, so they can live life as fully as they can. The money you raise could go to a number of services we offer like, funding a Macmillan nurse for a day to supporting a whole information centre where we can provide practical and emotional support to those in need. We’ll be there for you every step of the way to help you get across that finishing line, by providing special training guides and all-important fundraising tips, so you can face your challenge head on. Plus, on race day we’ll be cheering you on right through the course at our famous cheer points to give you a boost just when you need it. Once you finish, come see us in the event village and celebrate with all your fellow team mates. Recharge by grabbing a cup of tea and snacks and feel part of something bigger. So what are you waiting for? Sign up today, put on that green t-shirt, train hard, fundraise even harder and support people living with cancer.

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Mental health is one of the most important foundations for a healthy and long life. We want to build a society with good mental health where everybody can thrive.

1 in 4 people in the UK is affected by a mental health problem each year. Join our team of runners who are committed to supporting our vital work into preventing mental health problems.

Help the Mental Health Foundation make good mental health a reality for all.

Contact the team at events@mentalhealth.org.uk or 0141 471 5552

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Join Beatson Cancer Charity and be with us as we support patients and families living with cancer, every step of the way. Beatson Cancer Charity exists to enhance and support patients and their families, making the journey easier by transforming the way cancer care is funded and delivered. Sign up today as a team, or as an individual and Beatson Cancer Charity will be with YOU every step of the way. We will join you at registration supplying you with handy tips and training advice, kit you out in our branded running top and cheer alongside your friends and family on the day at our Charity village marquee. From the Half Marathon, to the 10k – no matter the challenge, we’re with you. Join Beatson Cancer Charity at this year’s Great Scottish Run and support patients and families within your local community. Contact us on 0141 212 0505 or email events@beatsoncancercharity.org

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Motor neuron disease (MND) is a brutal terminal illness which can rapidly strip a person of their ability to walk, talk, swallow, and breathe unaided. Someone’s lifetime risk of developing MND is 1 in 300 and the average life expectancy is just 18 months from diagnosis. You can help MND Scotland fund pioneering research to take us closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease. Until that day comes, we are here to make time count for everyone affected by MND in Scotland, so families can spend the time they have left making precious memories with loved ones. Together, we will make time count and beat MND! Will you join us? To secure your free charity place, please email louise.earley@mndscotland.org.uk or call on 0141 332 3903.

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We are My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and we’re absolutely committed to our goal: A World Free of MND. We will leave no stone unturned in the relentless pursuit of this goal as we fund, guide and enable the smartest, most efficient MND research to catalyse a cure for motor neuron disease. MND isn’t incurable, it’s just underfunded.

To secure your charity place please email finlay@myname5doddie.co.uk

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Other Charities

Action Duchenne
Aware Scotland
Ayrshire Hospice
Cahonas Scotland
Charity Right
Children with Cancer UK
Children’s Hospices Across Scotland
Crosshouse Children’s Fund
Cure Usher Syndrome
Encephalitis International
Inflammatory Neuropathies UK
Independent Age
Kidney Research UK
MPS Society
National Deaf Children’s Society
OCD-UK
Pancreatic Cancer Action
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
Prostate Scotland
Right There
School of Hard Knocks
Scottish SPCA
Social Bite
The EHE Rare Cancer Charity (UK)
The Leanne Fund
The Royal Marines Charity
UK-Med

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