Why the Loch Ness marathon is one of the best events of the year

If you are planning a marathon this year but want to avoid the big-city races, the Loch Ness run offers extraordinary scenery and splendid isolation

A running friend asked me why I had chosen the Loch Ness marathon. The blunt reply was that I’d been invited.

Nearly everyone I’d discussed the race with either said it was amazing: the scenery is stunning and the atmosphere is friendly, and low-key. Other testimonials value the point-to-point race route. I was simply hoping for something different.

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