Start Date and Time: Sunday 7th July 2024 at 9.30am.

Registration: 08.30 to 9.00am at the Town Hall Kirkwall. (Directly opposite St Magnus Cathedral)

Relay teams of 3. (Any gender mix)

Relay teams are responsible for dropping and picking up their team members from change over points. Therefore will need a car +/- a driver.

All team members to attend registration at the Town Hall Kirkwall (across from the St Magnus Cathedral). Leg 2 & 3 runners can watch the start before heading to their change over points.

The three legs are:

1. Kirkwall to Finstown School (7.9 miles)

This route starts flat but you are soon faced with the Hatston brae, before heading over Sunnybank to the old Finstown road, after a good bit of undulation there is a nice down hill. Before the gentle uphill then downhill again into Finstown.  You pass the water station and turn right towards Evie for half a mile for the change over at the Finstown school layby.  Please park in the school car park and not in the layby.

2. Finstown to Evie (7.3 miles)

This segment starts pretty flat through Firth towards Rendall for a few miles. But then there is the climb up through Rendall to Evie.  With the change over at the Evie school layby, please park in the school car park and not in the layby.

3. Evie to Birsay (11 miles)

The longest and probably toughest section. Let's just say you have a few up and down hills through Costa & Swannay before you reach the wonderful top of the hill. Where you are greeted by a beautiful view of the Broch of Birsay, you know then it's only a few miles to go and nearly all downhill! 

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If you require any further information do not hesitate to contact the organisers by email or facebook.

Start Date and Time: Sunday 7th July 2024 at 9.30am.

Registration: 08.30 to 9.00am at the Town Hall Kirkwall. (Directly opposite St Magnus Cathedral)

You will be issued with your race number and timing chip at Registration. Please note, runners must enter emergency contact details on the back of their race number. A race time limit of 6:00 hours, after which we will have to withdraw course support/services. This time will only be changed due to weather conditions.

There will be a race briefing at 9.20am outside the Town Hall.

If for any reason you are unable to run your number may be transferred to another runner until close of business Sunday the 9th of June 2024 via entry central. Deferrals can be made by contacting the event organisors on the below email. No refunds will be given unless the race is cancelled.

Course: This is a Scottish Athletics certified course.  There will be 7 water stops on the route, runners are invited to leave their own bottles with gels etc attached at stations 2,3,4, & 6. Bottles should be labelled with runners number and put into the relevent numbered box at registration. Runners numbers will be emailed out to runners in the final race instructions the week before the event.

Station 1 @ 3 miles

Station 2 @ 7.4 miles (+4.4 miles)

Station 3 @ 11.7 miles (4.3 miles)

Station 4 @ 15.2 miles (+3.5 miles)

Station 5 @18.2 miles (+3 miles)

Station 6 @ 21.7 miles (+3.5 miles)

Station 7 @25.3 miles (+3.6 miles)

Safety: Clear route maps will be on display in the Town Hall and we ask you study these carefully before the start of the race. The route is well sign posted but is all on public roads which will remain open to traffic. All runners are responsible for their own and others safety and must ensure that they remain aware of other road users at all times and can clearly hear instructions from marshals and other race officials. The use of personal music players is not permitted. First Aid will be located at the Birsay Hall, and if required during the race, a marshal will contact First Aiders via our dedicated communications system.

Finish: As you finish you will be given your medal, t-shirt and goody bag.

Facilities: There are changing facilities at the start and finish including toilets facilities.

Prizes:  Trophies for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Male in the age categories 18-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+ and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Female in the age categories 18-34, 35-44, 45-54 and 55+.

If you require any further information do not hesitate to contact the organisers by email or facebook.

The 10K starts from the Birsay Hall at 11.20am on Sunday the 7th of July 2024.

Registration: 10.00 am to 11.00 am on race day at the Birsay Hall.

You will be issued with your race number and timing chip at Registration. Please note, runners must enter emergency contact details on the back of their race number.  This time will only be changed due to weather conditions.

There will be a race breifing at 11.00 am also in the hall.

If for any reason you are unable to run your number may be transferred to another runner until close of business on 9th June 2024 via entry central.  No refunds will be given unless the race is cancelled.

Course: This is a Scottish Athletics certified course. The course is a fairly flat route anti-clockwise around the boardhouse loch with a nice uphill around the 8K mark.  There is one water stop at half way.

Safety: Clear route maps will be on display in the hall and we ask you study these carefully before the start of the race. The route is well sign posted but is all on public roads which will remain open to traffic. All runners are responsible for their own and others safety and must ensure that they remain aware of other road users at all times and can clearly hear instructions from marshals and other race officials. The use of personal music players is not permitted. First Aid will be located at the hall, and if required during the race, a marshal will contact First Aiders via our dedicated communications system.

Finish: As you finish you will be given a medal and t-shirt.

Facilities: There are changing facilities at the hall including toilet facilities. There will also be a designated area for bags to be left. Car parking will be in a field adjacent to the hall, where marshals again will provide directions. May we remind you that all vehicles and belongings are left at the owners risk.

A range of catering options will be availble to purchase at the hall.

Prizes: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male age group 15-39 and 1st, 2nd, 3rd age group 40+ and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Female age group 15-34 and 1st, 2nd, 3rd age group 35+.

If you require any further information do not hesitate to contact the organisers by email or facebook.