The premier race in the Hebrides, the Skye Half Marathon is a 13.1 mile road race held on the 2nd Sat in June – a very friendly race on the stunningly beautiful Isle of Skye. The views, the challenge, the finish! The Skye Half Marathon follows a gradual climb out …
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The premier race in the Hebrides, the Skye Half Marathon is a 13.1 mile road race held on the 2nd Sat in June – a very friendly race on the stunningly beautiful Isle of Skye. The views, the challenge, the finish!
The Skye Half Marathon follows a gradual climb out of the Island’s capital of Portree for the first mile before settling in to an undulating route for the next 4 miles. The first water station is at the Glenmore junction 1.5 miles into the race. Here enough bottled water will be supplied for every runner. The race then levels out 5 miles in before the hardest section of the course begins from miles 7-10 which is a gradual climb culminating in the infamous ‘Hill at Drumuie’ featuring its steep ascent.
The reward for the runners after reaching the top is an outstanding view of Portree and the Cuillins in the background. The last 3 miles are net downhill and very fast and is the best part of the course to enjoy the spectacular scenery.
The finish line is at Portree High School where the moment you cross the mat your time will be instantaneously recorded to computer. At the finish we will have bottled water, goodie bags containing your race medal and several stalls featuring various food and products.
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Beautiful Isle of Skye!
The Isle of Skye is a beautiful island in the northwest of Scotland. It´s really stunning and worth to travel to! The start and finish of the half marathon is … MORE
The Isle of Skye is a beautiful island in the northwest of Scotland. It´s really stunning and worth to travel to! The start and finish of the half marathon is in Portree, the capital of the island, which is a very cosy and small town. Everything is easy. The expo takes place at the high school which is a 5 minutes walk from the centre. That´s also where the start and finish is. The race was sold out which means that 1000 runners were registered. The atmosphere at the start was very nice. Warm up was offered and a band of typical Scottish bagpipe players lead the runners to the start blocks. The race started on time at 10.30 am. The course was quite beautiful and very hilly which made it tough. Actually I expected the course to be even more scenic. All runners got a medal as well as an orange T-Shirt (why are the T-Shirts always orange?) and a certificate.