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Thursday 31 March 2011

Bank Of Scotland Great Scottish Run

The Bank Of Scotland hold the Great Scottish run which consists of a half marathon and a 10k. It is Scotlands largest mass participation sporting event and it is held in the Glasgow area starting off at George Square and finishing at Glasgow Green. The link below shows the map in which the routes for both the 10k and half marathon are illustrated.

http://www.runglasgow.org/pdf/GSR-map-2010.pdf

The race will take place on Sunday 4th of September. Entrants have the opportunity to enter the race at last years price if they register before 24th of June 2011. The ticket price will be £20 for the 10k and £25 for the half marathon if entrants decide to enter online before the 24th of June. Entrants can decide to walk or run the race but should be prepared as it can be quite challenging.

The Great Scottish Run has been shortlisted for the prestigious Sport Industry Award "Sport Participation Event Of The Year" as in 2010 it attracted a record breaking 23,386 participants.

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