Run The Highlands

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!! 🎄

We hope you have a wonderful day filled with family, friends, tasty treats and maybe a little Christmas run ☺️

Love and appreciation for you all,
Anna, George & Sally

And Fell & Ru too 🐶🐶

Who can name this iconic route? ⛰️

We think it’s got to be one of the best mountain running circuits there is. It has everything you’d want in a memorable hill day: big climbs, airy ridges, fun scrambling, epic views and mega descents.

Want to give it a go but not sure you’re confident enough to go alone? Give us a shout and we’d love to run this route with you.

This is not a joke ☀️☀️☀️

It’s official Scotland has skipped spring and jumped right in at mid summer. The snow has melted, the sun is out and the trails are ready and waiting for you.

It felt more like mid June in Fort William today than April fools. Let’s hope it lasts longer than a joke!

That last photo really is what Ben Nevis looks like right now…

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What motivates you?

Whilst we’re on the subject of 2025 running goals here’s a look back at our experience at The OMM last year.

The OMM is a self - supported mountain marathon event that takes place over two days. You have to carry all your food, camp
kit and mountain equipment and self - navigate around checkpoints in remote, pathless mountain terrain.

For our team this challenge is the perfect combination of skill, experience, mental and physical fitness.

If you find it easier to be motivated by an event where the challenge can simply be completion rather than pushing yourself for a particular time or placement then maybe this is the one for you.

We made this short video of our experience as an entry to The Golden Axe fun film competition at Fort William Mountain Festival and we were pretty chuffed it won third prize.

Have a watch and see if you feel inspired!

@Theomm 2024 A short reel of our experience as first timers at The OMM. A self supported mountain marathon with one overnight camp. The 2024 event took place in the Perth...

What running goals do you have for this year? 🏃‍♂️

Maybe you've got a race or two planned, or perhaps you've devised your own personal running goal or adventure. Let us know in the comments below 👇 we'd love to hear from you!

Here's what out team have planned for this year...

George is dabbling (pun intended 🤪) with a bit of swimming and has entered a swim-run event in September 🏊 🏃‍♂️

Anna's current focus is on training for some big alpine routes in the summer, and she'll also be preparing for the MRT Challenger North in January 🥶

Starting on the 7th April Sally will be fastpacking the 370km long Cape Wrath Trail, and then in June she'll be doing the summer edition of the Spine Challenger North 🏃‍♀️

📷 of the team (and Robin!) at OMM in October last year

#2025

Have you watched The Finisher yet? If not, go and watch it now!

The Barkley Marathons is widely known as one of the hardest races in the world, and many people said that no woman could finish it. Last year Jasmin Paris proved them wrong by becoming the first woman to ever finish all five loops of the Barkley Marathons.

Her story is one of determination and resilience, and proof that if you truly believe in yourself and put in the work then anything is possible.

Jasmin Paris, you are an inspiration! 🙌

"I didn't necessarily believe what other people told me was possible. I wanted to go out and try it for myself...I worked super hard to get to Barkley, to achieve ultimately what I did. But so much of that, of finishing in the end, was actually down to how much I believed it was possible."

The Finisher: Jasmin Paris and the Barkley Marathons (Full Documentary) In 2024, Jasmin Paris made history by becoming the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathons, widely known as one of the hardest races in the world and a d...