Half Marathon
Sun 5 Oct 2025 Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK

Great Scottish Run Half Marathon

With a city centre start and finish, this is a celebration of everything that is great about Glasgow: inspiring urban architecture, green spaces, history, music, strength, spirit and great people.

Charity places
  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
George Square, Glasgow > Glasgow Green, Glasgow

Half Marathon

10:00

Age 17 & over

£36-£44

  • 13.1 miles road running

Event overview

With a city centre start and finish, the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run is a celebration of everything that is great about Glasgow: inspiring urban architecture, green spaces, history, music, strength, spirit and, of course, great people, personality and humour.

Thousands take part in the half marathon or 10K running event each year to challenge themselves and to raise money for good causes. And Scotland’s friendliest city always delivers on the support front too, with crowds of locals turning out each year to cheer and high-five from beginning to end.

Plus, there are medals, finisher t-shirts and bragging rights for all. 

Highlights

  • Run past some of the city's most famous landmarks
  • Music and entertainment to keep you motivated
  • Free training plans and support up to event day
  • Run number personalised with your name
  • Exclusive discounts when you sign up
  • Free Great Run series event day tracking app
  • £10 off your next Great Run if you refer a friend

This event is part of Great Scottish Run.

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Fancy dress
  • Newcomers
  • Spectators
  • Teams

Saturday

Sunday

  • 10K and Half Marathon

Business Challenge

Get your team moving together this year with the Business Challenge.

  • Accommodation
  • Bag storage
  • Cafe
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Paid parking
  • Park
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

George Square
Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow City
G2 1DU
UK

  • Distance markers
  • First aid
  • Marshals
  • Out and back
  • Traffic free
  • Undulating
  • Water stations
  • Wave start
  • Way markers

Summary

Follow a stunning route past the city’s most famous landmarks, along the River Clyde and through some of Glasgow’s greenest spaces. Starting in the heart of the city, runners soak up the atmosphere and music all the way to the finish in Glasgow Green, passing the famous entertainment zones every kilometre.

Map

map

  • Sustainability policy
  • Trees not tees

Sustainability Policy

This event is in the process of updating its Sustainability Strategy in light of its collaborative approach and recent survey. Work to minimise the environmental impacts of this event will continue throughout this process, with particular focus on:

  • Reducing plastic
  • Reducing waste
  • Cutting carbon emissions
  • Responsible procurement

 
In addition, it is striving to improve performance even further by making sure that sustainability is embedded at the heart of the organisation and culture.

Trees not tees

Finisher tees are now optional. You can choose to forgo your finisher tee shirt at the point of entry, and in lieu of this the organiser will make a donation to the National Trust Woodlands Appeal.

The organisers will donate a portion of the fulfilment costs for each runner who chooses this option to the fund and commit that this donation to be a minimum of £20,000 in 2023.

  • Chip timing
  • Event app
  • Goody bag
  • Medal
  • Training plan
  • T-shirt

Included

  • The medal

    A shiny new, Great Manchester Run medal, an exclusive finishers t-shirt plus a finisher’s bag filled with goodies.

  • The photos

    Official event day photos available to view and purchase straight after the event, so smile for the cameras!

  • The app

    Event day tracking and results ready to view on the app shortly after you cross the finish line.

  • The discounts

    Access to exclusive runners only discounts and offers via the rewards platform.

Optional extra

  • iTAB

    Make it personal with an iTAB. Order yours when you sign up.

  • T-shirt

    For environmental reasons the official t-shirt is now optional.

Charity places

This charity has places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and complete the form to ask a question or get signed up.

All charity places
Cancer

Macmillan Cancer Support

No one should have to face cancer alone.

  • Technical t-shirt
  • Personalised running vest
  • Fundraising support
  • Fundraising materials
  • Online training zone
  • Dedicated contact
  • Pre-event training sessions

Sign up
£25

Fundraise
£250

All charity places

  • Age 17 & over
  • Entries open
  • Charity entries open
  • Enter online
  • Event merch available
  • Race pack by post

Entry fees

Early bird entry fee

£36.00

Entry fee

£44.00

Well organised. Well supported. Well done to all runners and spectators alike. Well, I’m in for 2024. Come join us. Billy T

My first time doing anything like that. Was nervous before but once I got there the other runners and the crowd made me feel at ease. Great experience will definitely be doing it again. Paul B

First time taking part in an organised event like this and enjoyed the atmosphere, course and the whole experience. Frazer D

I really enjoyed the race and the atmosphere was amazing!! Clara B

Exciting, great vibes, everyone was supportive of each other, great course, good goody bag. Marisa L

Fantastic run! Perfect for beginners like myself. Very well organised and amazing atmosphere with lots of local support. Definetly recommend. Lucy M

Was a great day. If you want to do this type of thing just do it. Michael M

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