Junior
Sat 4 Oct 2025 Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK

Junior Great Scottish Run

Calling all young runners to the start line! Bring your crazy costumes and your wicked sense of humour along to George Square for the atmosphere, the tunes and the high fives!

  • Sat 4 Oct 2025
George Square, Glasgow

Junior

10:00

Age 9-15

£15

  • 2.5 km road running

Event overview

Calling all young runners for the AJ Bell Great Scottish Mini and Junior Run start line!

Bring your crazy costumes and your wicked sense of humour along to George Square for the atmosphere, the tunes and the high fives. Toddlers, Minis and Juniors are all welcome to take on the 70m Toddler Dash, 1 mile mini race or 2.5km supercharged junior sprint – and have plenty of fun while you’re doing it.

Music blasting? Check. Phenomenal local support? Check. All that's needed now is you, Glasgow.

This event is part of Junior & Mini Great Scottish Run.

  • Families
  • Fancy dress
  • Newcomers
  • Spectators

Saturday

  • Junior and Mini events

Sunday

  • Music
  • Park
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

George Square
Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow City
G2 1DU
UK

Route

  • First aid
  • Flat
  • Marshals
  • Sweeper
  • Traffic free

  • Recycling
  • 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.

  • Goody bag
  • Medal
  • T-shirt

On top of lots of high fives and cheering supporters and an incredible sense of achievement, all runners will get:

Included

  • A t-shirt to run in, and shiny medal to show to all of your friends
  • Spot prizes for best fancy dress
  • Edible treats when you cross the finish line
  • A safe, secure and fun filled route
  • Bragging rights of being part of the biggest and best kids running events

  • Age 9-15
  • Entries open
  • Enter online

Entry fees

Junior entry fee

£15.00

Other races at event

  • Sat 4 Oct 2025
  • #2 of 3
George Square, Glasgow

Mini

11:30

Age 3-8

£15

  • 1.5 km road running
  • Sat 4 Oct 2025
  • #3 of 3
George Square, Glasgow

Toddler Dash

13:05

Age up to 3

FREE

  • 70 m road running