Be part of sporting showcase

With just 12 weeks to go until Hamilton’s first major sporting event, we want you to grab your running shoes and give it a go!

Since the Advertiser officially launched the major sporting event, many of you have been quick to back it.

You can sign up for the September run at entrycentral.com – but we want to get as many feet on the street as possible for the unique Hamilten event.

Your Advertiser has teamed up with Hamilton Business Improvement District (BID) to bring you the run that will take in some of the town’s most famous landmarks.

Whether you walk, run or simply come to cheer on those taking part, we would be delighted to see you on Saturday, September 22.

And there will also be plenty of fun for the family while the runners are in action.

The large-scale event for 1500 runners will begin in the town’s Castle Street and take a route that goes past the Low Parks Museum, entering the Palace Grounds, past the Davie Cooper Memorial, then through the tunnel towards Strathclyde Park.

Runners will then head north along the waterside before looping back on themselves at the far end of the loch and finishing back in Castle Street. The event is being supported by local businesses, Police Scotland, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture and South Lanarkshire Council.

There will also be prizes awarded to the winners of each category: 1st, 2nd and 3rd male and female overall; 1st, 2nd and 3rd senior male and female; 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vet 40 male and female; and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Vet 50 male and female.

The race will begin at 9.30am and there will be a stage area with music to entertain spectators until the runners return.