Misery for runners as Great Scottish Run is cancelled

Ken runners in Renfrewshire who had hoped to take part in this year’s Great Scottish Run will have to wait as organisers have cancelled the event due to Covid-19.

The Great Run Company and Glasgow Life have decided to cancel this year’s Great Scottish Run, which was scheduled to take place on October 4.

Runners who had a place in either the 10k or half marathon distance in this year’s event will be given the option to roll it over to the next Great Scottish Run, which is provisionally scheduled to take place on October 3, 2021, or receive a refund of their entry fee.

Organisers are in the process of contacting everyone who had signed up to this year’s event with further details and options.

The associated children’s event, the Junior & Mini Great Scottish Run, due to take place on October 3 is also cancelled.

All runners in this event will receive a full refund of their entry fee.

Paul Foster, chief executive at the Great Run Company, said:“We understand this will be disappointing news to all those who were planning to take part, but the safety of participants, spectators and of all those associated with the staging of the events is always our number one priority.

“Over the past few months we have worked hard to try and find a way to stage the Great Scottish Run while observing social distancing rules, and most importantly, not adding to the burden of public services.

“However, as things stand it’s not going to be possible to meet these goals with any certainty, and so we have concluded that the best course of action is to cancel this year’s event.

“We want to thank all of our participants and partners for their continued support and understanding.”