Loch Ness Marathon
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The Loch Ness Marathon (in Gaelic Marathon Loch Nis) is an annual marathon race held along the famous Scottish lake, Loch Ness, ending in Inverness. The event is part of the Festival of Running usually held in October and attracts over 1,500 participants for the main event. The first prize in the marathon is $2,500
The marathon supports several charities, including Highland Hospice, Leonard Cheshire, Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland, and the Scottish Community Foundation.
Kenyan Zakary Kihara was a convincing winner of the 2007 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes. The women's race was won by Banuelia Katesigwa from Tanzania in a time of 2:55. The 2007 event saw 5600 people take part in the three main events - marathon, 10km, and the 5km with fifty different nationalities were represented.
In 2005 Simon Pride from Aberdeen won in 2:30:15 whilst Julia Myatt won the women's event in 2.51.56. 18 nationalities were represented in the 2005 event.
