👕👕 PRESENTING THE 2026 RUN BALMORAL T-SHIRTS 👕👕

With entries to Run Balmoral 2026 opening in just a few days’ time, we’re excited to reveal our new t-shirt designs.

There’ll be one shirt for both our schools’ events – sporting the fantastic design by Harry Chalmers we revealed the other week – and one dynamic red and white ‘Run Balmoral’ design to celebrate all our other races and race sponsors.

In order to reduce waste and keep entry fees down, our eco-friendly technical t-shirts will be optional extras that can be ordered during the online registration process.

As we will only be producing what our runners order, please note the following important deadlines:

‼️T-shirts ordered ON OR BEFORE 15 January 2026 will be sent out with race packs to arrive BEFORE race day.

‼️ T-shirts ordered ON OR AFTER 16 January 2026 will be sent later and will arrive AFTER race day.

Schools’ shirts will cost £12 before the deadline and £14 after.

Main race shirts will cost £15 before the deadline and £17 after.

The cost of shirts for those who take on the Devil of Deeside challenge will be included in their event entry fees. All Devils will have their shirts on or before race weekend.😈

If you forget to order a shirt, or decide to order one at later stage, you can amend your original race entry — but please be aware of the deadlines noted above.

🙏Shirts will not be available for purchase or swap on the day, so please choose your size carefully.🙏

We hope you like the new designs as much as we do! 👉 Let us know in the comments!

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TREES INSTEAD OF TEES! As part of our commitment to reducing the impact of our event on the local environment, Run Balmoral has just donated over £5000 to the River Dee Trust’s #OneMillionTrees campaign.

Run Balmoral’s donation – made on behalf of all our 2025 runners instead of providing event t-shirts – will allow the RDT to continue to work towards their target of planting 1,000,000 trees in the Upper Dee catchment by 2035.

Just after Run Balmoral this April, The River Dee Trust put their 500,000th tree into the ground – well ahead of schedule. Our donation will get them even closer to their target, as it will help them plant around one more hectare of native riverbank trees, including alder, aspen and willow.

Thanks to River Restoration Officer Sam and his colleague Claire, we saw the difference trees can make during our visit to their sites on the Clunie.

As well as providing cooling shade, the trees purchased with Run Balmoral’s donation will help to increase biodiversity, as well as stabilise riverbanks and protect river channels from erosion in times of flood. Our trees will also provide shade over many kilometres of Dee catchment, lowering the water temperature and increasing survival chances for endangered species such as Atlantic salmon and freshwater pearl mussels. The leaf litter they will create will feed aquatic insects, improving food sources for wildlife, too.

This donation will create a legacy for all those who took part in Run Balmoral 2025 for generations to come. Thanks to everyone who took part!

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Run Balmoral is looking for new sponsors for both of its very popular trail races. 👟👟👟

This is a rare opportunity for your company to join many of the region’s leading charities and businesses in supporting a much-loved community running event into its 27th year and beyond.

Both the 6 Mile Trail Race and the 15 Mile Trail Race are fantastic challenges in their own right, as well as essential parts of the John Clark Motor Group Devil of Deeside Challenge, which sees competitors take on both off-road races on the Sunday, as well as the Harbour Energy 5K and Stena Drilling 10K on the Saturday.

Sponsoring one of our trail events would place your company’s name in front of the 5000 runners – from primary-school pupils to international athletes – who take part in Run Balmoral over weekend, as well as the 10,000 spectators who enjoy the event village and the beauty of Balmoral Castle and Estate while waiting for their family and friends to come home.

Outside of race weekend (4 & 5 April 2026), www.runbalmoral.com and our active socials (@runbalmoral) keep runners engaged throughout the year.

All this, combined with first-rate corporate hospitality options provided by the Balmoral Estate and full coverage by professional photo/videographers, gives our family of sponsors a unique platform for brand visibility, team building, community engagement ... and a lot of fun!

The option of sponsoring either or both Sunday races for 2026 is available, as are multi-year sponsorship packages, priced to reflect longer-term commitment to the event.

👉 Other opportunities to support Run Balmoral, including sponsoring the race timing, publications, car parking, medical services and the event village are also now available.

❓Want to know more? Please contact Christine Appel, Run Balmoral Media Manager: christine.appel@runbalmoral.com

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Check out some of the amazing entries we've had for our 2026 Schools' Races t-shirt design competition! Feeling inspired? You've got until Friday to submit yours! 👕🖌👕🖍👕🖊👕✏️
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