Run Balmoral 2025 – Saturday Highlights

Run Balmoral 2025 – Sunday Highlights


 

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Message from the Chair

After another very successful race weekend in 2025, I’m delighted to announce that entries for Run Balmoral 2026 (Saturday 4th  & Sunday 5th  April) is open.

Like any other major event, Run Balmoral could not happen without its sponsors. On behalf of Balmoral Road Races Ltd, I would like to thank McIntosh Plant Hire (1.5km Primary Schools Race), RAM Tubulars (2.5km Secondary Schools Race), Harbour Energy (5K), Stena Drilling (10K), the John Clark Motor Group (Devil of Deeside), Tidy Green Clean (Photo/Videography), Run4it (Retail) and VSA (Gold Charity Partner) for their continued support of our event.

I would also like to extend thanks and a very warm welcome to James & George Collie as the newest member of our Run Balmoral family of sponsors. The well-known local solicitors and estate agents will be supporting our 15-mile offroad challenge on Sunday, now to be known as the ‘James & George Collie 15 Mile Trail
Race’. 

Next year’s event will signal the start of a new five-year series of specially designed medals. While the last series featured well-known landmarks in and around the Balmoral Estate, this new series will feature its wonderful wildlife. We will reveal which animal (or bird!) will be gracing our first medal later this year.

But a new series of medals isn’t the only change happening next spring. As part of our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment, our eco-friendly event t-shirts – featuring one design for our schools races and one for our main races – will be an optional extra, to be added at registration.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Balmoral Estate next Easter for another fantastic weekend of running for the whole family.

James Knowles

Chair, Balmoral Road Races Ltd, October 2025

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CALLING ALL CHARITIES! 💕

Would you like to be part of the next Run Balmoral (4th and 5th April 2026), raising funds and promoting your good cause to thousands of runners and spectators ... all while having a fantastic time on the beautiful Balmoral Estate?

Applications are now open for our silver and bronze charity partnership packages, which offer a range of different promotional and fundraising options, including race places, promotional space in the event village and advertising.

👉 See runbalmoral.com/content/run-for-charity
👉Or contact info@runbalmoral.com for more information

🙏 Thank you to our long-standing supporters VSA, who will be continuing as our gold charity partner for 2026.

🙏Thank you also to Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance - SCAA and the University of Aberdeen Development Trust who were our 2025 silver partners, as well as Clan Cancer Support, Kayleigh's Wee Stars, Poppyscotland and MISS Miscarriage Support who were our 2025 bronze partners.

#runbalmoral2026 #balmoralestate #fundraising #charityfundraising #scottishcharities #supportVSA
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🏃🏃ENTRIES TO RUN BALMORAL 2026 ARE NOW OPEN🏃🏃

What will your challenge be on Saturday 4th April and Sunday 5th April 2026?

🔥Harbour Energy 5K
🔥Stena Drilling 10K
🔥MPH Primary Schools 1.5K
🔥RAM Tubulars Secondary Schools 2.5K
🔥James & George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race
🔥 Run Balmoral 6 Mile Trail Race

... and of course the mighty John Clark Motor Group Devil of Deeside 😈!

🔗 www.runbalmoral.com

#visitabdn #balmoralestate #devilofdeeside #visitaberdeenshire #runbalmoral2026 #balmoralcastle

🙏 Thanks to all our fantastic sponsors who make Run Balmoral happen! Stena Drilling Harbour Energy RAM Tubulars McIntosh Plant Hire & Heavy Logistics Run4It James & George Collie LLP John Clark Motor Group
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Entries open tomorrow at www.runbalmoral.com for another amazing weekend of running on the Balmoral Castle Estate. 🎥 Stuart Ross Media Sponsored by Tidy Green Clean ... See MoreSee Less

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Delighted to be onboard again as a sponsor of Run Balmoral

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Rachel Gent finally!! 🤣

🏃🏼‍♀️🏃Entries to Run Balmoral 2026 (4th & 5th April) open Wednesday at 12 noon! 🔗 in bio and www.runbalmoral.com #runbalmoral2026 #devilofdeeside #balmoralcastle #balmoralestate 🎥 @stuartrossmedia sponsored by @tgcnortheast ... See MoreSee Less

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🏃We're ready. Are you? Entries to Run Balmoral 2026 (Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th April) open tomorrow, Wednesday, 15 October at 12 noon!

📅 4 & 5 April 2026
🔗www.runbalmoral.com

#visitabdn #balmoralestate #visitaberdeenshire #balmoralcastle #runbalmoral2026 #devilofdeeside #activeschoolsaberdeenshire Stena Drilling Harbour Energy James & George Collie LLP RAM Tubulars McIntosh Plant Hire & Heavy Logistics John Clark Motor Group

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2 weeks ago

📣 Thrilled to announce @jgcollie Solicitors and Estate Agents as the new sponsors of @runbalmoral’s epic Sunday off-road race. Entries to the James and George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race will open very soon! #runbalmoral2026 #jgcollie #trailrunningscotland ... See MoreSee Less

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📣📣 We are delighted to announce that James & George Collie LLP have joined Run Balmoral's family of race sponsors. 📣📣

The Aberdeen solicitors and estate agents will be supporting our incredible 15 Mile Trail Race for the next two years.

In addition to being an outstanding event in its own right, the James and George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race will be a key component of Run Balmoral’s famous John Clark Motor Group Devil of Deeside challenge: the completion of all four main races – including the Harbour Energy 5k, the Stena Drilling 10k and the 6 Mile Trail Race – over race weekend. 😈

👉Entries to Run Balmoral 2026 (4th & 5th April), including the James & George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race, will open very soon.

‼️Other opportunities to support Run Balmoral are still available. Please contact christine.appel@runbalmoral.com for more information.

#visitabdn #balmoralestate #runbalmoral2026 #balmoralcastle #visitaberdeenshire Balmoral Castle #devilofdeeside VisitAberdeenshire
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Check out our eco-friendly 2026 race t-shirts! There’s one for the schools’ races, one for the main races and one just for our Devils of Deeside! Add one to your order when entries open in the next few days. #devilofdeeside #runbalmoral2026 #balmoralestate ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago

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Will there be a size guide as well as it saying S, M, L etc please?

So pleased to see the TShirts back.

Run Balmoral the Devil of Deeside logo should be the main theme of this shirt, not the sponsor's one which is way too big...

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Run Balmoral 2025 Annual ReportAnnual Report 2025

Run Balmoral 2025 was another great success with 4299 runners taking part out of an overall entry of 5126,
representing an 84% turnout, which is excellent. We were also treated to some wonderful individual performances with four course records being broken. Sean Chalmers enjoyed a double success with wins in the Harbour Energy 5k and the Stena Drilling 10k, while it was amazing to watch Millie Glass Park smashing her own record in the MPH Primary School Girls’ 1.5k, while Nathan Lawson set a new standard in the RAM Tubulars Secondary School Boys’ 2.5k. These are outstanding athletes, but we admire each and every one of the runners who participated in the series of races over the
weekend. They are all winners. Discover the full story of triumph and future aspirations in our comprehensive annual report (pdf 39.9MB).

Saturday Events

Stena Drilling

Stena Drilling 10K

The Stena Drilling 10K takes you through some beautiful Highland scenery on the Balmoral Estate and will be clearly marked and well marshalled.

Harbour Energy

Harbour Energy 5K

The Harbour Energy 5K all takes place on estate tarmac roads. The race begins heading west from the Castle adjacent the river Dee to a turn point at the Highland Pony Stud. There is a slight incline as the route returns to the castle via the “top road” which has magnificent views of Balmoral Castle and gardens.

MPH

MPH Primary Schools Run 1.5k

The race where some of our national and International runners started! The race is completely contained on tarmac roads in the estate and passes right in front of Balmoral Castle! Well marshalled and signed throughout with a lead cyclist and sweep runner. The race starts and finishes at the main finish gantry.

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RAM Tubulars

RAM Tubulars Secondary Schools 2.5k

Once past primary School age many of our runners graduate to the 2.5K event. The race is completely contained on tarmac roads in the estate and passes right in front of Balmoral Castle! Well marshalled and signed throughout with a lead cyclist and sweep runner. The race starts and finishes at the main finish gantry.

Sunday Events

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James & George Collie Solicitors and Estate Agents

James & George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race

An epic 15 miles of Highland scenery. There is something special about this event! You start in view of Balmoral Castle and run out west adjacent the magnificent river Dee before beginning a gradual climb through the Ballochbuie pine forest. Then at mile 8, you leave the river and begin a climb to the base of Lochnagar, an ascent of about 120 meters. The last 3 miles are a rush as you hurtle down towards the Castle once again; but beware..there is a sting in the tail!

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Run Balmoral 6 Mile Trail Race

Get ready for a thrilling test of endurance! This two-lap course takes you along the stunning banks of the River Dee before sending you uphill on a tough 2-mile climb gaining 350 metres each lap. The reward? A fast, exhilarating mile-long descent back to the start. With a mix of tarmac, track and grass, this is the ultimate all-terrain challenge!

Weekend Challenges

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Devil of Deeside

John Clark Motor Group Devil of Deeside

Can you handle the John Clark Motor Group Devil O Deeside? To dance with the Devil you have to complete the Stena Drilling 10K, Harbour Energy 5K, James & George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race and the Run Balmoral 6 Mile Trail Race! There will be two categories of winner; male with the fastest overall cumulative time and female with the fastest cumulative time. That’s it!

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Harbour Energy

Stena Drilling / Harbour Energy Corporate Team Challenge

Corporate Challenge Trophy The StenaDrilling – Harbour Energy Corporate Team Challenge is an exciting competition embodied within RunBalmoral. It provides a wonderful opportunity for you to get together with your work / colleagues to compete for the magnificent team trophy to be awarded to the RunBalmoral Corporate Team Challenge Champions.

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