Mountain Biking Events 2014

Selkirk Mountain Bike Marathon

10th May, 2014 –  Selkirk, Scottish Borders

The Elite level is a 47 mile marathon through the off-road trails of the borders, or there is a 25km and a 50km version for those with less of a

Scottish Enduro Series 2014

Round 1.       22nd/23rd February at Nevis Range by No Fuss

Round 2.       5th/6th April at Innerleithen by IMTBR

Round 3.       28th/29th June at Wolftrax by No Fuss

Round 4.       12th/13th July at Ae by IMTBR

Round 5.       18th/19th October at Innerleithen by IMTBR

Round 6.       8th/9th November TBC by No Fuss

Scottish Cross Country Series 2014 (SXC 2014)

SXC Round 1 – Forfar – 23rd March, 2014

SXC Round 2 –  Cathkin Braes – 13th April, 2014

SXC Round 3 – Abriachan – 18th May, 2014

SXC Round 4 – Gleniffer Braes Country Park (Scottish Champs) – 29th June, 2014

www.sxc.org.uk

Evans Cycles RideIt! Scotland

22nd – 23rd March, 2014 – Callander, Stirling

The event includes both on and off-road options, including a 15 mile or a 30 mile mountain bike race on the Saturday.

Newcastleton Cycling Festival

4th – 6th April, 2014 – Newcastleton, Scottish Borders

This is a weekend long festival including a whole range of races, including mountain biking and road races.

www.visitnewcastleton.com/newcastleton-cycling-festival-2014

Evans Cycles RideIt! Muckletoon Festival

17th – 18th May, 2014 – Langholm, Dumfriesshire

A range of bike races in the South west of scotland.

www.evanscycles.com/ride-it

Road Cyling Races and Events 2014

Evans Cycles RideIt! Scotland

22nd – 23rd March, 2014 – Callander, Stirling

The event includes both on and off-road options, including a 15 mile or a 90 mile sportive on the Sunday.

www.evanscycles.com/ride-it

Etape Caledonia

11th May, 2014 – Perthshire

This is a 81 mile cycle through beautiful Perthshire countryside.

www.etapecaledonia.co.uk

Trossachs Ton

15th June, 2014 – Stirling, Scotland

Running Events 2014

Kilomathon: Scotland

16th March 2014 – Edinburgh

Running: 2.6km, 6.5km or 13.1km through the city of Edinburgh.

Kilomathon.com

Cape Wrath Challenge

11th – 17th May 2014 – Durness, Highlands

Running: A week of events, including a half and a full marathon tucked away up in Cape Wrath.

capewrathchallenge.co.uk

Edinburgh Marathon Festival

24th – 25th May 2014 – Edinburgh

Running: Half and a full marathon on the Sunday, or a 10km as a short option.

edinburgh-marathon.com

Rock ‘n’ Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon

29th June – Edinburgh, Scotland

Running: Half marathon through Edinburgh City centre

uk.competitor.com/edinburgh

Lakeland Trails Marathon

6th July 2014 – Coniston, Cumbria

Running: Off road marathon and half marathon

lakelandtrails.org

The Dundee Running Adventure Marathon (DRAM)

2oth July, 2014 – Dundee, Scotland

A multi terrain marathon, covering the countryside around Dundee. There is also a half marathon DRAM available.

eventfull.biz

Wolftrek

2-3 August 2014 – Forres to Cairngorm Mountain, Highlands of Scotland

Running: 45 mile route which is run as a relay with teams of 3, doing 15 miles each.

wildheartsinaction.org/wolftrek

Coll Half Marathon

16th August 2014 – Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides

Running: A full circle of the island, half marathon distance.

collhalfmarathon.co.uk

Lakeland Trails: Keswick

6th September 2014 – Keswick, Cumbria

Running: 10km or 15km race through the Lake District

lakelandtrails.org

Moray Marathon

7th September, 2014 – Elgin, Moray

A marathon around the nice wee town of Elgin, in the Highlands of Scotland, following the dramatic shoreline before heading inland to the mountains.

moraymarathon.com

BUPA Great North Run

7th September 2014 – Newcastle, Tyne & Wear

Running: Half marathon with a whole lot of people!

greatrun.org

The Great Pentlands Push

20th September 2014 – Bavelaw Castle, Edinburgh

Running: Cross country run around the Pentland hills with options of 12, 18 or 25 miles.

greatpentlandpush.com

The Loch Ness Marathon

28th September, 2014 – Inverness, Scotland

Race nessie in a marathon around the most monster infested loch in the UK.

lochnessmarathon.com

Glencoe Marathon

5th October 2014 – Glencoe, Highlands of Scotland

Running: 10km, half marathon or full marathon options, including a hike up the devil’s staircase.

glencoemarathon.co.uk

Glasgow Half Marathon

5th October, 2014 – Glasgow, Scotland

A half marathon distance race around the city of Glasgow.

runglasgow.org

Aviemore Half Marathon & Aviemore 10k

12th October 2014 – Aviemore, Highlands of Scotland

Running: Two routes for half marathon and 10k around Aviemore.

aviemorehalfmarathon.org

Colin

Colin started mountain biking in the early 2000s and has haphazardly, and with barely increasing skill, dragged his bike around the majority of Scotland's trail centres since then. Colin has oodles of hard earned experience in how NOT to do things - listen, be warned and don't repeat his mistakes...   More about Colin... Google+ Colin