2023 Registration opens 1st November
Entries for the 2023 West Highland Way Race, which will take part on Saturday 17 June 2023, will open on 1 November at the following link: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=8910
John Kynaston Bridge
A new bridge on the West Highland Way has been installed near Derrydarroch in memory of our dear friend John Kynaston. John’s family, friends and the ultra-running community organised a crowdfunder to raise £20,000 for the replacement bridge, just north of Beinglas Farm in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. The original bridge was
John Kynaston Memorial Bridge
Our friend and West Highland Way Race committee member John Kynaston passed away in January 2021. John was dearly loved throughout the Scottish and UK ultra running community, and the West Highland Way Race would like to remember John by funding the replacement of a bridge on the West Highland Way trail in his memory.
The 2022 Ballot has closed
Thats the entries closed! We have 435 entries. We have 299 people who have yet to get a goblet and 21 people who have more than 5 . There are 404 people from the UK, 11 from the US, 8 from Europe, 1 Kiwi, 1 Sth African, 1 from Reunion, 1 Canadian and yes 1
WHW Race is a Western States and UTMB qualifying race
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Altra West Highland Way Race will be an official qualifying race for the 2023 Western States 100. To qualify for Western States runners must complete the West Highland Way in under 30 hours. For more details see https://www.wser.org/qualifying-races/ We are also pleased to confirm that 2022 Altra
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2022 West Highland Way Race Entry
2022 Ballot 300 Places will be available for the 2022 edition of the Altra West Highland Way Race. Registration for the balllot will open on November. 1st and will remain open until the end of November. The results of the west highland way race ballot will be announced at the start of December. For more
Virtual West Highland Way Fundraising
This year the event will raise funds for ‘Play to Change’, a charity suggested by Katrina, Jo, Emma, Laura and Hollie Kynaston. Play for Change is an International Sport for Development Charity, which has the goal of enhancing life opportunities for under-privileged children by using the powerful values of sport https://www.playforchange.org We believe that raising funds
Review Video of our #virtualWHWrace
John Kynaston has produced a short video reviewing the Virtual Race with contributions from several runners who took part. Results from Virtual West Highland Way race
#virtualWHWrace Update Two – Wed 17th June 2020
We are now over half way through our Virtual West Highland Way Race and it has been so good to see so many involved. Last night Ian Beattie, Keith Hughes and John Kynaston hosted a live update on Facebook. It has now been uploaded to YouTube so if you would like to watch it and
#virtualWHWrace Update ONE – Friday 12th June 2020
Many thanks to the 1200 solos and teams who have signed up so far for this Virtual Event. The numbers are amazing! We hope you are all looking forward to starting your first leg at any time from midnight Thursday 11th June! It’s great to see photos on Facebook, twitter and Instagram already of runners who
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