The oldest running marathon in Scotland, the first Moray Marathon was held in 1982 and since then it has developed into a 3 in 1 running event incorporating the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Road Races through the picturesque landscape of Moray.

All 3 races follow the same clockwise circuit with the Marathon starting in the Cooper Park, Elgin, Half Marathon in the spectacular grounds of Gordonstoun School, Duffus and the 10K in the outskirts of Lossiemouth. The finishing line for each is the Cooper Park, Elgin with the 13th century Elgin Cathedral forming a dramatic backdrop.

Moray contains a great diversity of landscapes which include sandy and rocky shores, rivers, lochs and mountainous areas. Most of these aspects have been incorporated into the Moray Marathons and 10K routes by taking runners on tarred roads, passing through the woodlands, coastal areas, towns and villages. The physical nature of these routes with the relatively mild and dry climate of Moray makes them both interesting and enjoyable to all competitors.

Moray Marathon 2006

The 2006 event celebrated the 25th anniversary of the marathon with Simon Pride (Forres Harriers) finishing in 2:39:53 to win the event for the 5th time and Kate Jenkins (Gala Harriers) first woman home in 2:58:29 to win her 8th Moray Marathon.


The half marathon was won by John Goodall (Keith and District) in 1:15:35 with Sarah Liebnitz (U\A ex Moray Roadrunners Jnr) first woman in 1:33:59.

The 10K was won by Mike Stewart (Keith and District) in 33:51, first woman home was Elaine Whyte (Fraserburgh RC) in 39:58.

Marathon winners 1982 – 2006

Year	Men	Club	Women	Club
1982	Don Ritchie	Forres Harriers	C Wallach	U\A
1983	Don Ritchie	Forres Harriers	Eileen Forbe & Morag Thow	U\A
1984	Don Ritchie	Forres Harriers	Sheila Cluey	Forfar RR
1985	Graham Flatters	Dundee Hawkhill Harriers	Morag Taggart	Pitreavie
1986	Don Ritchie	Forres Harriers	Margret Robertson	Dunndee RR
1987	Don Ritchie	Forres Harriers	Frances Guy	Belgrove H
1988	Mick Francis	Forres Harriers	Margaret McDonald	Peterhead RR
1989	Charlie McIntyre	Fraserburgh	Sheila Catford	U\A
1990	Eric Seedhouse	City of Hull	Margret Robertson	Dundee RR
1991	Ron Kirkton	Milburn Harriers	Fiona Nicholson	Forfar RR
1992	Fraser Clyne	Metro Aberdeen	Trudi Thompson	Pitreavie
1993	David Lancaster	Rowantree Club, York	Diane Harvey	Tipton Harriers
1994	David Lancaster	Rowantree Club, York	M Cumming	Aberdeen AAC
1995	Alan Reid	Peterhead AAC	Lynda Bain	Garioch RR
1996	Allan Stewart	Moray Roadrunners	Linda Trahan	Garioch
1997	Fraser Clyne	Metro Aberdeen	Kate Jenkins	Carnethy
1998	Simon Pride	Keith & District	Kate Jenkins	Carnethy
1999	David Lancaster	Rowantree Club, York	Kate Jenkins	Carnethy
2000	Simon Pride	Keith & District	Kate Jenkins	Carnethy
2001	Simon Pride	Keith & District	Trudi Thomson	Pitreavie
2002	Brian Fieldsend	Inverness Harriers	Kate Jenkins	Carnethy
2003	Jamie Reid	Ron Hill Cambuslang	Kate Jenkins	Carnethy
2004	Simon Pride	Metro Aberdeen	Jenny Robertson	U\A
2005	Ian Fisher	Altrincham AAC	Kate Jenkins	Carnethy
2006	Simon Pride	Forres Harriers	Kate Jenkins	Gala Harriers

Course records

• Marathon
  
  • Men – Simon Pride – Keith & District – 2 hrs 21 mins 17 secs
    
  • Women- Trudi Thompson – Pitreavie AAC
    Pitreavie AAC
    Based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, Pitreavie Amateur Athletic Club was formed in 1956. It has its own dedicated clubhouse at Pitreavie athletics track.Since 1978 the club has had at least one representative at the Commonwealth Games...
    
    – 2 hrs 49 mins 43 secs
• Half marathon
  
  • Men – Graham Crawford – Springburn Harriers – 1 hr 06 mins 09 secs
    
  • Women – Lyn Harding – Houghton AC – 1hr 14 mins 58 secs
• 10 K
  
  • Men – Chris Hall – Aberdeen AAC – 29 mins 46 secs
    
  • Women – Lyn Harding – Houghton AC – 33 mins 58 secs

External links

• www.moraymarathon.com – Official Site of the Moray Marathon.
• www.morayroadrunners.com – Moray Roadrunners web site.
• www.forresharriers.fsnet.co.uk – Forres Harriers web site