Eilish McColgan and Tartan Trekker Craig Ferguson were the official starters on Sunday, with Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith among the thousands of charity fundraisers, while Gladiators Athena and Hammer officially started the Junior and Mini events on Saturday.

Over 2,000 children took part in the Junior and Mini events on Glasgow Green on Super Saturday.

Glasgow was a sea of colour, costumes and emotion today as tens of thousands of runners took part in the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run 10K and half marathon, the biggest staging of the event in its history.

Runners set off from St Vincent Street, crossing the River Clyde, with half marathon runners heading south through some of Glasgow’s greenest spaces, including Pollok Country Park, before a grand finish through the McLennan Arch onto Glasgow Green, cheered on by thousands of supporters lining the route.

Jamie Crowe of Central Athletics Club won the men's half marathon in 1:03:27, with Katrina Ballantyne of Leeds City Athletic Club taking the women's title in 1:13:33. Katrina said: "I didn't expect this at all. I only signed up about a month and a half ago because a few of our friends were doing it, and I thought I'd get a bit jealous watching them all.

“The Glasgow crowd were amazing. They really carry you round. Running is my hobby. I'm a dietitian and I run to commute, so a lot of my training is done with a backpack on, running to and from work.”

As ever, Glasgow's runners didn't disappoint on the costume front. The 10K saw a knight clank his way round in full plate armour and Shrek take to the start line with Donkey perched on his shoulder, while two runners paid tribute to the city's most famous statue by taking on the course in traffic cone hats.

Four-time Olympian Eilish McColgan rung the half marathon start bell, while Tartan Trekker Craig Ferguson sent off the 10K runners before lacing up his trainers to take part in the half marathon.

Craig said: “I’ve covered a fair few miles this year, but nothing beats the noise of a Glasgow crowd.  The crowds all the way round were something else. Every single runner out there today should be proud of themselves.”

Eilish said: “The atmosphere in Glasgow today was incredible. Standing on the start line and seeing everyone set off was really special. It was an honour to ring the bell to start the half marathon.”

Radio presenter Des Clarke ran the half marathon alongside 50 listeners and supporters raising money for Heart Radio's official charity, Make Some Noise. Des said: "What a day. The support round every mile of that course was unbelievable, and it's the Glasgow crowd that gets you to the finish line when your legs are telling you otherwise.

“I'm so proud of every one of our Heart's Half-Marathon Heroes team. They've trained for months for this, and to cross that line for Make Some Noise is something none of us will forget. I'm now off for a well deserved steak pie!”

Also among the runners were Paralympic skier Scott Meenagh, who took on the 10K, and Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith, who ran the 10K for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity alongside other Warriors staff.

The weekend began on Saturday, when over 2,000 children took part in the Junior and Mini Great Scottish Run at its new home on Glasgow Green. Athena and Hammer, stars of hit BBC show Gladiators, sent the young runners on their way.

Thousands of runners raised money for causes close to their hearts. Among them were 72-year-old Raymond McNally from Irvine, who ran his fourth Great Scottish Run 10K since being diagnosed with prostate cancer, and Struan Stewart from Glasgow, who ran the 10K for The Royal Marines Charity for his brother Tom, a Royal Marine Commando. Half marathon runner Tom John took on the race four years after life-saving surgery for a brain tumour left him barely able to walk.

Angela Young ran for Glasgow homelessness charity the Talbot Association, while Sammi Gardiner led out Maws on the Run, the East End running club she set up this summer for women's mental health and wellbeing.

Runners on Sunday’s 10K and half marathon enjoyed a host of new additions on the course this year, including A Country Mile, a brand-new music zone bringing country anthems to the streets of Glasgow, the AJ Bell Motivation Station, where friends and family sent personal messages to their runners, and a giant AJ Bell photo moment.

Paul Foster, Chief Executive of The Great Run Company, said: “What a weekend. To welcome 35,000 runners to the biggest AJ Bell Great Scottish Run ever, in a year that has been so special for Scottish sport, is something we’re incredibly proud of. Thank you to every runner, volunteer, supporter and partner, and to the people of Glasgow, who once again showed why this city puts on the best events and delivers the best crowds anywhere.”

Entries for the 2027 AJ Bell Great Scottish Run are now open, with a Super Earlybird offer for those who sign up before Monday 12 October.  The 2027 staging of the event will take place on Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 October 2027.

Find out more and enter at greatrun.org/scottish.