ARCHIVED RACE: Stuc a’ Chroin 5000 @ South end of Strathyre Village, Strathyre, Perthshire, United Kingdom on 04 May 2013

Race Info & Description

Race Information:

  • Event Name: Stuc a' Chroin 5000
  • Distance (KMs): 22
  • Distance (Miles): 13.6
  • Date: 04 May 2013
  • Start Time: 13:00 PM
  • Venue: South end of Strathyre village
  • Best Time (Men): 1:59:22
  • Best Time (Women): 2:22:47
  • Organised By: Stuc a' Chroin Race Committee
  • Race Website: Click Here.

Race Facilities

  • Has Toilets? Yes
  • Has Changing Facilities? No
  • Has Water Stations? Yes - Multiple Water Stations
  • Has Prizes / Awards? Yes - Has Awards or Prizes

Race Description

2013 sees the Stuc a’ Chroin 5000 hill race in it’s 25th year and in commemoration of what is now a popular race in the calendar, this year it is the 2013 Scottish Athletics Senior Championship event and one of two of the Scottish Hill Runners Championship (Long) series.

The race is run annually on the Saturday before May Day Bank Holiday Monday. This year, it falls on May the 4th. Called the Stuc a’ Chroin 5000 because of its approximate total climb (in feet!), the race is 22k long and the course record is 1:59:22 for the males, and 2:22:47 for the females. Organised under British Athletic Rules and classed as a Category A Long Hill race, in its 21st Anniversary, it was a British Championship event with over 300 runners. Entry on the day.

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