Great Scottish Run 2024: Glasgow Warriors stars announced as official starters for Great Scottish Run 2024
This year’s official starters, Scotland Internationals Duncan Weir and Kyle Steyn, who are teammates with the Glasgow Warriors, will lead the field in Scotland’s largest running event, the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run, which takes place on Sunday, 6 October.
The sold-out AJ Bell Junior and Mini Great Scottish Run on Saturday, October 5, will serve as the opening event of the running weekend. 1250 youngsters are encouraged to “Find Your Superpower” as they embark on their own running challenge.
“Every year the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run gets bigger and it’s fitting to have Duncan and Kyle as our official starters,” stated Sir Brendan Foster, the founder of the event and president of The Great Run Company. This year, they’ve put in a tonne of practice and hard work fighting back alongside their colleagues to win the championship.
“So, when they ring the start bell, they’ll be under no illusion of the hours of training and commitment our runners will have put in leading up to run day, and how important that big crowd energy is at the start line preparing runners for the mental and physical challenge of running up Glasgow’s infamous St. Vincent Street.”
“We’re delighted that we can collaborate with the Great Scottish Run to promote our Fighting for our Families campaign and raise the profile of our league winners among the thousands of locals and visitors that will descend on George Square for the 10K and half marathon this weekend,” stated Cameron MacAllister, a spokesman for the Glasgow Warriors.
Callum Hawkins, an elite athlete competing in the half marathon, will be leading the pace for runners.
And Chris Thompson, who will be competing in the 10km, is running one of his final races before he formally quits from competitive running later this year. Thompson won the silver medal in the 10,000m Europeans in 2010 and is a double Olympian.
Proud Scot, Olympian and Great Scottish Run course holder Callum says, “It’s going to be great to be running on home soil again, the timing is great as I continue my build up to the New York Marathon in November and I’m excited to set the pace for runners.”
There’s still an opportunity to take part in the Great Scottish Run. The 10k is looking to sell-out in the next few days, while the biggest ever half marathon will close this Friday 4 October at 10am.
