Thousands take part in Loch Ness marathon and fun run

two female runners in ballet skirts and vests do a dance pose as they runBaxters Loch Ness Marathon

A record 10,700 people have taken part in this year's Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running in Inverness.

Elite athletes and local amateurs ran side by side from the start above Fort Augustus - in one of the most scenic running events in Scotland.

There were also 10k and 5k races, as well as 300 children under the age of five completing the popular Wee Nessie event at Bught Park.

hundreds of runners behind a start gate on a road through a forestBaxters Loch Ness Marathon
dozens of younger people run through the start gateBaxters Loch Ness Marathon
make and female runner point to the sky Baxters Loch Ness Marathon
a female runner in a yellow kiltBaxters Loch Ness Marathon
a man juggling balls as he runs with others along a roadBaxters Loch Ness Marathon
hundreds of people running on a long stretch of road through woodlandBaxters Loch Ness Marathon

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