And it's into a third decade for the 'Garioch 10k' -- as it was known then way back in 2006 -- with a brand new sponsor.
Now sponsored by premium housebuilder Cala Homes, our main event has gone from strength to strength over the last two decades. Taking in both the town and the lovely views around Polinar Dam, the race is a challenging but rewarding event suitable for all abilities.
Race packs, including bibs, safety pins and timing chips, will be posted to all runners in the weeks before the event.
Entries are non-refundable and non-transferrable. NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.
After entries close, places will only be available from our charity partners. Please contact them directly for more information.
Runners must be 16 years of age or older on race day to take part in the Cala 10k.
RACE LIMIT: 850 (of which 150 are reserved for our official charity partners)
Our official charity partners have guaranteed places in the Cala 10k.
If you'd like to run for
* Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust
* AberNecessities
* All Life Chances
* Cash for Kids
* CHAS
* Community Integrated Care
* Garioch Sports Centre
* Inverurie Community Partnership
please get in touch with them directly to receive their training and fundraising support.
Contact details for all our charities are available on our Partners page.
All runners: £25.50 + booking fee (5% with a minimum of £1.75).
Optional 100% recycled polyester technical t-shirt: £14.00 To be ordered and paid for during the online registration process before 31 March 2026.
1020 Cala 10k Call-up
1030 Cala 10k Race
1215 Cala 10k Prize-giving
Overall Winner, Male and Female: £100 cash and trophy
2nd Overall, Male and Female: £75 cash
3rd Overall, Male and Female: £25 cash
Prizes to 1st, 2nd and 3rd Male and Female Senior, Veteran, Super Veteran and Vintage
Running Club/JS Challenge Male/Female 3 X £10 to fastest team of at least four (only best three times count)
AB51 Business Challenge: Shield for fastest team of at least four (only best three times count) from an AB51 business
AGCC Chamber Cup: trophy and £100 donation to charity (teams of four, all four times count)
Fastest Junior runner (aged 16–17) Male and Female: £25 cash
CALA 10k AGCC CUP
After a very successful first year which saw seven teams battle it out for top honours, the ‘Cala 10k AGCC Cup’ will again be awarded to the fastest team of four from any Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce member organisation taking part in the Cala 10k.
The winning team will have their name engraved on the new ‘Chamber Cup’ and have a charitable donation of £100 made on their behalf.
To enter, runners should state their both their team and company names in the spaces provided during online registration. Runners who have already entered, but who would like to join a team, can amend their details using the link they received at registration, or email RGHQ for help.
Teams can be mixed or single-sex and the times of all four runners will count in the calculation of the winner. There is no limit to the number of teams of four any AGCC member organisation can be represented by, but each team must have a different name (ie, Cala Homes A, Cala Homes B, etc).
AB51 BUSINESS CHALLENGE
All runners from AB51-based businesses with three or more runners taking part in the Cala 10k will automatically be entered into the 'Cala 10k AB51 Business Challenge’. The winners' shield will be awarded to the local business with the fastest cumulative time as calculated based on the finish times of their three fastest runners (male or female). The business name and qualifying postcode must be provided at registration, but there is no need to 'enter as a team’, or for all runners to enter at the same time.
There will be ascending kilometre markers on the course and two water stations.
The safety of all our runners, volunteers and spectators is Run Garioch’s top priority, and being able to hear marshalling instructions, emergency vehicles and traffic noise is a huge part of staying safe on the course. As such, we follow UK Athletics policy prohibiting the use of ‘in-ear’ headphones in events without fully closed roads; in addition, we also prohibit the use of ‘over-ear’ headphones (‘cans’) that similarly prohibit runners from hearing the sounds around them. In accordance with UK Athletics policy, we do permit the use of headphones using bone-conduction technology (‘AfterShokz’, ‘Shokz’ and similar products) that allow runners to listen to their personal music while still being aware of their surroundings.
The Cala 10k will take runners through the streets of Inverurie, out towards the countryside at Polinar Dam.
When runners reach the first roundabout on Blackhall Drive upon their return into Inverurie, they'll take a right into Crossmanhill Drive.
At the bottom of this road they'll take a left back up Blackhall Drive, then a right at the top roundabout into John Sorrie Drive.
They'll then follow John Sorrie Drive all the way around until turning left into Cairn Wynd.
At the end of Cairn Wynd they'll turn left back into John Sorrie Drive, then left again at the bottom roundabout to head home via the underpass towards the finish gantry on Burghmuir Drive.
The total elevation gained over the course of the race is approximately 114 m.
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