2026 CP&Co. Junior Run
We're shaking things up over at the CP&Co. Junior Run this year!
To give kids more choice in the distance they run, to help keep teams together and to let younger kids in on the Run Garioch fun, these are our new Junior Run events:
Mini Mile (200m) – preschoolers and/or parents/carers. (This event will not be chip timed. Registration will take place at the GSC in the weeks before the event.)
Quarter Mile (400m) – ages 4, 5, 6 on race day
Half Mile (800m) – ages 7, 8, 9 on race day
Garioch Mile (1610m) – ages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 on race day
Children who will be 12 on race day can choose to enter either the Garioch Mile of the CP&Co. Junior Run or the Mackie's 5K.
As before, all CP&Co. Junior Run races will start and finish in the fields behind Strathburn Park, to the west of the GSC’s 3G football pitch.
Runners should head to the waiting zone at the times indicated for their categories. There will be event marshals and signage in the area to direct them. Please also feel free to ask the marshals or staff at Junior Run HQ for assistance or information at any time.
Parents/guardians are NOT permitted within the waiting area. For good views of all the races, head to the start/finish area and the ‘hills’ next to the path on the Burghmuir Drive side of the park.
After finishing their races, runners will be directed to the finish zone, where they will await collection.
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Race Day Timings
1245 Mini Mile (200m) (preschool and/or parents/carers)
1300 Quarter Mile (400m) Girls (Ages 4, 5, 6)
1310 Quarter Mile (400m) Boys (Ages 4, 5, 6)
1320 Half Mile (800m) Girls (Ages 7, 8, 9)
1330 Half Mile (800m) Boys (Ages 7, 8, 9)
1345 Garioch Mile (1610m) Girls (Ages 10, 11, 12)
1400 Garioch Mile (1610m) Boys (Ages 10, 11, 12)
1445 CP&Co. Junior Run Prizegiving in the GSC Games Hall
Entry Information
Bibs for the Mini Mile will be collected at time of registration.
Race packs, including bibs, safety pins and timing chips for all other Junior races, will be posted in the weeks before the event. NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.
After entries close, places will only be available from our charity partners. Please contact them directly for more information.
Run for Charity
Our official charity partners are:
* Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust
* AberNecessities
* All Life Chances
* Cash for Kids
* CHAS
* Community Integrated Care
* Garioch Sports Centre
* Inverurie Community Partnership
If you’d like your child to raise funds for one of these good causes while they run, please get in touch with our charities directly to receive their training and fundraising support.
Contact details for all our charities are available on our Partners page.
Prices
Mini Mile: donation to GSC Out of Schools Club when registering
All other CP&Co. Junior Run Races: £7.00 (including medal and chip timing) + booking fee (5% with a minimum of £1.71).
Optional 100% Organic Cotton Race T-shirt: £6.50 To be added during the online registration process.
2025 Prizes (2026 Prizes TBC)
For each of Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3:
Overall Winner, Male and Female: £15 voucher and trophy
2nd Overall, Male and Female: £10 voucher
3rd Overall, Male and Female: £5 voucher
Primary school with most children taking part in the CP&CO. Junior Run: Trophy and free weekday GSC pitch hire
Primary school with most children taking part in the CP&CO. Junior Run as a % of total school roll: Trophy and free weekday GSC pitch hire
Race Limits
1000 children across all events (including a 50 runner limit in the Mini Mile)
The Routes
Coming Soon.
