2025 NFU Mutual 10K
Happy 20th birthday to Run Garioch! The 'Garioch 10K' -- as it was known then -- is where it all started for us way back in 2006.
Now sponsored by NFU Mutual Aberdeen City & Shire, our premier 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.
Entry Information
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 NFU Mutual 10K.
Run for Charity
Our official charity partners have guaranteed places in the NFU Mutual 10k.
If you'd like to run for
* AberNecessities
* CHAS
* Community Integrated Care
* Garioch Sports Centre
* Mental Health Aberdeen
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.
Prices
All runners: £23.50 + booking fee (5% with a minimum of £1.71).
Optional 100% recycled polyester technical t-shirt: £9.50 To be ordered and paid for during the online registration process.
RACE LIMIT: 1000 (of which 150 are reserved for our official charity partners)
Race Day Timings
1020 NFU Mutual 10K Call-up
1030 NFU Mutual 10K Race
1215 NFU Mutual 10K Prize-giving
2024 Prizes (2025 Prizes TBC)
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
10K Running Club/JS Challenge Male/Female 3 X £10 to fastest team of four (only best three times count)
10K AB51 Business Challenge: Shield for fastest team of at least four (only best three times count) from an AB51 business
Fastest Junior runner (aged 16–17) Male and Female: £25 cash
2024 Team Prizes (2025 TBC)
Two trophies will be awarded in the fastest running club contest: one for men and one for women. The winner of each will be the UKA/SA/jogscotland club/group with the three fastest men's and women's times in the NFU Mutual 10K. All groups/clubs with more than three runners taking part will be eligible. The club/group name must be provided at registration, but there is no need to 'enter as a team'.
All AB51-based businesses with four or more runners taking part in the NFU Mutual 10K are eligible to take part in the '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. Runners using sponsors’ voucher codes and those who pay their own entry fees are both eligible to run for the same business team.
If you're entering the '10K AB51 Business Challenge', why not stand out from your competitors by running the race in your own branded t-shirts, workwear, uniforms or fancy dress? Your team can also run the race to raise money for your company's favourite charity through sponsorship. Putting together a business team for the first time also makes a great bit of news for your company’s website or promotional campaigns.
Kilometre Markers & Water Stops
There will be ascending kilometre markers on the course.
To reduce the amount of plastic and paper waste produced by race day, runners are requested to bring their own water/hydration fluids where possible. Bottle/camelbak refill stations will be available at the race start, finish and at approximately 5km into the course.
Headphones and Personal Music
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 NFU Mutual 10K Route
The NFU Mutual 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.
Map
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