Race Callander

 Forfar Road Runners aim to have a variety of races to cater for all abilities throughout the year.

The year starts of on the 1st Sunday in February with the Multi Terrain Race, a tough gruelling 1/2 marathon round the town.  The race was founded by Ian Matheson in 1996 after comments from runners that there was nothing in Forfar between the Clova 1/2 in November and the 10K in August.

The Hill Race takes place on the 2nd Friday in July and has been run for three years and is steadily picking up in numbers.

The Forfar 10K is the towns main event in August and now attracts fields in excess of 250 runners.  The race was originally known as the Maggie Storey 10K but after years of loss making and a charity who would not underwrite the running costs of the event club members voted to sever ties with the charity.  2001 saw David Douglas, Ian Matheson and Ron Milne step in and sponsored the race and underwrite the costs.  Their efforts combined with Nairn Duguid since 2002 has seen the race grown steadily.

The Glen Clova Hotel 1/2 Marathon has a long and detailed history and the club were fortunate to get the event after Born To Run commented that they could not put the run on due to spiralling costs.  During 2003 Ian Matheson held talks with the hotel and a sponsor AB (Albert Bartlett & Sons Airdrie), it was then proposed to the committee that the club could take on the event and make a success of it, 248 runners completed the race that year and the club has never looked back with the race entry limit set at 300 for health and safety reasons the race is always full to capacity.

The year ends on Boxing Day with a fun run round Forfar Loch.  After many years of postponement and fears over safety club president Nairn Duguid proposed that the run be moved to the paths round the loch.  It was a good decision as numbers have risen dramatically with 2006 seeing a record entry of 226 runners.

During the summer months the club also hosts a series of 6 mile handicap races some on Wednesday evenings and some on Sunday mornings as part of the club championships.  These races are open to all not just club members.  Keep an eye on the news page for dates of the next events.