Loch Ness Marathon Event

Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running - Sunday 30th September 2012

Baxters is the proud headline sponsor of the Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running and delighted to be involved for the 11th consecutive year.  This years event will take place on 30th September 2012. 

Over 8,300 runners took part in the event in 2011 with Tomas Abya of Salford Harriers declared the winner of the marathon with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes.  As a major fixture in the Scottish & International running calendar, Baxters Loch Ness Marathon provides a fantastic opportunity for runners of all ages and abilities to enjoy exercising whilst taking in the magnificent Highland scenery. 

Baxters served their soups to all runners at the end of the race and also showcased products with live cookery demonstrations from the Baxters chef at the Baxters Food and Drink Fayre. 

Click here to view the 2011 highlights!

BAXTERS IS THE HEALTHY CHOICE

With healthy eating and fitness going hand in hand, Baxters are proud to sponsor this high profile event which promotes an active lifestyle and a healthy balanced diet, a principle which is endorsed by our range of Baxters Healthy soups. Nutritionally balanced, our soups are specifically designed to give you natural fibre, protein and carbohydrates benefits. They even contribute at least two of your five-a-day, making them the perfect, nutritious meal to support training sessions.
It’s important to keep your body fuelled while training for a race of any distance; it is equally important to replenish lost nutrients after a race – thankfully Baxters range of healthy soups will help you achieve both these things. Click here to see our healthy soups range

DID YOU KNOW?

•The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon was voted the fourth best UK marathon and was in the top three most scenic running events in the UK by Runners World UK magazine (February 2011). 
• The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running was founded by the Scottish Community Foundation (SCF), which aims to distribute £7.5m every year to charities and constituted voluntary groups throughout Scotland.
• Runners taking part in the 2011 Festival and visiting the area with friends and supporters are estimated to have benefited the local economy by spending around £950,000 on food, accommodation and associated activities and generating over £1.1m for charity.
•The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running was short-listed in the 2007, 2008 and 2010 VisitScotland Scottish Thistle Awards.

Visit www.lochnessmarathon.com for more information and sign up details.

This event is being held at Loch Ness