Run 4 It has retail outlets in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee Inverness and Aberdeen and are a leader in the supply of running footwear and clothing.

Run 4 It have been a supporter of the Festival and earlier Half Marathons and are not new to this event, however this is the first time that they have taken on the role of Principal Sponsor. The committee hope that this will be the beginning of a longer sponsorship relationship with this business.

2009 is a RECORD year for entries. Over 1000 participants registered for the Running Festival:
Over 20 in the 10K Wheelie's race.
662 in the Half Marathon.
339 in the 10K road race.

The organisers are delighted with this support and hope that this number can be achieved and even increased in 2010.

The date set for the 2010 event is Sunday 31st October 2010 with the two road running races starting at 11.00 am.
Keep an eye on this website for more detailed information, this is likely to appear before the end of 2009.

The race was enlivened not only by the increased numbers but by the return of R Notman in the Half Marathon running in his familiar fancy dress. Ronnie from Hawick finished in 1 hour 59:59 minutes

The 10K also had its characters with four runners in kilts, again coming from the Borders area.
The kilted runners were 1328 Lee Myers, 1357 Paul Mellor, 1107 Steve Mellor and 1203 Ian Hyslop.

Congratulations to you all and thanks for bringing some additional fun to this event.

If we have failed to identify others our apologies, and if there are any groups of runners who have raised money for a special charity we woud be delighted to hear from you and raise the charities' profile.