The Ben Nevis Race Association would like to ask all entrants not to train on the Grassy Bank as there are on-going discussions with Scottish Natural Heritage over future use.

Here is the provisional runners list.

Can everyone check that the information is correct and to contact us if anything needs to be changed?

If you are not on the provisional entry list, you will be on the reserve list.
You will be contacted once a place becomes available, please note that this
could be at any time up until the last withdrawal date.

In 1895 when William Swan, a Fort William barber, set off on the first recorded timed ascent and descent of Britain’s tallest mountain he could not have envisaged the modern day Ben Nevis Race which now has a field of 600 runners accepting a challenge which is not for the unfit or faint-hearted.

In the late 19th.  and early 20th.  centuries a number of races were organised on an ad hoc basis.  However it was not until 1951 that the Ben Nevis Race Association was founded with the intention of formalising arrangements for an annual race. Since that first field of 21 runners, the race has grown beyond all recognition and it has been run every year since with the exception of 1980. That year the elements won and, with competitors on the start line, a last minute decision was made to cancel the race for the safety of the runners and officials on the mountain. Continue reading →