HIGHLAND CROSS
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The Highland Cross is a 50-mile duathlon (20 miles on foot, 30 miles on bike) traversing the spectacular Scottish Highlands coast to coast, west to east from Kintail through Glen Affric and Strathglass to Beauly.
Highland Cross exists to raise money for causes that benefit the people of Highland, disadvantaged by disability, ill health or social need.
Entry to the Highland Cross is by invitation only for 265 teams of 3 (795 persons) of all athletic abilities; walkers, joggers, runners and cyclists. Teams must pledge to raise a minimum of £500 in sponsorship for the charities nominated by Highland Cross. Charities interested in becoming beneficiaries from Highland Cross should consult the "Charities" page and fully examine the funding conditions before applying. |
The Highland Cross
Highland Cross only happens and the benefit to charities created because of the commitment of a huge collection of folk such as Sandra MacLennan. Our Community is diminished by her passing but as Andy indicated we must all work to make 2021 a fitting memorial to her.
Calum Munro MBE Organising Secretary
If members of the Community of Highland Cross wish to send messages of support and condolence to Uisdean and their son Iain please send mail - marked “The MacLennan Family” - to Highland Cross, C/O 55 Laggan Road, Inverness, IV2 4EP or by e mail to info@highlandcross.co.uk and we shall ensure that the family receive them.
IMPORTANT UPDATE on Highland Cross 2020 – Saturday 20th June It is with huge regret that the 2020 staging of Highland Cross is having to be cancelled. The Organisers have delayed the decision whilst we examined any way that the event could be safely delivered but we have come to the conclusion that, given the current national medical emergency, the event cannot go on.
Unfortunately, we do not believe that there is any likelihood of being able to schedule the event on any other date this year. All registered teams have been notified through SiEntries entry system and given the option to defer their entry to 2021 on Saturday 19th June with a confirmed place.
Highland Cross 2019
Highland Cross reaches over £5.3million with 2nd highest fundraising total in 37 years! The figure raised in 2019 from Highland Cross participants is £286,121.
On 20 November 2019, the 5 principal charities received presentations:
In addition to the primary causes, the participants’ success will also allow some smaller grants totalling approximately £56,000 to be distributed to charities across Highland over the next month.
The Organisers would once again like to thank competitors, sponsors and volunteers for their continued support of Highland Cross.
Top Fundraising Teams 2019
Where do I send my sponsor money? 2020 Sponsor money should be banked by 31 July 2020 if at all possible (details below), or send cheque(s) to Highland Cross Organisers, Redwood, 19 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4AA, with competitor number on reverse of cheque (along with sponsor sheets if applicable, to enable gift aid to be claimed).
If you wish to pay by online banking, the sponsorship account details are:
Special Endeavour Award 2019
Ewan McCarthy recently collected his Special Endeavour Trophy from this year’s Highland Cross.
The organisers felt it appropriate to award it to Ewan from Kingussie who had just completed his 9th Highland Cross but although in the top 5 competitors every single year, he has never won the event. On one occasion he was 5th, on 3 occasions he was 3rd and 4 times he has been runner up. This year he was 4th.
For sheer consistency and tenacity, the organisers felt he was a worthy winner of the Special Endeavour prize for 2019.
Highland Cross 2019 Highland Cross 2019 took place on 22 June 2019. 734 competitors started the event with 729 completing the course and 5 retirements. Click here for full results.
Photography Photography from Highland Cross 2019 is available here:
Alister Norrie
A lovely tribute in the Inverness Courier to Alister Norrie.
A long standing supporter of Highland Cross with 20 Crossings under his belt. A gentleman in every regard.
Read the full article here.
Highland Cross on Facebook
Highland Cross now has a Facebook page - www.facebook.com/thehighlandcross
It is full of news about the event, important dates for the 2020 event, information about the folk who make it happen and the charities we support and who support us. There are a lot of comments about the event being posted. The comment below was left by Nigel MacGillivary one of this year’s participants – he really grasps what the Cross is all about!
"...truly is a unique community event from the coffee stall at the start to the post race buffet and everything before, in between and after." |
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Highland Cross have signed up with JustGiving and Virgin Money Giving to enable competitors to set up their own sponsorship page. To make a donation or to create your own page to raise money click here to visit our JustGiving page or click here to visit our Virgin Money Giving page. |
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