WATCH: The 2024 Loch Ness 24 – in pictures
Hundreds of runners donned head-torches as they ran through the night in a 24-hour challenge on the shores of Loch Ness at the weekend.
Taking place for the third year, the Loch Ness 24 has become a popular fixture for enthusiasts looking to push themselves and to soak up the unique atmosphere of the event.
The 24-hour format involves runners completing as many four-mile laps as they can in the time, with competitors entering either as solo runners or in pairs, small teams of three to five people or large teams of six to eight.
The winner of the men’s solo race, Grant Thompson, completed 26 laps, while women’s winner Angela Davidson finished 24.
The Jogglers – for runners who juggle while they run – competed in the small teams category and continued juggling through the night with light-up balls.
Nessie got things under way at 10am on Saturday from the start at Aldourie, leading runners around the first part of the course before the runners started to clock up their laps.
During the night, parts of the forest were lit up as well as the Hollywood-style Loch Ness 24 sign on the hillside behind the campsite, where participants and their supporters stayed for the weekend.
Results:
Solo male – 1 Grant Thompson, 26 laps, 23:25:48; 2 John Logan, 26, 24:22:21; 3 Charles Gillanders, 24, 24:10:21.
Solo female – 1 Angela Davidson, 24 laps, 23:33:14; 2 Tracy Philp, 21, 23:46:25; 3 Sophie Laidlaw, 21, 23:49:24.
Pairs male – 1 Les Merguez (Lilian Colin, Leo Durao), 31 laps, 23:20:54; 2 The Average Runners (Jack King, Ryan Hutton), 28, 24:49:29; 3 Scrambled Legs (Ben Volland, Callum Shah), 26, 23:54:47.
Pairs female – 1 The McGill's (Pippa Wright, Amelia Gill), 26 laps, 24:24:37; 2 Sole Sisters (Eilidh Wynne, Alison McConnell), 24, 24:08:53; 3 Wheezy Penguins (Laura Blair, Hannah Grist), 9, 23:11:08.
Pairs mixed – 1 Your Pace or Mine (Caitlin McKenzie, Jack Williams), 30 laps, 23:38:31; 2 Active Outdoors (John Davidson, Meg Davidson), 29, 24:30:30; 3 Fast and Furious (Alexandrea Gonzales, Stuart Black), 26, 23:56:23.
Small teams male – 1 Urban Fit 1 (Chris Mooney, Jason Kane, Graeme Tosh, Jon Hammerman, Kev Anderson), 43 laps, 24:30:46; 2 The Jogglers (John Jervis, Dominic Lodge, Jake Lodge, Chris Edwin, Scott Jenkins), 38, 24:03:52; 3 Inverness Panthers (Stuart Macculloch, Duncan Manson, Paul Paterson, John Johnston, Graeme Ambrose), 36, 23:58:12.
Small teams female – 1 MMRC Killer Queens (Daisy Cleland, Pam Richardson, Jill Steel, Laura Southern, Emily Cleland), 33 laps, 24:40:14; 2 Return of the MAC (Emma Smith, Maryann Milne, Gayle Samson), 30, 22:16:02; 3 Marmalade (Shelley Farrar, Katy Boocock, Maggie Creber, Jen Vanderhoven), 29, 23:56:53.
Small teams mixed – 1 School of Loch (Cameron Shankly, Daniel Calderwood, Annabelle Ayliffe, Toby Johnstone, Tim Williams), 35 laps, 24:29:09; 2 Time Wounds All Heels 2.0 (Ken Pole, Harry Howell, Coral Noble, Thomas Renkel, Luke Schofield), 35, 24:31:42; 3 Ryden High (David Beckett, Mark Thom, Craig Maciver, Rachel Clark), 35, 24:40:58.
Large teams male – 1 Blister Boys (Craig Steele, Ian Steele, Lloyd Armstrong, Corey Morrison, Jordan McCallion, Harry Shewan), 41 laps, 24:21:59.
Large teams mixed – 1 Long Distance Relay-tionship (Connor Stewart, Nicholas Hales, Andy McMahon, Tom Fricker, Bauke Rietveld, Marc Peiter, Tom Peiter, Saskia Brandstätter), 47 laps, 24:19:56.
