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The 2007 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running

Zakary Kihara was a convincing winner of the 2007 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon today, crossing the finish line in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 17 seconds. Moray Anderson of Corstorphine Amateur Athletics Club in Edinburgh took second place (2:30:56). In third place was Andrew Farquharson, from Kent (2:35:10).

Over 5600 runners lined up for Baxters Festival of Running this morning, on a bright October day, which brought out crowds of spectators to support all the runners .

The women's race was won by Banuelia Katesigwa from Tanzania in a time of 2:55.04, with Shona McIntosh of Glasgow taking second place in a time of 3:04:29 and Lydia Schumacher from USA taking third (3:06:35).

Victory in the Baxters River Ness 10K went to Jean Ndayasenga, originally from Burundi, and running for Birchfield Harriers in Birmingham, who crossed the line in 30 minutes and 36 seconds, with Barney Phillips from Aberdeen Athletics Club in second (31:57) and Andrew Douglas from Caithness AAC in third (32:08). In the women's race Bridget Coomber (Denby Dale Travellers) won in a time of 37.43. Second in the 10K was local Inverness runner, Morag Ross of Inverness Harriers (38.25), followed by Julia Henderson from Helensburgh (38:45) in third place.

The event not only attracted elite Scottish, international and club runners, but also proved massively popular with amateurs, joggers and those who were running to raise money for charity. Last year's event raised a fantastic £408,311, and looks set to raise even more. Fifty different nationalities were represented in today's races, with athletes from as far afield as Australia, Brazil, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand and Trinidad.

Kerr Arthur, Marketing Director of Baxters Food Group, presented the awards to all the winners at the prize-giving presentation for the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and the River Ness 10K. He commented: "It's been a fantastic day. Congratulations to everyone who took part, and our thanks must go to everyone who supported the charities associated with the event and to all the volunteers."

Malcolm Sutherland, Event & Race Director said: "We're delighted so many runners from throughout Scotland, the UK and overseas took on the challenge of Loch Ness, the 10K or 5K Fun Run. It's been a great day for all involved, and we would like to thank all our volunteers and our charities for their tremendous support in making it such a success."

The Festival of Running has a tremendous impact on the local economy as runners, their supporters and the local community head to Inverness and the Loch Ness area to soak up the race weekend atmosphere; almost £1million was spent on accommodation, food and activities in 2006.

Thousands lined the final few miles along the route in the autumn sunshine to support the runners as they came into the Queens Park Stadium in Inverness, the finish venue of all three races. Runners, together with their families and friends, enjoyed the carnival atmosphere, with entertainment including pipes & drums, ceilidh bands, a bouncy castle, Baxters Soup and face painting for the children.

Previous results
2006 Results for the marathon and 10K click here
2005 Results for the marathon and 10K click here
2004 Results for the marathon and 10K click here

2003 Results

For a complete listing of the 2003 results, click here.

2002 Results

For a complete listing of the 2002 results, click here.