50-mile duathlon (20 miles on foot, 30 miles on bike) traversing the spectacular Scottish Highlands coast to coast, west to east.
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Reminder to all invited 2026 teams to make payment before the deadline of midnight Friday 27th February. Pay without delay! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
The 2026 Highland Cross Team Application deadline is fast approaching on 31 January - all those who received an application link on 7 January, apply without delay!
Last night Highland Cross announced its fundraising total for 2025 - a fantastic £358,443! Well done to all the competitors, volunteers, sponsors & charities who have worked together this year to make this happen. The 5 benefitting charities for 2025 are extremely grateful.
Wow, what a night! Record fundraising total of £368,295 for Highland Cross 2024 announced at Charity Presentation night. Huge thanks to sponsors and volunteers who made the day happen. £6.3m raised over 40 stagings of the event between 1983 and 2024.
A huge congratulations to all who completed the 40th Highland Cross today 👏
And the biggest goes to Ewan Brown for setting a new course record of 3h13m13s 🤩 fantastic effort on his first Cross 🏅
Big thanks to all the volunteers out on the course today, you're heroes!
We are all so excited for the 40th running of the Cross tomorrow! Wishing all participants a safe crossing and look forward to seeing you in Beauly🏃♂️🏃🚴🚴♀️🏅🏅
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This Saturday sees the 40th staging of the @HighlandCross. I spoke to the event founders Calum Munro and Gerry Grant to learn more about how it all began, why it's such a special occasion and what the future holds...
inverness-courier.co.uk/news… – at Scotland, United Kingdom
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Beautifully-decorated bike in Beauly Square to mark 40th anniversary of @HighlandCross which takes place on Saturday.
Last night Highland Cross announced its fundraising total for 2023- a fantastic £329,378! Well done to all the competitors, volunteers, sponsors & charities who have worked together this year to make this happen. The 5 benefitting charities for 2023 are extremely grateful.
Highland Cross reaches over £5.5million!
The figure raised in 2022 from Highland Cross participants is £268,907 - well done everyone!
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SNAP took delivery of their fabulous new bus today
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Much excitement @InvernessSnap
Last night the 2019 Highland Cross fundraising total was announced as £286,121 - 2nd highest total in 37 years! The principal benefiting charities were presented with their cheques, with approximately £56,000 leftover to be granted to smaller causes. Well done everyone involved.
Highland Cross 2019 fundraising total being announced tonight when the charities get presented with their gifts
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Temporary road closures on Saturday 22 June part of the C1112 Glen Affric Road will be temporarily closed to vehicles from 11am to 5pm during the Highland Cross 2019 event. @HighlandCross ow.ly/9AdY30oXKWp @thehighlandcross
Note to competitors - deadline is 5pm tonight to make substitutions for Highland Cross on Sat 22nd. If any amendments to run or walk, bike loading or transport choices after 5pm tonight, please email Highland Cross admin office on info@highlandcross.co.uk.
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Highland Cross 2018 fundraising total was announced tonight at £307,566 ! Fantastic - thanks to all involved in this incredible event from the sponsors to the volunteers to the competitors. Our fundraising cumulative total from 1983 to 2018 is now £5,031,596 !
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In #activeoutdoors this week I've written about my experience of the @HighlandCross and the wonderful work it does for charities across the north - with a wonderful selection of photos from Robin McConnell and David Stewart.
Will you be among the photos? Check #SevenDaysSPP
That's the 36th @HighlandCross complete and all competitors accounted for! Thanks to all competitors, sponsors and volunteers for making it happen once again and now we begin counting the pennies and try to make the charities dreams come true!