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West Highland Way Race

  • Milngavie to Fort William
  • Scotland
  • Rural
  • 300 runners across the weekend
Data current as of

Official event website & entry ↗

West Highland Way Race is a rural event. First staged in 1985.

Same event — which distance suits you?

West Highland Way Race offers several distances, so you can pick the one that fits your goal.

DistanceOverallPB potentialGAP factorMedianFeeFinishers
Ultramarathon————£157—

Scores are out of 100. GAP factor is % slower than a flat course. Click a distance for its full page.

Getting there & the atmosphere

West Highland Way Race's race is covered by our verified fact set; see the data table for specifics.

A straightforward, runner-focused atmosphere rather than a carnival.

Typical conditions on race weekend

  • 14°CTypical temperature
  • 19 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 77Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

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How we calculated this

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Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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