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Aberdeen · United Kingdom

Cycling & running events in Aberdeen, 2026

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Run·Road
Aberdeen

Safari Series - MEL'S UNION STREET MILE

The Safari Series is back! Kids can enjoy a 1k run, while those 11 and older can take on the 3k. This community event at Prime Four Business Park promises a day of fun and camaraderie. Runners may be placed in heats based on predicted times. All finishers receive a Unique Safari themed medal.

Road
Tri·Sprint
Aberdeen

Fleet Feet Triathletes Lochside Aquathlon

The Fleet Feet Triathletes Lochside Aquathlon is an early-season swim-run event at Lochside. It begins with a pool swim followed by a traffic-free tarmac run. Two distances are available: the Sprint, which combines a 750m swim with a 5km run, and the Super Sprint, featuring a 300m swim and a 2.5km run. This format is suitable for first-time multisport racers seeking a structured introduction, and it also serves experienced triathletes as a brief race effort before the main season. Swimmers are seeded based on their estimated swim time provided during registration, organizing the pool segment by ability rather than a mass start. The Super Sprint swim distance was reduced following prior participant feedback, making this option less daunting for new competitors. The event adheres to British Triathlon rules; participants require a race pass or Triathlon Scotland membership, with registration including identity and pass verification. Fleet Feet Triathletes also conduct club training sessions in Aberdeen for athletes seeking swim and run support prior to the event.

Sprint
Run·Multi-terrain
Aberdeen

BrewDog Summer Run

BrewDog Summer Run.

Multi-terrain
About cycling & running in Aberdeen

Aberdeen Base Miles By The Sea

Running: Locals run the Aberdeen Beach Esplanade when they want flat, fast legs and a clean coastal rhythm. Aberdeen Beach Promenade stretches for three kilometres on two levels, so intervals feel easy to mark out. The route runs 14 miles and gains 141ft as the tar path turns to trail under the bridge of Dee at Garthdee. Duthie Park works for easy laps near town, and Hazlehead Park gives Metro Aberdeen Running Club a proper Thursday night base. Metro Aberdeen Running Club meets Tuesdays at Aberdeen Sports Village and Thursdays at Hazlehead. Aberdeen Frontrunners meets Wednesdays at Aberdeen Sports Village and Sundays at Duthie Park. Metro Aberdeen Beach 10K is the anchor event, with Duthie Park 5K, Aberdeen Half Marathon, Run Garioch, and GFR OUTrun close behind.

Cycling: The Deeside Way takes locals west toward Banchory, and the Formartine and Buchan Way heads north when base miles need space. CTC Grampian keeps gravel honest with 20 to 50 mile rides at 8 to 10 mph, usually mixing 20-40% gravel with 80-60% tarmac. Aberdeen Wheelers Cycling Club started in 1929 and still has Sunday runs from Springfield Road, plus Tuesday evening time trials in spring and summer. The Drumoak 10 is the favoured course, and the Slug Road brings the hill climbs. Aberdeen Wheelers has riders in time trials, road races, mountain bike events, cyclo cross, triathlons and sportives. Aberdeen University Road Cycling Club, Aberdeen University Mountain Bike Club, Granite City Racing Team, Deeside Thistle Cycling Club, Garioch Road and Gravel, and Grampian Tigers fill out the scene.

Season: Summer gives Aberdeen the good stuff, with nearly 18 hours of daylight around the solstice and marginal nautical twilight running through the night. Spring and autumn suit steady Z2, tempo, and race build work because the air stays milder. Metro Aberdeen Running Club switches into summer social runs, and Aberdeen Wheelers keeps the Tuesday time trial league moving around Drumoak. Winter changes the feel fast, because December averages 6 hours and 41 minutes of daylight before late January grows to 8 hours and 20 minutes. Locals keep running with headtorches, and riders lean into club runs, gravel, cyclocross, and whatever keeps the legs ticking over until the longer evenings return.

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