Central Athletic Club is proud to present the Podfather Stirling 10km Road Race and Fun Runs on Sunday 7 September 2025 over our usual well-established courses.
Entries for all 3 events are now open on EntryCentral.
50p from each entry will be donated to our charity partner The Canmore Trust which is a local charity who aim to create safe spaces for lives impacted by suicide.
For updates keep an eye on the event’s Twitter feed (@stirling10k), Facebook page (@PODFather Stirling 10k) or Instagram (@stirling10k).
Run on our traditional course, our super fast route offers fantastic views of Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument and the Ochil Hills. We have had the course officially measured and is certified to be accurate. But our race is not only for speedy runners! It doesn’t matter if you run 30 minutes or 1 hour 30 minutes, everyone is welcome and the last finisher will get just as big a cheer as the first finisher! Our aim is to give all runners the chance of doing their best time but enjoying it whilst they do so.
Race details
Thanks to the support of our sponsors we can offer:
- Fast, flat course
- Pacers to 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 minutes. Easily identifiable by carrying a flag with target time
- A piper at the most scenic part of the course as you approach Wallace Monument.
- Stirling University Cheerleading Squad suppporting our runners at 1.5k and 8.5k.
- Music on the course.
- FREE pre and post race massage at the start/finish area.
- Choose a race t-shirt, or, thanks to us working with Trees not Tees, we can plant a tree in your name with certification and picture emailed to you
- Ladies fit t-shirts available (if opted for)
- Race medals can be purchased for a small additional cost at sign up
- Clock at half-way for 5k split time
- Goody bag for all finishers
- Instructor-led warm up
- Bouncy castles and face painting to keep kids entertained!
- 10km for ages 15 plus
- 3.5km fun run for 10 to 14 year olds
- 2km fun run for 5 to 9 year olds
- Early bird discount for the first 300 entries on the 10k
The race is run under Scottish Athletics rules.
Prizes
We have an extensive prize list with over £2000 worth of prizes.
- Top 5 male and female finishers – £250, £150, £100, £50 and £25.
- Course Record bonus – £250 (28:53 and 33:09).
- ArcticPod to each of the winning male and female.
- Age group prizes for U20, V40, V50, V60 and V70.
- First male and female teams.
When is it?
All the races are on Sunday 8 September 2024: both Fun Runs start at 9.20 and the 10k starts at 10.15.
How do I find the car park and start?
The race starts and finishes at The Peak at Stirling Sports Village in Stirling. The nearest postcode to the start and car park is FK7 7UJ. If you’re using What Three Words, it’s ///ironic.sentences.switched
There is parking at both Forthbank Stadium and St Modan’s High School and traffic marshals will be in attendance to direct you. These car parks are likely to fill up so once they are full parking can be found in Stirling Retail Park which is a short walk from the start. Traffic marshals will again direct to this area.
Runners are advised not to use Morrison’s supermarket car park and should not park on the clear way at The Peak.
There are a number of electric charging points close by at Forthbank Stadium and at both Stirling Retail Park park and ride (800m from start/finish) and a large number near The Vue Cinema just after the 1km mark.
Do you have to be a Club runner to enter the 10k?
No, definitely not! The race is open to anyone aged 15 or over.
Can I wear headphones?
To ensure that participants can hear traffic noise and instructions from marshals, we do not allow the wearing of headphones except bone-conduction headphones.
Do I have to enter before the race?
Yes – entry details are above. Make sure you get your entry in early!
Can I run with a buggy or with a dog?
Sorry, but for the safety of all participants, we do not allow runners to run with a buggy or a dog.