To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Mulberry Bush Montessori Balfron 10k, here are our top 10 things you probably didn’t know about the village of Balfron: Rob Roy and William Wallace stayed here. The village symbol, The Clachan Oak, is said to be over 500 years old, and allegedly sheltered both Rob Roy […]
All of us here at Mulberry Bush Montessori Balfron 10k HQ know how hard it can be to train for a race, from a 10k right up to a marathon. It’s great to have someone to train with but getting advice from those in the know can be invaluable too. For all you first-time 10k-ers […]
Organisers are hoping for a perfect ten when the Mulberry Bush Montessori Balfron 10k marks a decade of successful races in April. Having grown from a small village event to one of the most popular fixtures on the national running calendar, the race will be celebrating its landmark year on Sunday, April 24. Over the […]
The Mulberry Bush Montessori Balfron 10k is happy to be a part of the 2016 Trossachs 10k Series. https://www.facebook.com/events/433246133548310/ (The following is copied from the organiser’s website: http://www.skidaddle.org/trossachs-10k-series/) The 7 participating events are all operated by different organisations and individuals. Skidaddle has created the Trossachs 10k Series to bring these fantastic events together in a series […]
10th Anniversary Event – Sunday, April 24th We are delighted to announce the official launch of the 2016 Mulberry Bush Montessori Balfron 10k – and this year’s event is guaranteed to be even more special as it’s the 10th anniversary of the first running of our ever-popular race. The date for your diary is Sunday, […]
The Balfron 10k has always supported local schools and charities. Since 2007 we have raised over £62K and for 2015, the £6485 raised was divided between Balfron Primary School, Balfron High School and Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.
Full provisional results now available. more >>
Do you recognise yourself or others in these pictures? We are cross checking race results against finish line photos to confirm time and placing. Some runners had their numbers concealed so we would like to hear from them. contact us >> [ngg_images gallery_ids=”25″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails”]
One week on and we still have not posted full race results which is deeply disappointing for all of us involved in organising the Balfron 10k and must be so frustrating for all runners. We appreciate how important your race time is to you, and this situation falls well below the high standards we have […]
We are very sorry for the delays following the failure of the timing company’s equipment. The initial results they provided us with were not satisfactory, but we have cross-checked these and are now confident we have an accurate set of provisional prizewinners. see here >> We will be contacting all prizewinners directly to arrange delivery […]