Community groups and organisations in the Highlands and Glasgow have secured more than £270,000 to boost sport and physical activity opportunities through the Get Active Scotland fund.

Launched in September 2025 with Olympian Megan Keith, Get Active Scotland is a £1.1 million collaboration between the London Marathon Foundation, sportscotland, Glasgow Life and High Life Highland – it’s one of the largest funds focused on increasing participation in physical activity in Scotland.

A major new £1.1 million fund aimed at getting more people active – especially those in underserved urban and rural communities – was launched today at Bught Park in Inverness.

Record Breaking Day in Inverness

Thousands of runners hit the Highland capital today, with Mhairi Maclennan from Inverness Harriers setting a new female race record in the Inverness Half Marathon, finishing in 1:11:47. This beats the previous record of 1:11:56 set by Natasha Phillips in 2023.

In the men’s race, the first across the finish line was John Bell from Inverclyde AC in a time of 01:05:34.