6.55 km Kilomathon 2025
- Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6JJ
- 06 Apr 2025 at 9am
- 6.55 kilometres
- Registration fee: Free when you fundraise for Shelter Scotland
- Fundraising pledge: £120
The challenge
The 6.5 kilometre Kilomathon in Edinburgh is a great run if you're training for a 10K. Starting from Ocean Terminal in Leith, the route uses mostly quiet cycle paths and has a grandstand finish at Murrayfield Stadium.
You must be at least 15 years old to take part in this event.
Want to run further? You could sign up for the 13 kilometre run instead.
Fundraise for us
When you fundraise for Shelter Scotland, you help us to defend the right to a safe home and provide vital expert support and advice to those affected by the housing emergency.
There's no entry fee for this event if you pledge to fundraise at least £120 for Shelter Scotland.
Standard entry is £28.75 with no minimum fundraising pledge.
We recommend setting up a Just Giving page for online fundraising. If you don't already have a fundraising page, our community fundraising team can help you set one up once you've registered for the event.
You can ask people to sponsor you through your fundraising page or use a paper fundraising form.
Find our fundraising resources here.
Get in touch if you have any questions. Email us at communityscotland@shelter.org.uk
Gift Aid
Please encourage your donors to include Gift Aid in their donations. It’s a fantastic way to help us raise extra funds and be there for more people who are living in unsafe housing conditions.
Gift Aid does not count towards your fundraising target.
What you get from Shelter Scotland
Kilomathon neck warmer
finisher's medal
finisher's drawstring bag
personalised event number with accurate timing chip
hydration on the route and at the finish
results posted in your account within 48 hours
Find out more about Kilomathon Scotland
If you can't take part
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the event, any money raised will be kept by Shelter Scotland.
If the money you raised was given on the condition you complete the event, and the event is cancelled or you do not complete the event, then you must contact donors and ask if they are still happy for the sponsorship money to go Shelter Scotland. Donations must be refunded to donors if requested.
If the sponsorship money was given without any conditions attached and the event is cancelled, or you do not complete the event, the money should be paid to Shelter Scotland. There is no obligation to contact the donors. There is also no need to confirm this with the donors.
Got your own place at this event?
If you've already secured a spot for this event, you can use your place to help create housing justice by fundraising for Shelter Scotland. We'd love you to join our team!
Get the most from your training
We've created plans to help you get the most from your training. Whatever your ability and event, we're here to help.
We cannot fight homelessness without your help
Want to challenge yourself for Shelter Scotland? Take a look at all our challenges, runs and ideas for organising your own event.
When you take part in an event for Shelter Scotland, you're joining us in defending the right to a safe home.
Whether you run, dance, walk miles in your kilt or crawl through mud, every pound you raise helps us to fight the housing emergency.
Thanks to fundraisers like you, in 2022/23 almost 17,000 people got advice through our helpline and webchat services, and our online advice pages were visited over one million times.
Together we can continue to create long-term change and fight the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people and society.
