About £1 million is thought to have been raised by participants in what has been billed as Scotland's fastest-growing race.

Dave Martin, a spokesman for the organisers of the 10km run, said: "There were no problems – everything went well. The weather was quite good."

He said the strong winds affected professional athletes pushing for victory more than amateur runners. "It was a great day for people who wanted to come out for a Sunday morning jog," Mr Martin said.

Hosea Macharinyang, from Kenya, won the men's race after a sprint finish, fractionally ahead of Ugandan rival Boniface Kiprop.

Jelena Prokopcuka, from Latvia, fought off a strong challenge from English runner Jo Pavey to take the women's title for the third time in a row.