A PROGRAMME to get participants ready for the Aberdour Festival's popular Donkey Brae has been launched.

Organisers say the Couch to Donkey Brae initiative will have runners crossing the finishing line like an "elite athlete".

Posting on the event's Facebook page, they stated: "Fancy running the Donkey Brae but not sure where to start? We've got you sorted!

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"Sign up to our Couch to Donkey Brae running plan and you can be crossing that finishing line like an elite athlete! We'll send you our training plan and regular updates for each milestone."

Weekly messages providing tips of what you should be doing will be sent out to prepare budding athletes for the event which takes place on July 28.

For more information, check out the Aberdour Festival Facebook page.