Wednesday 20th August 2025, Start Time  19:00 

This race is organised by Irvine Running Club and again sponsored by several local companies: Brodie Engineering,  Vanilla Joe’s and Specsavers. A huge thankyou to them and to the Scottish Maritime Museum for hosting registration.

We are excited to reveal a new multi-terrain route this year, due to construction works disrupting the usual route near the Pilot House.  The race starts in the Beach Park just across from Gottries Road, loops round the pond, up to the Dragon, out to the Gailes on the cycle path, back on the road with a final loop round the pond finishing near the start. The course is approximately 10k (probably fractionally over).

Entries

Entries close on 13th August 2025 with a limit of 400 competitors. Please enter asap to avoid disappointment and note that the race limit was reached last year. The event is pre-entry only with no entries on the day of the race. This is an Scottish Athletics licensed event conducted under UKA Rules (licence pending). There will be no refunds. For many reasons, but vitally for medical and other emergencies, we cannot allow individuals to participate under someone else’s number.  If you want to transfer your place to someone else you must notify the organiser with your details and the full details of the person to whom you want to give your place (name, date of birth, gender, club, emergency details etc) You should sort out the finances between yourselves.  There will be no transfers after 6/08/25.  Members of Scottish Athletics qualify for the reduced rate by providing their 6-digit SA number e.g. SA123456, but not members of Jog Scotland whose membership number begins with JS.

All competitors must be at least 15 years old on race day.  

Registration

Chip-pin timing by ‘What’s My Time’ will be used. You should pick up your bib number and timing chip from the Linthouse, Scottish Maritime Museum, Harbour Road, Irvine KA12 8BT, between 5.30pm and 6.30pm. Please arrive in plenty of time to collect your number and chip, and to walk about 5 mins to the start of the race.   Remember to bring a note of your bib number, or have it on your phone.  You must pick up your own number and chip. 

Getting to the race

There is free car parking available at the carpark adjacent to the Scottish Maritime Museum. Additional car parking is at the Beach Park carpark.  Irvine Railway Station is about 5 mins walk from registration, with trains to Glasgow/Ayr.

The Race 

The race is held on paths, roads and grass in the Beachpark area of Irvine starting and finishing in the Beachpark. The course is mostly flat, but there is a wee hill up to visit the Dragon. Although there is more off-road this year,  it should be suitable for road shoes. The only headphones permitted are of the bone-conduction type. Any runner ignoring this risks disqualification.

After the Race

 Each runner will get a race memento on completion of the race and a free ice cream from Vanilla Joe's  - just show your bib number. Refreshments will be served after the race in the Maritime Museum. The prize-giving is at 8.15pm in the Maritime Museum.

Toilets

Toilets are available at the Maritime Museum, the Harbour Arts Centre, at ASDA, and at the Pilot House at the Beach Park.

Prizes                                                                                           

 1st, 2nd, 3rd male and female. 1st at least 40, 1st at least 50, 1st at least 60, 1st at least 70. Team prizes: 1st men's team (4 to count), 1st women's team (3 to count)