Pole to Pole: Coastal Trail Run – Start your year with this challenging event on the beautiful Berwickshire coast. This trail run includes a special timed stage with a nautical twist! Prizes awarded for the fastest runners on our special stage
The added twist in the 19km (approx) trail run is a timed special stage between the two Admiralty Distance Poles that stand high on the St Abb’s Head headland. These two sets of poles sit on the cliffs to the west of St Abb’s Head and they are exactly a nautical mile apart. Normally used by ships to measure their performance, we will be using them to accurately measure yours! Tackle this special timed stage at top speed, it’s only a (nautical) mile after all. Oh, did we mention the poles are on either side of a ravine and include 120 meters of climb… The 5k takes you out towards the pretty village of St Abbs before heading back towards the beach via a cliff top path. The course then winds its way up to the finish line in the main village of Coldingham.
NEW for 2023/24: In a change to the previous format series prizes for this years events will be based on your best three placings. So enter the full series or the 5k series, take part in 3 events or more and you will gather points based on your placings. Meaning if you miss an event (or two) in the series you will still be eligible for prizes.
This run is a mixture of quiet roads, farm tracks and coastal paths. The course takes you from Coldingham to St Abbs, then back along the stunning cliff top paths, across Coldingham Bay to finally wind your way to the finish line.
Please note the course start/finish is now at Scoutscroft Caravan Park
Course Map To Follow
With slight modifications from last year, the route comprises of off-road trail running using a range of paths, trails, minor roads and farmland. The start and finish will be at Scoutscroft Caravan Park and depending on tide times may involve a small stretch of running on sand.
Follow the trail through Coldingham Village and along to St Abbs Head before heading to Pettico Wick, take in the views as you stride out along the stunning clifftop paths before getting your sprint on for the nautical mile. Ease off the pace as you join farmland trails and woodland paths leading you back to cross Coldingham Bay and head to the finish line.
Course Map To Follow
The athlete briefing will be posted here approximately 2 weeks prior to the event, an email will be sent out to competitors entered before this date to let them know it has been posted. Please take time to read the briefing and take note of the registration and start times.
Please make sure you arrive in time for registration as volunteers on registration move out on to the course and so are unable to register you after the registration closing time.
Scoutscroft Leisure Park
St Abbs Road
Coldingham
TD14 5NB
The Leisure Park has Caravan and Camping pods for hire so why not make a weekend of it. View their website here – Scoutscroft | Holiday Park near Eyemouth | Verdant Leisure
The beach itself is about 1 kilometre long and 200 metres wide. It faces east so is a good place to catch the early morning sun. The clean sands are backed by plenty of grassy areas and the area itself has a relaxed, rural feel to it.
By Public transport – A regular bus service from Berwick-upon-Tweed (where there is a railway station) and passing through Eyemouth stops at both Coldingham village and St Abbs village.
It is winter so bring something warm to wear for before and after the race. For the race wear run clothing suitable for the weather on the day and make sure you are in your trail shoes, on-road trainers are not advised.
We are not going up any massive hills on these events so you do not need to carry full hill kit. You may want to bring a waterproof jacket and extra layer just in case the weather gets chilly.
Unfortunately, dogs are not permitted to run with you at these events.
Full route information will be published on our website around 2 weeks prior to the event. Some routes require land owner permission and cannot be recced prior to the event, we therefore do not publish the route in advance of the events.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer deferrals, for information on refund options please see Terms & Conditions – Durty Events.
For information on refund options please see Terms & Conditions – Durty Events.
If the event you have entered has more than 1 distance option available then it is possible to transfer to another distance, this must be done at least 2 weeks in advance of the event and may be subject to a small admin fee. Please see Terms & Conditions – Durty Events for more information.
If you ticked the box on sign up to allow your name to be published on our website then head over to the entries page and view the list to check for your name.
If your question has not been answered here, then feel free to send an email to info@durtyevents.com where we will be more than happy to answer your query.
See who has entered so far… this only includes entrants who have allowed us to share their entry.
If you have entered and would like to appear here, please login and edit your entry and tick to appear on website.
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| Luke Bennett | Male |
| Helen Osman | Female |
| Adam Mazur vel Butynski | Male |
| Joe Burt | Male |
| David Morrice | Male |
| Lucy Taylor | Female |
| Alistair Marsh | Male |
| Gavin Hardy | Male |
| Steph Haywood | Female |
| Gemma Doherty | Female |
| Dave Saunders | Male |
| Fiona Rigg | Female |
| Jenny Long | Female |
| Suzan Heideman | Female |
| Jasmine Brown | Female |
| Innes Zenati | Male |
| Jane Whitehorn | Female |
| Sonia Dorward | Female |
| Derek Wilkie | Male |
| Linda Winskel | Female |
| Jamie Lugton | Male |
| Michael Perkins | Male |
| Felicia Cope | Female |
| Jon Jeffery | Male |
| Elizabeth Welsh | Female |
| Fiona Cruden | Female |
| Andrew Boxall | Male |
| Abi Wingate | Female |
| Euan Ryan | Male |
| Anne Craig | Female |
| Fraser Harris | Male |
| Rowan Todd | Female |
| Graham Coull | Male |
| elaine Mccann | Female |
| Jonathan Wright | Male |
| Erin Feeley | Female |
| Kerry Rait | Female |
| Rowena Halliday | Female |
| claire gordon | Female |
| Mark McKenzie | Male |
| Scott Caldwell | Male |
| Drew Sharkey | Male |
| Andrew Cunningham | Male |
| Graham Eastwood | Male |
| Denise Camilleri | Female |
| Mandy Scott | Female |
| Sandy Noble | Male |
| Jonathan Campbell | Male |
| Genine Keogh | Female |
| Alan Ramsay | Male |
| Kevin MacIver | Male |
| Sam Tammas-Williams | Male |
| Hayley Care | Female |
| Colin Wood | Male |
| Andrew Fraser | Male |
| Jac Marquis | Female |
| Stuart Jamieson | Male |
| Colin Anderson | Male |
| Neil Davidson | Male |
| Gordon Suggett | Male |
| Leona Doherty | Female |
| Scott Hutchinson | Male |
| Kate Cowan | Female |
| Sue Jones | Female |
| Colin Cossar | Male |
| Roger Peppiette | Male |
| Craig Lawson | Male |
| Peter Green | Male |
| Marc Preece | Male |
| Claire Treacy | Female |
| Chris Morgan | Male |
| Lynn Hanley | Female |
| Alan Affleck | Male |
| Ewan Sandison | Male |
| Deborah Dickinson | Female |
| Kevin Veitch | Male |
| Andrew Macdonald gale | Male |
| Chris Softley | Male |
| Aasim Chaudhry | Male |
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| Tom Fendick | Male |
| Helen Whiteley-McPhee | Female |
| Jordan Brown | Male |
| David Gillen | Male |
| Alex Goater | Male |
| Richard Yeomans | Male |
| Pablo Glancy | Male |
| nicola Todd-Macnaughton | Female |
| Donald Milne | Male |
| Lynne Cowden | Female |
| Aileen MacArthur | Female |
| Stuart Grey | Male |
| Rebecca Miller | Female |
| Eleni McMillan | Female |
| Diarmuid Cotter | Male |
| Jim Corbett | Male |
| Rachel Moyes | Female |
| Colin Ledlie | Male |
| Name | Gender |
| Name | Gender |
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| Alasdair Ross | Male |
| Rhona Paterson | Female |
| Laura Robertson | Female |
| Judith Thompson | Female |
| Scott Vance | Male |
| Ryan Henderson | Male |
| Paula Westaby | Female |
| Derek Buglass | Male |
| Harriet Schonwalder | Female |
| Doug Laurie-Pile | Male |
| Laura Brown | Female |
| Heather Barnes | Female |
| Laura Jeffrey | Female |
| Fee Andrews | Female |
| Penny Laurie-Pile | Female |
| Dene Mitchell | Male |
| Calum McCabe | Male |
| Kim Atkinson | Female |
| Anna Hadden | Female |
| Anna Hadden | Female |
| Duncan Cassidy | Male |
| Minna Long | Female |
| leahn Theedam Parry | Male |
| Kate Bugler | Female |
| Bethany Palfrey | Female |
| Louise Edward | Female |
| Ruth Longmuir | Female |
| Alistair Brown | Male |
| Fiona Lowrie | Female |
| Eve Grant | Female |
| Emma Dauncey | Female |
| Graeme Findlay | Male |
| Sally Ketchin | Female |
| Holly Hughes | Female |
| Graeme Welsh | Male |
| Lucy Smith | Female |
| Alison Coburn | Female |
| Lynne Bogle | Female |
| Polly Black | Female |
| Julie McBirnie | Female |
| Catriona Fraser-Harris | Female |
| Rachel Crowe | Female |
| Suzanne Harley | Female |
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