Scrabo Striders Running Club

The Last Strider Standing is....Graeme Black on 16 loops, 66.7miles !

On Saturday 29th August Scrabo Striders Running Club hosted its annual Last Strider Standing, an unofficial Backyard Ultra, at Ballykinler Training Camp. Co. Down.

Seventy-seven club members took part, covering a cumulative distance of 1300 miles (2092 km), or to put it another way, twice the length of Britain.

Graeme was two loops away from beating the event record which he jointly holds. The runner up was Craig Simpson on 15 loops, achieving a 100km personal best!

LSS as its known has become a very popular club event, with many club members recording new distance PBs, pushing themselves further than they thought possible.

The event is a massive effort both at set-up, on the day and takedown. I'd like to thank the team that made it possible, namely Chris Edwards, Karen Wilson, Graeme Farrington, James Cole-Boyle, Paul Magee, Hannah Magee, Lynn McGonigal, Fiona Lowry, Linda van der Horst and Sonya Summersgill.

A shout out to out sponsors RUN HUB Scrabo Sports Massage Ulster Property Sales Newtownards Kane Engineering and Ballyblack Contracts.

A huge thanks to our hosts, The Army and Defence Infrastructure Organisation.

We're already looking forward to LSS 2027 and hope to see the competitors continue into daylight!

George McGonigal
Race Director

No I couldn't really not do my own challenge.
Who else is up for it. Time is not an issue it's getting it done
Thanks Hannah Magee for the push and for coaching the coach

Striders Weekly Update 25/08/2026 On Friday evening, Springwell Running Club hosted the 2026 NI & Ulster 5K Road Championship in association with Athletics Northern Ireland. The race took place entirely within the grounds of Ulster University’s Coleraine campus and comprised just under four laps of the main campus road loop. Sole ...

📣📣📣 putting out a shout out 📣📣📣
Any one able to supply, bakes, cakes, buns, sandwiches or other for the ‘Heath Graham Ards 5 Mile’ on September 4th. Please let Judith Boyd or myself know, or bring it along on the night before the race. Anything will be much appreciated.
Thanks Gillian Pearson.💜💚

For all the dog enthusiasts:-)

Rosie’s trust are doing a chip timed event , dogs very welcome as below link explains

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bz86hxii1/

Striders Weekly Update 12/08/2026 Local athletes were in fine form over the weekend as they competed in the popular Legends of the Lakes and Dambusters races, producing a number of strong performances across a range of distances.

Run the Trails 2026 Round up.
Wow... what a fantastic evening last Saturday turned out to be!
We would like to say a huge thank you to every one of you for joining us at our first year as Race Directors of Run The Trails 2026 at the stunning Mount Stewart Estate.

Whether you were chasing a personal best, taking on your very first trail race, or simply enjoying an evening running through one of Northern Ireland's most beautiful locations, you helped make this year's event unforgettable.

Congratulations to every single finisher! Trail running is about so much more than times and positions. It's about determination, resilience, adventure and enjoying every step of the journey. We hope you crossed the finish line with a smile and a real sense of achievement.

A Huge Thank You
Events like this simply couldn't happen without an amazing team behind the scenes.
Our sincere thanks go to:
• Our incredible volunteers and marshals
• The medical team
• Our photographers
• Our fantastic sponsors
• All of our exhibitors and wellbeing stands
• The catering team
• ChampionChip Ireland
• The wonderful staff at Mount Stewart - National Trust

Thank you all for giving your time, enthusiasm and support to help create such a memorable event.

Race Results
The official race results are now available:
https://www.championchipireland.com

Race Photos
Relive the evening and download your favourite photos using the links below:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bme4VqDGb/?mibextid=wwXIfr
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572496843053

We'd Love Your Feedback
We're already planning Run The Trails 2027, and we'd love to make it even better.
If you have a couple of minutes, please email us your feedback at [email protected]
We love to know your “wins” (what made it a great event for you) and your “wonders” (I wonder could we make it even better if we ……)
Every suggestion helps us build an even better event for everyone.

Medals available
For all those non medal entries who didn’t get a medal, there were a number of people who didn’t run and so every one who purchased a non medal entry can contact us and collect a medal!! We will post them if you are willing to cover postage fees. If you would like one get in touch by email.

Share Your Experience
If you took any photos or videos during the evening, we'd love to see them!
Please share them on social media using , tag us, and leave us a comment on our page. Reading your stories and seeing your photos is one of the best parts of organising the race.

Pure Running Prize Draw
Congratulations to our lucky winner, Jill, who has already collected her fantastic new pair of Mizuno running shoes, kindly donated by Pure Running.
You can see the presentation here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Sn2e5dLf7/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Lost Property
We have posted photos of all lost property on our page—including an empty AirPods case! If any of the items belong to you, please get in touch and we'll arrange their return.

See You in 2027!
The response to this year's event has been incredible, and we're already excited about bringing you an even bigger and better Run The Trails next year.

Keep an eye on our page and website for future events, entry dates and exciting announcements. We really hope you'll join us again and bring a friend along too!
From both of us, thank you once again for being part of the Run The Trails community. We hope you enjoyed every climb, every descent, every muddy section and every finish-line celebration.
Until next time...
Happy running!

Warm regards,
Karen & Simon
Race Directors
Run The Trails

Striders Weekly Update 07/08/2026 This week’s races began with the Ardglass 10k on Wednesday 29 July, taking place during the annual Ardglass Festival, over an undulating course that starts with a steep climb just before the 2k mark, with another thrown in at the 8.5k mark to test runners mettle. Despite the hills veteran runner N...