Neilston Pad Race

04/05/2026

03/05/2026

The relief of some down hill

03/05/2026

First round of photos, coming over the hill 🏃‍♀️🏃

02/05/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in today's race, what a day and perfect running weather
Massive congratulations to local hero Ally Stables with a great time of 35.44. At least try and make it look hard for everyone else next time😅
And to the woman's first place Melissa MacIntyre who smashed it at 48.32 👏
Special thanks to all of our amazing marshals who make this race possible, all of your help and time is hugely appreciated ❤️
And to ProTay for a fantastic job with the race timings and results

Please share any photos you have and make sure to tag us in posts/pictures, we'll be uploading some from around the course soon

But for now

Beer 🍺

01/05/2026

Pad Race is TOMORROW!

Excited? We sure are!

Here is the route map showing all marshal points. 🗺 This is the new route we trialled last year

We take the usual route up to marshal point 5 at the foot of the pad, then we take a right turn to take the very steep but mercifully short ascent to the pad plateau. Hands may be needed here. We'll go to the right of the cairn at the top then take a sharp left after the woods to return to marshal point 5 down the trail that you would normally go up. Don't get too distracted by the bluebells in the woods on your left as you go down the initial decent as there are many rocks lurking under the grass. At point 5 we will take a sharp right to join the forest road which has a decent climb before the usual water station at point 8. At point 9, instead of staying on the forest road, we will take a left and go round Craighall Dam on the west side on a trail which is very uneven and often extremely muddy. We'll emerge back onto the forest road beside the dam and take the usual route to the finish from here, turning left at point 11 to go through the tree tunnel on the way back to the road crossing at point 3.

We'll see you in the morning
🌄 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

30/04/2026

Here's a blast from the past to get you in the mood for Saturday, this is what the start line of the Pad Race looked like 40 years ago

Are any of this years racers in this photo? 🤔

We're hoping this good weather keeps up, though if the forecast is right it might be a little muddy!

Ready...set....

24/04/2026

⚠️ looking for race marshals ⚠️

Our race needs marshals to keep things running smoothly

Runners, are family/friends coming to support you? They could do so from around the course and help support our run!

Entry to the show included for Marshals too

If anyone would be interested in joining the team please get in touch!

28/03/2026

⚠️ Only 9 spaces left!! ⚠️

Places have gone fast this year and we now only have 9 spots, if you've been thinking about it we recommend signing up now before it's too late

Reminder that we've no on the day sign ups available this year so use the link below 👇

https://www.entrycentral.com/neilston-pad-race

01/02/2026

https://www.entrycentral.com/neilston-pad-race

2026 entries now open 👟

Neilston Padrace 2026 Saturday 2nd May 2026 - Race Start 10:00 am Due to popular demand, we're sticking with the route that went over the top for last year's 200th anniversary special. This 5.6 miles (9k) route features road, path, trail, a splatte

01/02/2026

⏰ Set your timers ⏰

We're back and entries open in just 3 hours!

After such good feedback, we're keeping the longer route over the top! We'll post more details about the route etc soon.

Saturday 2nd of May at 10am 👟

We have limited entries and no on the day sign up this year so book your space so you don't miss out!

See you there 🏞️