Its Grim Up North Running
The East Coast "Chuffer"
Next Race: 04/10/2026
Peasholm Park, N Bay Promenade, Scarborough YO12 7TR - Next to Peasholm Drive. What3Words ///unions.awards.lists
Overall Rating
4.7/ 5
22 reviews
Anthony Prior
It was amazing.
Thank you very and I hope to see you again next year.
Andrew Head
Friendly, local event with no crowds!
A great antidote to mass participation events. Lovely people, friendly and a great variety of snacks! The medal was one of the nicest I’ve ever received. I liked the out and back route with just a little bit of vert here and there. One niggle, it wasn’t half marathon distance.
Short by half a mile or so. That’s a bit of a shame and could have been easily rectified in planning.
Melissa Murray
Great event but markings were fell short
The overall event was great - great setup and organisation, clear instructions given at the starts and signs were easy to follow. Everyone there was really friendly and great variety of treats at the end!
The only thing for me is that the markings fell short so the run was only 20.3k which was a bit disappointing especially for those hoping to get a PB or maybe doing their first half marathon.
Edward Hodgson
It’s not so grim up north
Very friendly event with stunning scenery and the 4xout and back worked better than I anticipated
Marshals did a fabulous job and the food/treats were spot on
Nick Ford
A reet gud run
It had everything you could want in a 'reet gud' run. Friendly, helpful folk at the start and on the course. Well organised but relaxed atmousephere. A bit of up and a bit of down. Stretches of flat tarmac and cinder track. Well signed and/or marshalled. Enough stuff at checkpoints and more than enough at the finish.
Stuart Amos
Nice event
Course was a bit short and it was a tough start up the hill but really nice friendly event. Will definitely attend another Grim event.
Adrian Merritt
Nice course and well organised, although slightly disappointed that the 10k distance fell short by a full kilometre. Great snacks at finish and very friendly organisers/marshalls. The out and back course was great for encouraging other runners
Helen Atkin-Tyrrell
Nice event to do in a different place
Andrew Bates
Friendly welcoming atmosphere and fabulous doughnuts!
Debra Plews
Such a well organised, friendly event.
Me and my daughter ran the half marathon and loved it.
Vicky Webster
Great race, friendly marshals, well signed, good choice of food and drink at the finish, lovely route and scenery
Kathleen Ellis
Very well organised
This was a beginner friendly race with Marshalls and way markers. A good choice of distances and an impressive assortment of refreshments.
Annette Dennis
Really enjoyed this event. Would love to participate next year but no 5k option?
Michael Shaw
Very good
Marc Mason
Great race!
I actually liked the multiple laps, as it meant you could talk to lots of the runners - especially those running the longer distances. Just a shame the turnaround point was a little short again.
Hazel Hall
Lovely medal and scenic course but was disappointed it was half a mile short on the 10k distance
For £25 I’d have liked the distance to be accurate as my watch said it was 5.6 miles which explains my ‘quick’ time
Andrew Chidwick
Great
So nice to finally have one of these in Scarborough, been wanting to do one for a while so hopefully now I'll get a few more under my belt.
Debbie Riley
Enjoyed every minute
Stephen Waring
Friendly and welcoming atmosphere
Amazing choice of run distances and positive friendly atmosphere. Distance fell a little short but really enjoyable day thanks to the organisers and marshals!!
Eleanor Georgiou
Friendly
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