The Great Scottish Tattie Run

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The Great Scottish Tattie Run
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The new event that’s taking Scotland by storm, now into its sixth year it’s a great fun event. Enter as an individual or as a relay team. Run one mile carrying a 20kg bag for men and a 10kg bag for the ladies and even take home your bag of tatties!
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Individual Tattie Run, Relay Team of Four and Childrens ‘Tattie Run’ & the ‘Spud & Spoon’ Race
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Sun, 26 Jun 2022
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Where and when
Location
50 Marine Dr, Edinburgh EH4 5ES, UK
Start times
Sunday 26 Jun 2022
Individual Tattie Run: 2:00 pmRelay Team of Four: 2:30 pmChildrens ‘Tattie Run’ & the ‘Spud & Spoon’ Race: 3:00 pm
Event summary
Here are the distances available for The Great Scottish Tattie Run
Individual Tattie Run
Distance
1mi
free
Relay Team of Four
Distance
0.4km
free
Childrens ‘Tattie Run’ & the ‘Spud & Spoon’ Race
Distance
free
Route information
It's a short distance race - just one mile - but there is a twist. Participants are expected to carry a bag of potatoes! Men are asked to haul a 20kg bag (just over three stones in old money) and women 10kg at the 'Great Scottish Tattie Run.'
You'll be running along the Silverknowes Promenade so it will be a perfectly flat mile.
'Spud and Spoon Race'
  • 12 - 14yrs - 200m
  • 9 - 11yrs - 200m
  • 6 - 8yrs - 100m
  • 6yrs and under - 50m
Relay Team
You can get a group of 4 together and race in a relay, each member of the team running 400m each. All team members will get a medal and the winning team will receive The Great Scottish Tattie Relay Cup.
What's included
  • Free entry
  • Finisher's Medal
  • Bag of Tatties - you get to keep your bag of tatties
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How to get there
50 Marine Dr, Edinburgh EH4 5ES, UK
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Silverknowes Promenade is just a 20 minute drive from the centre of Edinburgh.
Event day logistics
14:00 Individual Tattie Run starts
14:30 Relay Tattie Run starts
15:00 Children's Tattie Run/ 'Spud & Spoon Race starts
Relay Team
You can get a group of 4 together and race in a relay, each member of the team running 400m each. All team members will get a medal and the winning team will receive The Great Scottish Tattie Relay Cup.
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Spectator Info
All spectators welcome for the spectacle of watching people run with a bag of potatoes!
FAQs
How many potatoes will I be running with at The Great Scottish Tattie Run?
You'll run with either a 10kg or 20kg bag of spuds. Male runners will take the heavier 20kg and female runners 10kg. Children will run with just 1 potato.
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What can I take home after The Great Scottish Tattie Run?
You'll get to take home your finisher's medal as well as the bag of potatoes you run with!
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How much is entry for The Great Scottish Tattie Run?
All entries are free!
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