IN PICTURES: North Berwick Law Race attracts record crowd

Entrants set off from North Berwick harbour for the town's famous hill before running 187 metres to its summit then racing down again as part of the 5.3-kilometre event last night.

The countdown at the start-line was led by Glenn Campbell, political editor for BBC Scotland, who lives near the town.

This year’s race was in support of the Brain Power organisation set up by Glenn after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2023. 

The start of the race (Image: Derek Braid)

Brain Power raises funds for the new Scottish Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at laboratories at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow.

When entering the race, participants were given the opportunity to make a donation, raising a total of £1,200, and profits from the event itself will also go towards the cause.

A total of 313 runners took part in this year’s edition of the race, which dates back to 1953.

The winner was North Berwick's Angus Wright, from the University of Edinburgh, with a time of 20m5s.

Eventual winner, Angus Wright  (Image: Bob Marshall) Angus was the first local to cross the line last year (19m44s) but was beaten to first place in 2024 by Andrew Douglas, who was also the 2023 champion.

First woman across the line last night was Rona Fishburn of Carnethy HRC in 25m55s.

Glenn Campbell was on hand at the end to hand out the prizes.

Also among the competitors was Mark Beaumont BEM, who holds the record for fastest time to cycle around the world.

(Image: Bob Marshall) ​

Always a sought-after race for runners, places in this year’s event sold out in less than 24 hours.

North Berwick Pipe Band kept spirits high and 50 volunteers were on hand to make sure the event was another success.

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Sponsors Paris Steele, The Lighthouse, and Jump Ship Brewing supported the event, with the latter providing all finishers with an alcohol-free beer.

(Image: A View From My Camera)

Jeremy Milne, race director, said: "We were thrilled by the record number of runners in this year's event.

"I want to say a huge thank you to everyone involved in making it such a success.  The local community really came together."