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Waggy Races – the Portstewart Strand 5k

Portstewart Strand, Portstewart, County Londonderry, BT55 7PG
people run a race with their dogs on the beach
  • people run a race with their dogs on the beach
  • people run a race with their dogs on the beach. Mussenden Temple is visible in the background
  • 3 race contestants with their dogs on the winner's podium
  • 3 race contestants with their dogs on the winner's podium
  • people run a race with their dogs on the beach
  • a man running on the beach with two dogs

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Waggy Races is a cross-country fun run for you to enter alongside your dogs! This year's Waggy Races will be a 5k on the beautiful Portstewart Strand beach.

Enter as a runner or walker with 1 dog, with 2 dogs or as a pack (2 people & 1 dog)

With over 200 dogs aiming to top the podium, it'll be quite a noisy spectacle on the Strand on 5th October.

*Entry fee includes admission to the race, goody bags & prizes (no entries can be accepted on race day).

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Season (5 Oct 2025)
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Sunday11:45

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