Bottoms Up Cup

The Bottoms Up Cup is a 5k trail run in Princess Anne Park, organised by Washington Running Club. The race is part of the club’s events programme and has raised thousands of pounds for Bloodwise. Washington Running Club is based at Columbia Grange School and draws amateur runners from Washington and the surrounding area. The club has almost 230 members aged 16 and up, trains on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings, and its regular running includes hill and sprint sessions plus longer trail runs along the River Wear and past Penshaw Monument. The same club also races in the North East Cross Country League and pays members’ entry fees, so the Bottoms Up Cup comes from a local running scene built around club participation, trails, and charity fundraising.