The Scottish Islands Peaks Race is entirely volunteer run, and not-for-profit.
Our current organising team consists of:
Sarah Macdonald has been part of the SIPR team since she was 3 years old and sleeping under the kit check table; now she can be found at the kit check table making sure all your gear is in order.
Toben Lewis got roped onto the SIPR team over a decade ago when it became apparent he could design a t-shirt and stumble his way through building a website.
The org team can be found in Oban, Mull, and Troon during the race weekend. We look forward to seeing you there!
The rest of the year, we can be reached through the contact form on this website – though please be patient if we don’t get back to you immediately, SIPR is a labour of love that we squeeze in and around our day jobs.
Running and Sailing subcommittees
The subcommittees are made up of current and past competitors, with varying levels of experience and class participation. We are very grateful for their input into the race rules, equipment, and operation, and experience.
Sailing subcommittee
Roderick Aitken
Iain Baird
Kenny Byars
Colin Craig
Andy Hadfield
Trevor Harrison
Iain Loudon
Alastair Pugh (chair)
Alan Rankin
Running subcommittee
Gus Bowman
Sasha Chepelin
John Coyle
Sam Griffiths
Claire Gordon
James Nicholson (chair)
Jill Stephen
SIPR 2025 race weekend team leaders
Oban – Sarah Macdonald
Mull – Declan Valters
Jura – John Quinn
Arran –Eoin Lennon
Troon – Toben Lewis
SIPR archivist
Alison Macdonald was part of the SIPR organising team for almost as long as the race had been going, until she stepped back at the end of 2024. She’s still around, though, combining her love of history and research with her fondness for the race. Keep an eye out for an update on race records as she gets stuck into those; then she plans to start putting together a proper archive of the race and stories. She’d love to hear from you if you have photos, videos, clippings, and other bits of archive fodder.