Luke started running on the 1st of November 2021, and has been running in stretches of around 20 to 30 Km per run, collecting plastic waste in his reusable One Bag Zero Waste (bag made of old recyclable plastic).

In every run, local residents are encouraged to come along and support him. Attendees can also take part in a ‘2-minute rubbish clean’ and they will be given a ‘One Bag Zero Waste’ bag to become involved in the Coastline Runner initiative for the future.

the coastline runner

Luke Douglas-Home is on a mission to run the English coast, collecting as much shoreline plastic along the way as he can

Stats

Ran 700 KM - from Lowestoft (Suffolk) to Edinburgh

Collected over 670 Kg of plastic waste

So far Luke has run 700 Km from Lowestoft to Edinburgh, covering Norfolk, Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Durham, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Scottish Borders counties.

He has collected over 670 Kg of plastic during his run, preventing it from going to our seas and polluting our environment.

In the media

Runner's World

Meet the international-standard ‘plogger’ who’s cleaning up our coastline

East Lothian Courier

The Coastline Runner sets off on 30km North Berwick to Portobello run

BBC Scotland - The nine show

Luke Douglas-Home (aka The Coastline Runner) at The Nine show with Nick Sheridan and Laura MacIver at BBC Scotland.

BBC - Good Morning Scotland

Luke Douglas-Home (aka The Coastline Runner) at Good Morning Scotland with Gary Robertson and Laura Maxwell at BBC Sounds.

Good Morning Britain iTV

UK's First International Plogger - The Coastline Runner

Daily Mail

Meet Luke, the UK's first international plogger! It's the new sport that's sweeping the whole world (literally) - running and picking up litter as you go