Glasgow parkrun #125

I decided to have a weekend off from racing and volunteered to take photos and write the report for Saturday's Glasgow parkrun and do a long run on Sunday instead.

There are loads of different runners
at the Glasgow parkrun:
There’s long ones, short ones, fat ones, thin ones,
See how they wriggle when they run.


There are slow ones, fast ones
Big fat juicy ones, Eensie weensy squeensy ones,
See how they wriggle when they run.


Everybody likes you, nobody hates you
I think I’ll do the Glasgow parkrun!


Over three hundred runners and volunteers converged in Pollok Park on Saturday 4 June for the weekly Glasgow parkrun. After the heat of the previous two days, the conditions were a bit more comfortable for running in. This week’s Race Director Alan Dempster assembled the mass of runners at the usual start point, at the top of the Burrell Car Park, and after the usual pre race announcements, the runners were set off at 9:30.

I say ‘runners’ but I mean that in the broadest possible sense, for not only does the parkrun attract some of the best local club runners but it also draws its support from an assortment of: dog walkers; pram pushers; first time runners (some 27 this week); casual runners and even those in fancy dress. This eclectic mixture of participants doesn’t seem to deter from anyone’s individual goals as the field soon opens up and allows participants to run, or walk, their way around the two lap, undulating course.

Pharmacist Andrea YOKER making her third appearance at the weekly, free, event, said:

“It’s a brilliant event, run in a great atmosphere and around such an interesting course. Unfortunately I have to work every second Saturday but I’ll be back in a fortnight.”

Andrea placed 217th overall and 56th woman. Further up the field, Suzanne MCMAHON (VW40-44) of Bellahouston Harriers won for the eighth time, taken 20:01 to complete the 5k course. However the battle of the day was between Hilary ROBINSON (VW40-44) and Clare MACAULAY, (SW30-34) who competed for second and third place, with ROBINSON just holding off the challenge from MACAULAY as they both crossed the line in a time of 21:02.

In the men’s event Cambuslang’s Iain MACCORQUODALE (SM25-29) breezed to victory for the first time, taken 16:37 to complete the testing course, some 70 seconds ahead of Garscube’s David Ian ROBERTSON (VM45-49). Stuart MACDOUGALL (SM25-29) of Greens Health & Fitness RC placed third in a time of 17:52.


Wava

In the Age Graded competition, Margaret CARGEY recorded a performance of 84.06%

Points

In the points competition John GILHOOLY has a lead of 56 points over second placed Alastair John MACLACHLAN.

Suzanne REID leads Laura RITCHIE by 514 in the ladies competition.

Full Results

My Photos