Six years ago, to the day, I ran my
first parkrun and today I headed back to Pollok Park to run my 151st.
Unfortunately, and unusually, the event was cancelled, due to the
icy and dangerous underfoot conditions. I made a quick decision to
cross the city and run the Victoria parkrun instead. I knew that I
would be lucky to get there in time and it was no great surprise to
see the runners making their way around the course as I reached the
park. I quickly parked the car and sped through the gates and past
the Start line. I pointed out the situation to the marshals as I set
off after the other runners, almost two minutes late.
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There was a young lass who had also
started late and she was my first target, after her it was the tail
runners but it took me one kilometre to reach them. I began to work
my way up through the field. At the end of the first lap the
Marshals were all enthusiastically shouting my name as I continued my
task. Another couple of laps of steady progress and I was making my
way towards the Finish line. Having overtaken some 76 runners, I
crossed the line in 62nd position.
My watch time was 22:15 but with no
warm up, icy conditions and having to work my way through the field,
I was happy enough with my time, of course my official time was
somewhat slower at 24:09 but I was pleased to mark my sixth
anniversary of parkrunning and to bag my 10th Victoria
parkrun.
Many thanks to all the volunteers and
my fellow runners for their hardwork and support.
Pic by Donald Petrie
Full Results here
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