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| At the Coo's Tail |
There was a bit of déjà
vu on
the 27th
December, as I made a mad dash from the cancelled Victoria parkrun to
Pollok Park. Two
weeks earlier it had been Pollok that had been cancelled and I made
my way to Victoria Park. I
wasn't chasing a PB but I did want to get another parkrun under my
belt and to give my Kilmarnock FC 125 year retro top a rare airing.
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| Super Killie 125 |
I
thought that I had missed the Start at Pollok as the road was
deserted but, after I parked the car, a marshal informed me that
today's event was starting on the grass. I could see the runners heading towards the Burrell and I caught
the tail
runners
as
they headed up the hill and into
the woods. It was extremely congested as I made my way up through
the field, taking the time to give encouragement to some of the
slower runners.
I realised that didn't even have time to remove my jacket before joining the race and
handed it to a marshal at the end of the first lap. By the end of
the undulating
5k,
I had managed to overtake 208
fellow runners and was content to place 75th,
(66th
male) in
a time of 23:56 and
get parkrun 154 in the bag.
After
retrieving my jacket I enjoyed post run coffee and chat in the
Burrell Cafe, where I learned that a few other runners had made their way from Victoria to Pollok Park before the Start.
As
usual, huge thanks to all the parkrun volunteers.
Pics
by Brian Douglas
Results
here
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