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Glasgow Parkrun no.9
31st January 2009
A great sunny morning and a record turnout for Pollok Park Run no.9 with 107 runners. Due to re-measuring the course the route was slightly longer than previously, but despite the extra 50 metres or so, Robert Turner still set a new course record of 16:21, even beating Robert Gilroy in the process!
I had my own personal battle with fellow V45 George Taylor of Giffnock who I had never raced against before, but noticed that George had run 2:41:50 at London Marathon 2007, so I was determined to give him a run for his money. We swapped places several times, but in the end George clocked 17:30, and I finished just behind him in 17:31 for 7th place.
Dave Calder became the 6th Westie to venture south of the river of the Pollok Parkrun experience and clocked 19:46 for 28th place.
Posted by Chris Upson on Sun 1 Feb 2009 | 3 comments
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Dave said...
A great wee run on a lovelySaturday morning in nice undulating parkland, what more could you ask for? My time was probably a pw, but then again, that leaves plenty of scope to work harder, improve my overall fitness and speed, and finally get Don's scalp!!!! Pity I won't be up against him at next Saturday's Masters!
Monday 2nd February 2009 6.03pm
Johnston said...
Well done Dave and Chris, good to see Westies continuing to be represented on a regular basis at this event. Parkrun seems to be growing at an incredible rate in Glasgow, which is good for parkrun and good for the city. I wouldn't be too surprised to see another Glasgow parkrun being spawned soon if it continues to be as popular.
Monday 2nd February 2009 8.20pm
Chris said...
There was talk on Saturday about the idea of a 2nd Scottish parkrun, either elsewhere in the Greater Glasgow area, or across east in Edinburgh.
The Pollok Park 5k is a great little blast around the roller-coaster route, dodging dogs and owners, and going into a zone of anaerobic respiration I normally try to avoid.
Monday 2nd February 2009 8.57pm