Westies 1, 3 at Vicky Parkrun 5
Results
Freezing cold rain greeted the 131 runners huddled by the ornate side entrance to Victoria Park.
Michael Sweeney took off like a rocket at the start, leaving the rest of us floundering in his wake. I settled into 2nd place briefly,…
Glasgow parkrun #227
Results
Hadn't had a crack at the Pollok Park parkrun for a while so drove over in light drizzle looking forward to some racing. The light drizzle turned into spectacular rain about ten minutes before the start, which had the field of 300+ huddled…
Tollcross Parkrun #8
Results | Garmin track
It took a while to find it, but eventually I tracked down the immaculately well-kempt Tollcross Park, amidst the grim east end of Glasgow.
Luckily only about 40 runners turned up, which was about the number of people…
Strathclyde parkrun #162
Results
First attempt at the flat-as-a-pancake Strathclyde parkrun, to test an injury, and fitness levels following not running much due to the injury. The Ben Lomond ankle seems fine, but the last mile or so wasn't pretty; a useful…
Glasgow Park Run # 213 16th March 2013
Hamilton Gaynor and myself ran the Pollock Parkrun yesterday. It was a cold damp dreich morning but there was still a reasonable turnout. Hamilton gave me a good run for my money passing me at the start of the second lap before I passed him…
Ecos Parkrun #35, 29th Dec 2012
Results
While I was home for the holiday season, I made it along to my local Parkrun. Pretty impressed that in a town of not much more than 30,000 that a parkrun exists.
It was a friendly affair with a few old gaelic football club…
Glasgow Parkrun #198
Results
Having completed precisely 1-mile of training in the past 2 weeks, and crocked my back carrying the baby buggy, I lined up in front of the Burrell with lower back in spasm and feeling quite weary from the aftermath of gastroenteritis.
I…
Glasgow Parkrun #189
8th September 2012ResultsHaving run a Glasgow Parkrun PW three weeks ago with 18:02, I decided to make a more consistent effort this time, without hammering off too hard at the start, and perhaps staying stronger in the 2nd half.Scanning the…
Glasgow Parkrun #187
"Slow down,slow down, PLEASE SLOW DOWN". Semple we've told you.............Time to get some speed back after trying to get the miles in the legs in the last few week-ends. Finding myself at the old Parkrun again,the shouting had started,so it…
Glasgow Parkrun #186
18th August 2012ResultsMy first Parkrun for more than 7 months, and with slightly sore calves after running the 10k last night.Andrew Clark, Stuart MacDougall, Greg Hastie and Crispin Walsh all shot off at the start, so I found myself in around…