Glasgow parkrun # 132 – 23 July 2011
Ran the Glasgow Pollock Parkrun this morning on a glorious sunny morning along with a great turnout of 330 entrants.Ran 19:55 outside my pb of 19:33 which I was pleased with post holiday.Only other Westie was Samuel Cohn who ran a 21:35.The…
Glasgow Park Run event #128.
Going on holiday for a week and to keep the race fitness going I went along to the Glasgow park run this morning where conditions were almost perfect although a little muggy.I kept my position through most of the race apart from swopping places…
Glasgow parkrun #127
ResultsMy parkrun message for Saturday 18th June below. I haven't run under 20 mins in a 5k for 10 years. It definitely pays to be a Westie. "Congratulations on completing your 5th parkrun and your 5th at Glasgow today. You finished in…
Glasgow Parkrun #124
ResultsAnother Saturday morning, and another attempt at breaking my PB at the Glasgow Parkrun (17:13), and hoping to get under 17 minutes, or trying to win the time trial.The weather seemed just about perfect for a fast run. I saw Robert Gilroy…
Glasgow Parkrun #123
ResultsWhilst the masses travelled hundreds of miles north in pursuit of a new mug, Peter and I pottered down to Pollok Park for the weekly Parkrun.There was no obvious competition on the start line, so I thought I stood a chance of clocking…
Glasgow Parkrun #98
Results | PhotosAfter Dublin and the recent cross country relays, I decided I might be in shape to challenge my PB at the Glasgow Parkrun.It was cold and dry with no wind, and a fairly sparse field, so I hammered off as fast as possible at the…
Glasgow Parkrun #101
Results | RouteArctic conditions for the 101st Glasgow Parkrun with another off-road course. There was a reasonable turnout of 104 runners, given the Baltic temperatures and onset of snow just as we were about to start.The route this time consisted…
Strathclyde Parkrun #35
ResultsGlasgow Parkrun was cancelled due to the snow and ice, so we headed down to Strathclyde Loch.There were only 37 runners, and we were warned at the start that the course was covered with snow and ice, but I didn't anticipate quite how…
Glasgow Parkrun #100
Results | PhotosThe 100th Glasgow Parkrun at Pollok Park, and the 2nd anniversary of the event. So I thought I should make a special effort to attend. Heavy snowfall and ice meant there was no way we could run the usual course, so instead the…
Glasgow parkrun #103
1st January 2011Results5 Westies welcomed the New Year with a muddy off-road parkrun, again using the field next to the Burrell for what was effectively a cross-country course. Chris did his usual 'hare' bit from the start, and finished second…