NEW PERSONAL BESTS RECORDED AT LATEST PARKRUN EVENT

GREENOCK parkrun, event

number 442

A TOTAL of 150 people ran, jogged or walked the course, of whom 26 were first timers and 18 recorded new PBs. Representatives of 14 different clubs took part.

This was a pacer week, together with post-parkrun refreshments at the Inverclyde Vineyard Church.

There were seven milestones this week - Tor Brooks completed his tenth parkrun; Mark Fulton and Tina Stott both completed their 25th parkruns; Matthew Deegan completed his 50th Greenock parkrun; Douglas McEwen completed his 200th parkrun and Willie Logan completed his 250th parkrun.

Moira McCluckie, having recently completed her 100th run, volunteered for the 100th time.

With a new PB of 16:50, Swansea Harriers’ Sam Joseph was the first runner to finish. He was followed by Chris Mooney in 17:12 and Paul Monaghan closely behind in 17:16.

In a time of 22:05, Fiona McFarlane was first to finish for the ladies. Edinburgh AC’s Laura Kyle was second lady in 23:22, and completing the top three ladies was Lynne Harrison in 24:05.

The event was made possible by 29 volunteers: Neil Thomson, Graham McGrattan, Lesley Clark, Iain MacLeod, Stephen Reid, Stuart Austin, Ross Slater, Stephen Hanley, John Stevenson, Clare Leung, David Holmes, David Taylor, Laurie Donaldson, John Leung, Moira McCluckie, Stephen Harrison, Margaret Ann Scott, Laura Kyle, Rebecca Laird, Andrew McIntyre, Paul Bleasdale, Amy Leung, Joseph McFadden, Tracey Howe, Audrey Blincow, Gerry Langan, Marjorie Morrison, Lesley Dick and Abby Leung.

The full results and a complete event history can be found on the Greenock parkrun results page.

Greenock parkrun can only go ahead with the help of our volunteers, and rosters are looking bare for the next few weeks. If you can help out, just email greenock@parkrun.com or message the Facebook page.