Greenock parkrun, event number 420, October 28
THE Halloween and pacer event saw 92 people either running, jogging or walking the course.
Of these, 11 were first-timers including four runners who were taking part in their first ever parkrun, and four runners recorded new PBs. Representatives of 12 different clubs took part.
There was one milestone this week, with Emma Sinclair volunteering for the 25th time.
With a new PB of 18:16, Martin Gray was the first runner to complete the course. He was followed by Aberdeen University AC's Craig Osborne, also with a new PB of 18:45. Liam Kane completed the top three men in 19:30.
Laura Kyle of Edinburgh AC was the first of the ladies to finish (21:06). First timer, Kirstin Bloomer, was second female in a time of 23:04. Completing the top three ladies was Elizabeth Gemmell (23:31).
The event was made possible by 23 volunteers: Graham McGrattan, Stephen Hanley, John Stevenson, Eileen Stevenson, Stuart Crawford, David Holmes, Laurie Donaldson, Deborah McKenzie, Jamie Blair, Stephen Harrison, Helen Crawford, Emma Sinclair, Irene McIntosh, Andrew McIntyre, Richard Newsome, William Taylor, Lesley Dick, Stephen Fulton, Eric Lindsay, Joseph McFadden, Tracey Howe, Arashk Mohseni and Jill Aikman.
The full results and a complete event history can be found on the Greenock parkrun results page.
Volunteers are needed for the next few weeks. Without volunteers, parkrun cannot go head. If you can help out, or would like to find out more about volunteering, just email greenock@parkrun.com or message our Facebook page.
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