The 10k season is into full swing with Greenock Glenpark Harriers competing at Troon, Glasgow, Helensburgh and London.

For the ever-growing women's section, who have been well represented in all the races, even outnumbering the men at Helensburgh, it has been a tremendous start to the year.

They have been producing numerous personal bests in every race, just reward for the hard work being put in at training. The first of the races was along the seafront at Troon, where seven women took part among 1,000 competitors.

Danny McLaughlin was top for the club in 26th place, and in a strong show from the women. Terry Wall finished 16th lady, Gillian Forrest well and truly back from injury improving her best by over a minute in 36th, and Fiona Cushnaghan 42nd.

Next up was the women's 10k race where 8,000 runners pounded their way around the streets of Glasgow.

There were great improvements all round, the biggest from Jane MacLean and Viki Wilkinson as the pair went 13 and 10 minutes quicker than last year as well as a personal best of over five minutes for Jacqueline O'Donoghue.

Also going quicker were Fiona Taylor, Emma O'Rourke, Grace Harrison and Liz McAuslan. Lorna Coyle and Terry Wall were the leading ladies as the veteran runners crossed the line together in 45 minutes.

The latest race was the first of the four-race Polaroid 10k series which kicked off at a rain-drenched Helensburgh, with another large turnout from Greenock of 10 women and nine men among the 1,000 runners.

Mick McLoone was first back for the club in 15th place, but again it was the women who showed the most improvement with another batch of personal bests being set.

Lorna Coyle, the club's top lady at the moment, took second prize in the over-50 category running 70 seconds faster than the previous Sunday at Glasgow. Elsewhere, Lynne Rogers had an outstanding result when she placed second in a new best of 44.22 minutes in the Invitational Dick Wedlock 10k at Pollok Park.

And Danny McLaughlin (36.38) was second over-50 in the National Civil Service 10k championships held in London at Battersea Park, missing out on gold by just seven seconds.

Alan O'Rourke also took part finishing in 37.48.

l Results: Troon 10k:�Terry Wall 45.19, Gillian Forrest 47.21,�Fiona Cushnaghan 48.15, Danny McLaughlin 37.02, Graham McGrattan 38.06, Robert Wilson jnr 39.19, Robert Mitchell 40.59.

Women's 10k: Lorna Coyle 45.27, Terry Wall 45.29, Jacqueline O'Donoghue 46.15, Donna Clark 47.23, Jane MacLean 47.57, Viki Wilkinson 50.16, Liz McAuslan 50.54, Emma O'Rourke 51.51, Fiona Taylor 53.25, Grace Harrison 55.04.

Helensburgh 10k: Michael McLoone 35.19, Kevin O'Donoghue 37.57, Robert Wilson 38.54, Andrew White 39.10, Robert Mitchell 40.35, Duncan Anderson 41.29, Brian McCluskey 41.41, Kevan McCartney 43.41, Lorna Coyle 44.17, Suzanne Coyle 44.40, Lynne Rogers 44.46, Terry Wall 45.25, Gillian Forrest 46.39, Rhonda White 47.31, James Campbell 47.38, Jane MacLean 47.43, Heather Kangley 48.51, Viki Wilkinson 50.09, Susan Clark 53.00.