NEW Course Record Set At Greenock Parkrun
THE five-kilometre Greenock parkrun course has been completed in under 15 minutes for the first time.
Ross Gray of Inverclyde AC set the new record of 14:57, five seconds faster than the previous best time.
A spokesman for Greenock parkrun said: “All the volunteers at the finish line couldn’t quite believe it when we saw Ross appear in the distance with the clock still showing 14 minutes!”
Running conditions on The Esplanade were perfect for the 148 parkrunners on Saturday morning.
There were 27 personal best (PB) times recorded. Eighteen runners were running for the first time at the weekly timed event.
Second over the line was Neil Lafferty who took two seconds off his previous best from last week, with a fantastic time of 16:12.
In third position, Oliver Reilly achieved a long-awaited personal goal of going sub-17 minutes with 16:47, 22 seconds faster than his previous best.
First female over the finish line was Elizabeth Gemmell of Knowsley Harriers AC, on 20:44, closely followed by Laura Knox who recorded a new PB at 20:57, going under the 21 minute mark for the first time.
Lorna Coyle celebrated running her 100th parkrun with a great time of 24:30.
Other achieving PBs were Malcolm MacLean, Kyle Johnstone, Graeme Boyce, Steven Morris, Peter Minting, Colin McKnight — for the third week in a row — Cameron Coupar, Ross Cuffe, June Jackson, Olivia Trainer, Jim Brannigan, Lynne Thomson, Billy Taggart, Michael Hau, Clare MacMillan, Cameron Melville, Stephanie McCann, David McEwan, Lynne Temporal, Mary Robinson, Sarah Neilson, Elizabeth Divers and Catherine McIlhargey.
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