PARKRUNNERS Spurred On By Greenock’s Dolphin PodRUNNERS at Greenock parkrun on Saturday enjoyed being ‘paced’ by the Clyde’s resident pod of dolphins.
The dolphins ‘joined in’ the weekly five-kilometre event from the boat club end of the Esplanade, swimming close to the shore.
There were 103 runners, joggers and walkers taking part, with three first-timers being welcomed along.
First home was Andrew White with a time of 17:28. First female across the line was Lorna Mitchell with a really strong time of 21:23, just outside her personal best (PB) time.
Some milestone runs were completed also, with Ross Slater chalking up parkrun number 50 with a time of 22:40 and William Laing hitting 100 with a time of 22:53.
New personal best times were achieved by 12 people — Matthew Deegan (20:34), Lyndsey Hunter (21:27), Mark Nelis (22:09), Alan Kane (23:53), Joseph McFadden (25:12), Richard Long (25:29), Kirsty Campbell (26:10), Liz Heywood (27:48), Iain Sidey (28:40), Monica Quach, getting very close to a first sub-30 run with (30:24), Lisa Kelly (31:59) and Lynne Thomson (43:08).
