Levengrove parkrun

📣 One marshal needed this Saturday!

A last-minute change means one of our volunteers can no longer make it, so we’re looking for one person to help marshal at parkrun this Saturday.

It’s one of the easiest and most rewarding jobs going. You’ll get plenty of encouragement from the runners, a great view of the event and you’ll be finished in time for a coffee afterwards.

If you can help us out, just drop a comment below or send me a message. We’d really appreciate it.

Thanks as always to this brilliant bunch of volunteers who make parkrun happen every single week. 👏

Levengrove parkrun Event number 252
Run Report

What a lovely morning we had for Levengrove parkrun #252! The rain stayed away, making for ideal running, walking and volunteering conditions.

This week we welcomed 130 participants, including 19 first-timers to Levengrove, with 14 people achieving new Personal Bests. Congratulations to everyone who took part!

We welcomed tourists from Manchester, USA, Isle of Lewis, Stoke on Trent and from Glasgow. We hope that you enjoyed your visit.

A huge thank you goes to our incredible team of 31 volunteers, who make parkrun possible every single week. Your enthusiasm and commitment are very much appreciated.

I'd also like to say a huge thank you to Kirsty, who was my Deputy Run Director at event, number 252 😅 She helped with pre event set up and first timers, dealing with an issue during the event and also helped afterwards. You were an enormous help and made the whole event run smoothly. Thank you!

We were also delighted to welcome Allan and the team from Cycling Without Age Scotland - Levengrove Park , who joined us before parkrun and stayed until the finish to showcase the fantastic work they do. Their volunteer service offers free trishaw rides around Levengrove Park for people who have mobility issues, helping everyone enjoy the outdoors and connect with the community. It was wonderful to have them with us, and we hope lots of people stopped by to find out more about this brilliant initiative.

A huge thank you to all of our fantastic pacers who volunteered their time this week to help others achieve their target times. Your encouragement and consistency make such a difference to so many participants.
A special mention goes to the members of Helensburgh Running Club, who not only paced brilliantly but also stepped in to help deal with an incident during the event - thanks Sarah. The club also helped afterwards in the Captain James Lang to sort the finish tokens. Your willingness to help wherever needed really sums up the spirit of parkrun, and it was hugely appreciated.

Congratulations to Kumar Dadi on reaching an unofficial 10 volunteer milestone—thank you for giving your time to parkrun.
Well done to our first finishers:

🥇 Samuel Banner – 17:54
🥇 Georgia Callander – 21:00

And a special mention to Jackie Theaker, who recorded the highest age grading of the day with an impressive 79.07%.

Finally, thank you to everyone who came along—whether you ran, walked, volunteered or cheered others on. It's your support and friendly atmosphere that make Levengrove parkrun such a special community.
Have a great week, and we'll see you all next Saturday for Event #253! 💙🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️☕

Thank you to all our pacers today at Levengrove parkrun. You totally smashed it 👏 Thanks for pacing and helping folk to achieve a pb.

A huge thank you to all our volunteers this morning. Levengrove parkrun would not happen without you all 👏🦺

Its a lovely morning here in Levengrove park.
Just a reminder its pacers week. Also joining us today is Cycling without age.

First timers 920am
Pre run brief 925am
Start 930am
See you all soon

Hi Folks,

Allan and the team from cycling without age are kindly attending Levengrove parkrun tomorrow to inform everyone about their fabulous programme. Allan and the team volunteer for Cycling Without Age Scotland - Levengrove Park and can often be seen during the week escorting people around our beautiful park. They will be in hi viz vests tomorrow and will bring leaflets to give you more information. You may be lucky to have a wee ride on the bikes 😄 Please come and chat to Allan and co before and after parkrun

Maybe a new way to do pre event set up / course check too 🤣

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18s4EyEipm/

Despite a very busy day for CWAS - Team Levengrove, the ladies still had time for a spot of lunch in the sun 😎.

We will be joining our friends at Levengrove parkrun on Saturday morning and will be available for rides in the sun thereafter, why not come and say hello 👋🛺.

See you Saturday……..

We have the following pacing opportunities available for this Saturday:

21
22 Dougie
23
24
25 Nick
26 Garreth
27 Graham
28 Gordon
29 David
30 Fiona
31 Layla
32 Pat
33
34
35
36

Graphics added to the picture curtesy of Mark Woodliff

Our volunteer roster is now full – thank you everyone! 🦺💚

This means that we are now opening the roster for pacers for this Saturday the 11th of July.

It seems our beady eyed 👀 runners have already spotted the full roster, as we've had emails from volunteers keen to pace at 22, 25, 27, 28, 30 and 31 minutes 😳

If you'd like to pace, let us know – we'd love to have you help others achieve their goals!