Rouken Glen 10K

PHOTOS - We didn’t have any official photography but here are some from our friend Alan Stewart...

https://www.giffnocknorth.co.uk/festival- of-running-report/

Thanks everyone for taking part last night. Certainly we all enjoyed hosting you so we hope you enjoyed yourselves too. There was some serious endeavour on show in warm temperatures!
We would love to hear from you if there are any tweaks that you think we could make to improve the night. Please either review the event or PM us. To pre-empt one point...we know some people like medals and other Tshirts, and some like both! We have a very low entry fee at the moment so anything ...else we add in will push the cost up. But if you are a huge medal fan feel free to let us know 😊.
Until next year guys!
Keep on running 🏃🏼.
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Full results from the Rouken Glen 10k can be found at https://www.stuweb.co.uk/race/1UG

Welcome to Race Day! Another scorching Glasgow day so please keep hydrated, drink more water than you normally would through the rest of today...we look forward to seeing you all later.
Remember, bring the primary school kids along for their races at 6pm, no pre-registration required. 👍

⚠️...Into the home straight for entries in the 10K...Only 24hrs til we close ⛔️

So this lot did a recce of the route exactly one week ahead of the main event. Some classic old race Ts to be seen 👌. Hoping for less humidity next week 😰.
Some quick reminders:
1. Entries for the 10K close at midnight Monday.
... 2. Primary school races from 6-6.15 (1km), no pre registration required.
3. ‘To the Pond and Beyond’ (2.5k) secondary school races 6.30-7. Link on the flyer on this page. (Amazon Echo Dot for 1st boy and 1st girl, Amazon vouchers for other top places, £500 to the charity of the school’s choice with most participants).
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: The eagle eyed amongst you will note references to ‘The Festival of Running’ and in the past we have had multiple races. We took a break from this last year as we concentrated solely on the 10K for our 25th Anniversary.
But the Festival is back 💥...and we are very excited to announce a new race for secondary school kids - ’To the Pond & Beyond’. Full Details in the image below.
... We will also have informal races for primary school kids at 6pm. No pre entry required for the primary races.
So the evening can be a real family challenge if you want it to be.
We had hoped to have amended this page name to reflect the ‘Festival of Running’ however Facebook have not responded to our requests to do so as yet. We hope to have this done ASAP.
Happy Running All 👍
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4wks tonight until the big event, hope you’re all in good shape 💪. We’re a bit ahead of numbers vs this point last year so if you’re still maybe aye, maybe naw, we would encourage you to sign up quick! 🏃🏼

Some of you have been looking for the route so here it is. You can also find it on Strava by searching for ‘Rouken Glen 10k’...

A message from another loyal partner:
“Albert Bartlett is delighted to continue its sponsorship of the Giffnock North Festival of Running. For 70 years, we have been providing tasty potatoes, which are ideal for providing energy for running. Good luck to all of the athletes!”

On the back of the recent news that LIDL will be moving into Giffnock, we’d like to thank them for agreeing to provide you all with water during and after the race 🙌🏼

Sneak preview of our long sleeved Tech T for the 10Kers. Feedback recently has been that you regular runners have enough blue, black or white running gear so we’ve gone a bit crazy 💥. Hope you like them.

Looking for some inspiration? Tune in to your TV at 23.15 on Saturday night to watch our 2017 Prize Giver Callum Hawkins go for a medal at the Commonwealth Games Marathon.

No doubt you'll be on a high after 'Smashing' the Rouken Glen 10K so why not keep up the momentum and sign up to another one a week later in Pollok Park? Organised by our friends at Bellahouston Harriers who will have quite a turn out in Rouken Glen we hear 👍

It's important to see where you place that next step going up the trail by the golf course, so we're delighted to welcome on board once again our loyal race partners SPECSAVERS (Newlands). Thank you from us all at Giffnock North for your continued support.

Our friends and sponsors #Run4itGiffnock are offering followers of the Rouken Glen 10K a 15% discount in store until 14th March. Mention our event when purchasing to validate your discount 👍🏃

Delighted to welcome on board a new race partner for 2018, 'Mind My Health'...

SAVE THE DATE ALERT...Thursday 7th June 2018...Entries open 1st Jan 🙌🏼

I prefer a t-shirt, but I've used last year's long sleeve, so no issue there, even if the last small was given out to the person just in front of me. Definitely have no interest in a medal.

Running the narrow paths so close to the start, before the field stretches out, with benches and low drains makes it a bit sporty as people try to avoid at the last second.

Great event, hope to do it again next year, I'm not sure how you make the hill longer or steeper each time tho �

Great organisation from the team, smashing encouragement from the marshals around the course on a difficult night with poor weather. My first Giffnock festival run but I'll be back. Thanks to everyone involved in organising tonight.

Challenging route, Very friendly and welcoming people, Has one monster of a hill which i hope disapears for next years 10k. So many thanks to all the people cheering us round the run. And they waited to the very last person finished. Nice T-shirt at the end, but i am a bit of a medal geek so i'd have preferred that foor sure;P

A very friendly race in one of the most scenic parks in Scotland. There's a superb atmosphere on the course and lots of encouragement. The hilly nature of it makes it an enjoyable and challenging run. Well worth a go!

I prefer a t-shirt, but I've used last year's long sleeve, so no issue there, even if the last small was given out to the person just in front of me. Definitely have no interest in a medal.

Running the narrow paths so close to the start, before the field stretches out, with benches and low drains makes it a bit sporty as people try to avoid at the last second.

Great event, hope to do it again next year, I'm not sure how you make the hill longer or steeper each time tho �

Great organisation from the team, smashing encouragement from the marshals around the course on a difficult night with poor weather. My first Giffnock festival run but I'll be back. Thanks to everyone involved in organising tonight.

Challenging route, Very friendly and welcoming people, Has one monster of a hill which i hope disapears for next years 10k. So many thanks to all the people cheering us round the run. And they waited to the very last person finished. Nice T-shirt at the end, but i am a bit of a medal geek so i'd have preferred that foor sure;P

A very friendly race in one of the most scenic parks in Scotland. There's a superb atmosphere on the course and lots of encouragement. The hilly nature of it makes it an enjoyable and challenging run. Well worth a go!

I prefer a t-shirt, but I've used last year's long sleeve, so no issue there, even if the last small was given out to the person just in front of me. Definitely have no interest in a medal.

Running the narrow paths so close to the start, before the field stretches out, with benches and low drains makes it a bit sporty as people try to avoid at the last second.

Great event, hope to do it again next year, I'm not sure how you make the hill longer or steeper each time tho �

Great organisation from the team, smashing encouragement from the marshals around the course on a difficult night with poor weather. My first Giffnock festival run but I'll be back. Thanks to everyone involved in organising tonight.

Challenging route, Very friendly and welcoming people, Has one monster of a hill which i hope disapears for next years 10k. So many thanks to all the people cheering us round the run. And they waited to the very last person finished. Nice T-shirt at the end, but i am a bit of a medal geek so i'd have preferred that foor sure;P

A very friendly race in one of the most scenic parks in Scotland. There's a superb atmosphere on the course and lots of encouragement. The hilly nature of it makes it an enjoyable and challenging run. Well worth a go!