Saturday 27 April 2024 - Carlingwark Loch parkrun #24, and a Community Run

Saturday morning: we packed up, said our goodbyes, and then tootled off to Castle Douglas, where their newish parkrun is three laps of a course that skirts Carlingwark Loch. Very scenic.

With only 112 participants, this was a friendly and select event, numbers being boosted today by the late arrival of a coachload of children.

Keith and Carol joined us here, on a cool but sunny morning.

All of us had good runs, with a photo at the course before we adjourned for breakfast at a cafe recommended by Tove.

By Sunday morning I was back in rainy Manchester, tail walking for the Community run at Wythenshawe Park. The unusual starting position for the 70 people running the 5km route was because of roadworks on the usual route.

"And they are off."

The 'tail' came across a group of earlier finishers, although finishing 70th in a time of 41:54 was pretty speedy for tail walking.