Record day at Aviemore Parkrun!
New year - new era!
Today's Parkrun at Aviemore (Saturday, January 4) produced the best run yet in the event which first got under way in May 2017.
Not only were there a magnificent 102 runners (joggers, walkers etc) but Tom Martyn came home in just 14mins 57, shaving off 13 seconds from Andrew Douglas' record set last August.
"It was a new course record!" celebrated race director Hilary Quick, who pointed out there were many visiting participants to see it, including 28 first-timers.
She told the Strathy: "Tom came to Aviemore today from Edinburgh, where he is a runner with the city's Hunters Bog Trotters."
As ever the event was made possible by a sterling team of volunteers. Those backing up Hilary were: Val Machin, Paul Caban, Pete Wright, Rory Mitchell, Janice Cargill, Bill Dewitt, Iona Taylor, David Machin and Sue Oxley.
Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Aviemore parkrun Results Page.
Since the first run in 2017, 4,217 participants have completed 9,440 parkruns covering a total distance of 47,200 km.
