'Come and walk Aviemore's Parkrun – bring the dog!'

Organisers of the strath's ever-popular Parkrun are encouraging more locals to turn up each Saturday – dogs, that is.

At least, the invitation is there to turn the event into Parkwalk for yourself and your pet.

"We are trying to encourage more local folk to join us," explained Shirley Lynch, "especially walkers. They are always welcome to come along, with parkrun rules permitting one dog per participant and on a short lead."

This week's event was a cracker on "a beaut of a day" over the wooded course, which starts on the Badenoch Way at Route 7 Cafe, Dalfaber each week at 9.30 after a 15-minute briefing for all the participants.

The174th event saw 53 people run, jog and walk the course, with 19 first timers and eight recorded new personal bests.

Representatives of 17 different clubs took part.

The event was made possible by 10 volunteers: Lorna Adam, Shirley Lynch, Katie Hanson, Glen Chalmers, Doug Wilson, Iain Atherton, Hilary Quick, Bill Dewitt, Laura Holland and Eric Foulds.

The full results can be found on the Aviemore parkrun results page.

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