𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟭𝟬𝗸

🏆Colin Reilly and Rhian Dawes secured maiden victories at the Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k on a blistering night of racing at Bellahouston Harriers’ flagship event.

🥇Reilly, of Cambuslang Harriers, ran clear of the field on the second lap of the course through and around Pollok Park to win the race by 11 seconds in a time of 32:16, with Bellahouston Road Runners’ 🥈 Tony Connelly in second. 🥉Greg Templeton of Bellahouston Harriers claimed third – and the shield awarded for first host club runner home – in a time of 32:31.

🥇For Dawes, her winning time of 36:30 was a personal best effort for 10k on the road – superb running on such a hot night. The Victoria Park City of Glasgow AC runner needed her best to better Inverness Harriers 🥈Jenny Bannerman – the three-time former winner of the Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k finished just 13 seconds behind in second place. 🥉Yvonne McNairn of Giffnock North A.C. took the final podium position, crossing the line in a time of 37:54.

💙 In total, there were 395 finishers, with the top seven all under 33 minutes, 24 runners under 35 minutes, and 52 finishers sub-37.

💬 Bellahouston Harriers president Mark Matheson said: “On behalf of the club, I would like to thank all participants and the army of volunteers who helped make the event happen. We hope everyone enjoyed the event – we certainly loved hosting it and are thankful for the good weather that helped support such a great atmosphere during the race and afterwards.”

“Huge congratulations to all our prize winners – in particular, Colin and Rhian – for fantastic running on such a warm night for racing,” he added. “All prizes not presented on the night will be sent out in the coming days. Finally, special thanks to our fantastic race partners Migo Sports, Glasgow City Physiotherapy, and J Thomson Colour Printers, to Perfect Timing, and to Tunnocks, AG Barr, Sainsbury’s and Tesco for their support too with goody bag items.

🤩 We are already looking forward to the Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k 2024!” ✍🏻- Stuart Miller 📷 - Daren Borzynski Photography