Greenock parkrun participants don yellow attire to honour late 'Man in Yellow Hat'
THE Greenock parkrun dedicated its 484th event to honouring a beloved community member.
The parkrun saw participants don yellow attire as a tribute to Andy Cameron, fondly referred to as the "Man in the Yellow Hat".
Mr Cameron, a figure well-known in the parkrun community, was a regular at various locations including Greenock and Camperdown in Dundee.
Participants such as John Stevenson, ran in yellow to honour the late Andy Cameron (Image: Supplied) Having participated in 205 parkruns and volunteering at 207, his absence is profoundly felt by all who knew him.
This week, 143 individuals took to the course, with 14 first-timers and 10 participants achieving personal bests.
Representatives from 10 different clubs joined in the run.
Milestone achievements were reached by four runners: Jim Crawford completed his 25th run, while Heather Lafferty and Claire Melville marked their 150th.
Run director John Stevenson celebrated his 250th run.
Andy Cameron was known to many as 'The Man in Yellow Hat' (Image: Supplied) Five participants, including Zak Dolan and Keith Murphy, took part in their first-ever parkrun.
Personal bests were recorded by several runners including Dale McSherry and Ged Doyle.
The male first finisher was Neil Lafferty, clocking in at 16.21, while K Barry led the ladies with a time of 21.12.
Dylan Crawford and Daniel Doherty secured the second and third spots for the men, while Nicola Philp and Zoe Renfrew completed the top three for the ladies.
In the junior age group, Bruce Byrne achieved a new personal best of 25.48, while Abby and Amy Leung finished at 29.33 and 34.42 respectively.
Rudy Byrne and Matthew Crawford, along with first-timer Zac Dolan, also participated in the 11-14 category.
Jim Crawford completed his 25th run (Image: Supplied) The 17 volunteers who helped at the event were Graham McGrattan, Gillian McDougall, Stephen Hanley, Francesca Lowrie, Iain McKenzie, Jamie Blair, Irene McIntosh, Colin McKnight, Paul Bleasdale, Louise Hanna, Lesley Dick, Paul Meahan, Tracey Howe, Marjorie Morrison, Doris Heron, Alan Robertson, Joanne Newsome.
This coming Saturday marks the last of the month, signalling pacer week.
Participants are encouraged to assist as pacers or fill other volunteering slots.
Find out more at the Greenock Parkrun page on Facebook.
