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Pollok Park
5K/10K

EVENT DETAILS:

Sunday 27th October  2024

10am

Pollok Park,

2060 Pollokshaws Rd, Bellahouston, Glasgow G43 1AT

Race Day Information

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Registration

Our Registration desk will be located at the entrance to the park, just north of Hutchesons' at Pollok Park. All runners will pick up their race packs at the registration desk. The registration desk will open at 8:45am and close at 9:45am. Your race number will be attached to the front of your top and we will have plenty of safety pins.

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Bag Drop

We will have a bag drop located at the race start/finish area. Please try and limit the number of belongings you bring with you on event day. Our bag drop will be open from 8:45am. 

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Toilets

We will have portable toilets situated just beside the event village. The toilets are very close to the start/finish line. 

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Warm-Up

Our warm-up will be taken by The Gym Group. The warm-up will commence at 9:50 am and last for 6/7 minutes. 

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Race Start

Both the 5k and 10k races will start at the same time of 10am.  

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Water Station

We will have a water station located at the 4.5km mark, just before you finish the 5k loop. You will pass this once for the 5k and 2 times for the 10k.

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The Course

The course is a 5k loop around Pollok Park. The 5k will be 1 lap and the 10k will be 2 laps. Please keep count of the laps during your race. The course will be fully marked with km markers, arrows and course marshals. 

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Finish Line

Please keep moving as you cross into the finish funnel to collect your medal and post-race goodies supplied by our partners. 

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When finishing your race, please turn right into the finish funnel. If you are going on to your second lap, keep to the left-hand side. 

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Pictures

Not everyone may be photographed during the race but we will try to capture as many of you as possible. A selection of the race day photos will go up on our Facebook page the day of event. We encourage you to share your images of our event on your socials. Please tag us @upandrunningevents and use the hashtag #upandrunningevents for a chance to win a free ticket to our next race!

 

Social Media

Follow us on Social Media for regular updates about our events, training tips and inspirational content. Our links are at the top of the page on desktop or at the top of the menu on mobile. 

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Travel

We urge our runners to come to our events on foot or by public transport if possible.

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The nearest train stations are Maxwell Park, Shawlands, Crossmyloof and Pollokshaws West. 

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BRANDcollaborations

We're thrilled to share that the below brands are sponsoring this event and you'll be able to sample their products at the finish line!

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