More than 170 runners took place in the first Greenock parkrun of the year. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementNew Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)Tracey Howe, photographer and report writer for the parkrun, said: "It was absolutely brilliant, we had a great turn out, we also had 182 on Christmas Day. Tracey Howe (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"Every country who runs the parkrun gets two extra days and in the UK, we use Christmas Day and New Year's Day." New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year's Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)New Year Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThere were visitors from further afield on New Year's Day, with runners from Manchester, Newcastle, Bath, Ealing and across Scotland joining local well-kent faces and a few rookie first-time runners. New Year Day parkrun (Image: Alex Craig)The weekly events wouldn't be able to take place without volunteers and Tracey wants to thank all the volunteers for their hard work over the years.

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2026 14:34 UTC