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29/05/2024

Helensburgh 10k - 30th May 🏃‍♂️ (updated) for those not of the Helensburgh page. Meet 6pm Hermitage Academy.

ZONE AREAS & MARSHAL POSITIONS

Thanks so much to every single one of you for your relentless support, you’re all amazing 🤩

If I don't have your mobile phone number please can you send to me by email or I am on 07868733065 so that we have good communication and if any issues on the night. We will have a full briefing on the night if you can arrive at 6pm at Hermitage Academy. Matt Mackie, myself and Kevin will be on hand to advise along with the police about where and when you need to be in place!

have a look at your location below and the marshals in your section. Don't worry if you are not familiar with any names as I know every single marshal and will direct on the night. We could not do this without your help so thanks so much for everything in advance.

Hi Vis vests will be given to all marshals so we just need you! If I have missed anyone you know that can marshal, bake, help with the car park, water station…then YES we need them! I will always have people who can't make it, as I understand ‘life happens’ so the more the merrier with extra helpers! If you are not on the list and should be please shout!

LEAD – KEVIN JOHNSON

COURSE DIRECTOR – MATT MACKIE

RACE DIRECTOR – DEBBIE SAVAGE

RACE DIRECTOR ASSISTANTS – LINDA WRIGHT, JILL ROONEY & LUCY IMPEY

CYCLING THE ROUTE – DAMIEN THEAKER


ZONE 1- START TO OLD LUSS ROAD AT REDGAUNTLET ROAD/EAST KING STREET JNCT LOCATIONS 1-10, (Ian Brown zone marshal)

* Additional Marshals – Lynn Brown, Sophie Monteith, Craig Binnie, William Valentine, Pam, Wilson Hamilton

ZONE 2 OLD LUSS ROAD AT REDGAUNTLET ROAD/EAST KING STREET JNCT
TO LOMOND STREET AT EAST KING STREET JNCT LOCATIONS - (Stewart Tacchi zone marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Angela Bakker, Heather Morrison & David, Alison Hannah, Stephen Humphrey’s.

ZONE 3 LOMOND STREET AT EAST KING STREET TO SINCLAIR STREET AT ARGYLE STREET EAST/ARGYLE STREET WEST JNCT LOCATIONS 17-20
(Gordon Andrew zone marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Bobby Gray, Howard & Hillary, Angela Gallacher, Jill Rooney

ZONE 4 SINCLAIR STREET AT ARGYLE STREET EAST/ARGYLE STREET WEST JNCT TO RHU ROAD HIGHER AT WOODEND STREET JNCT LOCATIONS 21-29
(Euan Crumley zone marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Emma Mason, Siobhan McKelvie, Kathy Currie,

ZONE 5 RHU ROAD HIGHER AT WOODEND STREET JNCT TO
RHU ROAD HIGHER AT CUMBERLAND AVENUE JNCT LOCATION 29a-30
(Fran Crumley zone marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Emily Morrison, Julia McAfee, Pete Deeks, Mary-Louise Howat

ZONE 6 RHU ROAD HIGHER AT CUMBERLAND AVENUE JNCT TO CUMBERLAND AVENUE AT KIDSTON DRIVE JNCT LOCATIONS 31-34
(Phil Dye Zone Marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Steven McLaughlin, Pat McLaughlin, Mary Connolly, Emma Cummings.

ZONE 7 CUMBERLAND AVENUE AT KIDSTON DRIVE JNCT TO KIDSTON DRIVE AT CAIRNDHU AVENUE JNCT LOCATIONS 35-36
(Lucy Impey zone marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Michael Impey, Vicky Sumner, Sarah Blandy, Susan Webster

ZONE 8 KIDSTON DRIVE AT CAIRNDHU AVENUE JNCT TO WEST KING STREET AT WOODEND STREET JNCT LOCATIONS 37-42
(Nicky Bridges zone marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Willie Bridges, Pauline O’Neill, Kathryn Sobers, Amy Dignon

ZONE 9 WEST KING STREET AT WOODEND STREET TO COLQUHOUN STREET AT WEST KING STREET JNCT LOCATION 43-49 - (Alan Oliver zone marshal)

* Additional Marshals – Margaret Oliver, Yvonne Cunningham, Linda Wright, May.

ZONE 10 COLQUHOUN STREET AT WEST KING STREET JNCT TO WEST ARGYLE STREET AT COLQUHOUN STREET LOCATION 50 & 21
(Gordon Turk Zone Marshal)
* Additional Marshals – Alison Sturgeon, Pezz Mo (+2 kids) Drea Middleton, Andy Mahoney, Paul Heasman.

**BOLD TEXT/BRACKETS DENOTES LOCATION OF MARSHALL CO-ORDINATOR**

Note: Location 21 appears twice. Once on outward and again on return from a different direction, hence 2 marshals ideally required.

Lead Car – Maria Dye & Laura Johnstone (driver licence to Helensburgh Toyota)

Results by Sharon & Jamie (Protay), Di McLaughlin to assist Sharon

Car park marshals – Pauline, Phil & Vicky Sumner, Carole Barrie, Alison Sturgeon plus 4 - to marshal
Afterwords if possible!

Water stations and finishing area – Daz Murphy, Ian Williams and the juniors

Cake stall – Sybil, Sarah Gibson, Carole Barrie

Water to be collected from Pete Walsh – Deb

Clear Up – All Available and thanks to everyone!

Bananas to be collected from Morrisons – Debbie Savage and Lucy Impey 11am

Course set-up 30th May – Debbie Savage, Lucy Impey, Ian Brown, Kevin Johnston, John McKay, Jill Rooney, Linda Wright

Cloak room – Kathleen Beattie

Sweeper Runner - Lorna Douglas

22/05/2024

Helensburgh Babcock 10k Series 30th May. Please share if you can particularly if you have friends, family or work colleagues in Helensburgh. Thanks Debbie 🏃‍♂️

Dear Local Resident,

Here at Helensburgh Amateur Athletic Club we are busy getting ready for the Babcock Helensburgh 10K which will be held on Thursday 30th May 2024 starting at 7.30pm. The route passes your house or close to your house and we hope it doesn’t cause you too much inconvenience.

This year, the Council have required us to have a TTRO [Temporary Traffic Regulatory Order] which will mean a series of ‘rolling road closures’ around the course, as the race progresses. Rest assured we will endeavour to minimise the impact on local residents and motorists alike.

The approximate timings of road closures between 7.15pm and 9.00pm will be:
• Start on Cardross Road via Red Gauntlet Road to railway bridge at Old Luss Road 7.15-9.00pm.
• Old Luss Road along East King Street to Grant Street 7.35-8.30pm.
• Lomond Street, via East and West Argyle Street to Woodend Street 7.40-8.20pm.
• Woodend Street to Cumberland Avenue 7.40-8.10pm.
• Cumberland Avenue to West King Street 7.45-8.20pm.
• West King Street to Woodend Street 7.45-8.20pm
* West King Street from Woodend Street to
Colquhoun Street 7.45-8.20pm
* Colquhoun Street from West King Street to West Argyle Street 7.45-8.20pm.
• East King Street to finish 7.20-9.00pm
• Talisman Crescent, Cardross Road to finish at Hermitage Academy 7.25-8.35pm.

Our race forms part of the Babcock 10K Series, formerly the Polaroid 10K series, which is the oldest road running race series in Scotland. As such it has become an important fixture in many Scottish runner’s calendars. It also helps to showcase Helensburgh and hopefully encourages runners from further afield to return and enjoy the town’s amenities.

I hope that we can enjoy your support again this year and would also ask that, if possible, you could avoid parking on the road from around 6pm please. We have a mixed field of runners this year from first timers to experienced athletes, so I hope you are able to enjoy a prime view of the race.

Kind regards,
Debbie Savage
Race Director
Babcock Helensburgh 10k
Email – [email protected]

22/02/2024

Thanks to so many of you for offering to help at this years fantastic local event on our doorstep! We need more marshals if your free from 6pm to 830pm that would be greatly appreciated!

Calling all RACE MARSHALS! Date for your diary: Thursday 30th May is the Helensburgh 10k 🏃🏻 also if you want to enter Helensburgh 10k, Dumbarton 10k or Shettleston? Fantastic events with a great atmosphere and chip time!

We’ve been extremely fortunate to be able to call upon a fantastic pool of marshals and we’re always on the lookout for more volunteers to help build the team. You don’t need any previous experience so if you’d like to join us then please don’t hesitate to contact me here by giving a thumbs up, message or email me [email protected]

WHO ARE THE MARSHALS?
Typically our marshal teams are made up from all walks of life, both young and old. Runners who want to give something back to the sport, injured runners who need to still feel part of the community, friends and family of competitors who simply love people and want to help!

WHY BE A MARSHAL?
If you have taken part in a race or watched one taking place you would have noticed and appreciated the friendly marshals on race day and the positive impact they made. Then why not be part of this important group of people. We will need people the day before to help set up and we are grateful for your help before or on the night of the 10k for some baking, marshalling or handing out a medal at the finish line. Its great fun and you meet some lovely people and of course the competitors who will always be grateful for your help and support. No event happens without the support of the marshal team. YOU will be the difference to someone’s race experience 🤩

WHAT WILL YOU BE EXPECTED TO DO?
I will try and accommodate marshals so the experience is fun and appropriate so if you want to be with your kids I’ll place you appropriately!
There are a wide range of duties and we make sure that you are well briefed, with detailed information sheets and that you are placed with an experienced member of the team if this is new to you.
Roles include pre-event set up and course marking, finish line duties (giving out medals and prizes), monitoring road crossings, manning water stations, car parking, baggage and looking after the all important tea and cake stall! Each and every job is vital to a safe and successful event.

We always make sure our marshals are looked after and of course there is home made cake! The best bit is a warm and fuzzy feeling that you have helped make something special happen for a lot of people 😊

18/11/2021

Santa dash….you know you want to 🏃🏻‍♀️🎅🏻

To celebrate 10 days until the Santa Dash 2021 as part of the Helensburgh Winter Festival, we thought we'd reminisce with this pic taken during promotional filming for last years Virtual Santa Dash outside Helensburgh Parish Church. Some say we looked like an Oasis tribute act. They've obviously not heard our Cammy Kerr on the karaoke!
Anyway, you too can look this good. Come and join in the warm up with Savage-PT and then smash the 4k route. All you have to do is book here;
https://helensburgh-santa-dash.eventzilla.net