Sunday 9th November 2025 saw the latest running of our annual 10k race at Bellahouston Park, the Jimmy Irvine Bella 10K!
We had some significant changes this year with a new flatter course and our race HQ being located at Bellahouston Sport Centre. We have had to tweak our course in recent years due to works within the park and we will of course take on feedback regarding this latest version, as we will about our new HQ location.
It was pretty wet in the days leading up to the race, and that rain continued on the day, right up to the start of the race (at midday). Thankfully, it eased off for the most part of the race!
This year, we had over 800 runners sign up to participate and there were around 640 finishers on the day. We did of course put on our usual post-race buffet which was more accessible this year being house at the nearby sport centre.
We also teamed-up with ‘Rerun It’ to collect used sports gear that the charity will ship over to Malawi for use by local athletes. And, as always, we were delighted to partner with The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice to raise funds for the hospice.
The race itself saw a new course record set by the winner, Jamie Crowe of Central AC in an amazing 12:41! There was also a fantastic run from Jill Cherry of Victoria Park City of Glasgow with 34:53, only 30s away from a new female record.
Bellahouston Road Runners gents and Bellahouston Harriers ladies took the respective team prizes!
Some other records fell too with Tony Connelly (31:37) being a new Bellahouston Road Runners course record; FV70 Margo Turner 56:29; Johnny Mair 47:46. Well done folks! The full list of winners reads:
1st female – Jill Cherry (Victoria Park City of Glasgow): 34.53
2nd female – Rosa Ryan (Perth Road Runners): 38.57
3rd female – Kristina Glynn (Bellahouston Harriers): 39.19
1st male – Jamie Crowe (Central Athletics Club): 29.41
2nd male – Lewis Hannigan (Kilbarchan AAC): 30.25
3rd male – John Bell (Inverclyde Athletics Club): 31.09
V40 female – Sarah McSharry (Bellahouston Road Runners): 43.20
V50 female – Allie Chong (Giffnock North AAC): 41.10
V60 female – Shelia Lewis (Giffnock North AAC): 45.22
V70 female – Margo Turner: 56.29
V40 male – Oscar Coetzee (Bellahouston Road Runners): 33.07
V50 male – Brent Brodie (Bellahouston Harriers): 35.29
V60 male – Gareth Walker (Clwb Run Wales): 40.04
V70 male – Johnny Mair: 47.46
1st female team: Bellahouston Harriers (Kristina Glynn, Joanne Frith, Julie Lynch)
1st male team: Bellahouston Road Runners (Tony Connelly, Ross Horgan, Steven Lamb)
1st female member of Bellahouston Road Runners – Cathy Wood: 41.35
1st male member of Bellahouston Road Runners – Tony Connelly: 31.37
Full results at: http://results.perfecttimingscotland.co.uk/Results.aspx?CId=20065&RId=1257
We are very grateful to Migo Sports for generously sponsoring the race again this year and providing the prizes.
Thanks to everyone involved in organising the event, the volunteers, marshals, medics, timing officials and of course the runners and their supporters. See you next year!
