Monday, 27 June 2011

Week 2 (6-7 miles)

Start at the Langside Ave entrance to Queen's Park (just opposite the Ivory hotel)
Enter the park and run past the rose garden, football pitches and duck pond.
Exit the park on the Pollokshaws Rd entrance.
Run down Pollokshaws Rd in the direction of Eglinton Toll.
Cross the road and turn left up Nithsdale Street.
Head up towards Nithsdale Road (where Ikafe and Mise en Place are)
Follow Nithsdale Rd all the way along until reaching Dumbreck Road.
You will need to cross the road to get across Mosspark Boulevard and onto Dumbreck/Haggs Rd
Continue all the way along until Hagg Rd becomes Pollokshaws Rd
Continue along P/shaws road all the way to the roundabout
Turn left onto Nether Auldhouse Road.
Follow Nether Auldhouse along and it becomes Merrylee Road
Follow Merrylee Road and then turn left onto Langside Drive.
Follow Langside Drive and then turn left along Tantallon Rd
Follow Tantallon all the way to the end and then turn right onto Langside and back to the start point at Queens Park

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

First run - 6 miler

We are going to follow the Ignis Ladies 10k route meeting at Dumbreck train station.

Turn left onto Maxwell Drive
Right onto St Andrew's Drive
Left onto Aytoun Road
Right onto Shields Road
Turn onto Nithsdale Road
Turn right at Moyra Janes cafe onto Terregles Avenue
Run along past Pollokshields rail station
Turn onto Herries Road and then onto Titwood road
Turn down towards Haggs Road and cross the road at the traffic lights
Turn left on Haggs Road towards Pollokshaws
Run along Pollokshaws Road, past the Arnold Clark garage and into Pollok Park through the main entrance.
Run through the park passed the hairy heelan coos towards Pollok House
Turn right before the house (where the wooden barrier is).
Head up the hill and head out through the big gates on Haggs Road
Turn left onto Haggs Road
Run all the way along the road until you reach Mosspark Boulevard.
Cross the road and head up Fleurs Avenue back to the train station