Race Calendar
Club Championship Races
Greenock Glenpark Harriers club races are open to guest runners who wish to compete in our friendly club races (unless specified as a club only event). Entry fees for guest runners is £4, please bring correct change on the day and enter using the links below.
Our senior club championships are contested across 11 club races, from September to August, with the best 7 from 11 counting towards the total points. Incorporated within 6 of these events is the ever popular handicap championship where anyone can win the trophy at the end of the year.
1. JG Cameron
Sat 24th September 2022
Greenock Esplanade
Seniors: 4km, Juniors: 1km
Details
Seniors: 4km road race. Starts 500m from Greenock end of Esplanade, following pavement to middle gate of Battery Park. Enter park and follow path behind pavilion, exit 1st gate and return to start.
Juniors: 1km road race. Starts 500m from Greenock end of Esplanade, out and back.
Type: Road Race
Continued Race Sponsor: Dolan Family
2. Colin Shields
Sat 29th October 2022
Dunlop Street, Greenock
Seniors: 4.5 miles, Juniors: various
Details
Seniors: 4.5 mile time trial. Start at top of Dunlop street, follow pavement to walkover at Branchton railway station. Cross walkover and continue uphill past Inverclyde Hospital then down to shop at cross-roads. Turn left along Larkfield road past Gourock cemetery, then continue down Cumberland road. Cross over the flyover and return to top of Dunlop street.
Juniors: Various distances depending on age groups. Usually held round the Murdieston Park Reservoirs.
Type: Road Race (Time Trial Format)
3. Wilson Trophy
Sat 10th December 2022
Greenock Cut at New Yetts
Reservoir No 7
Seniors: 4.5 miles , Juniors: various
Details
Seniors: 4.5 mile conceding handicap trail race. Ran along the trails connecting the Greenock reservoirs numbered 4 – 7.
Juniors: u17 and upwards eligible for this race. Younger juniors race held at a separate location due to the weather.
Type: Trail Race – Conceding Handicap
Continued Race Sponsor: Wilson’s Buses
4. Harris Trophy
Sat 7th January 2023
Coves Reservoir, Greenock
Seniors: 5.5mls, Juniors: various
Details
Seniors: Details: Seniors: 5.5 mile non-conceding handicap race. Starts across from Inverclyde Hospital, and follows the gravel path anti-clockwise around the lower Coves reservoir. Covers four laps of the 1.4 mile trail.
Juniors: 1.5 miles: Under 13’s (1 lap) 3 miles: Under 15’s & 17’s (2 laps) *Under 11s=1km
Type: Trail Race – non-conceding handicap
Continued Race Sponsor: WB Smith Trees & Turf
5. Willow Bowl
Sat 18th February 2023
Greenock Cut, on the ‘Long Dam’
Seniors: 7.5 miles. No junior race
Details
Seniors: 7.5 miles conceding handicap race. Start at the Long Dam, turn left and uphill at Waterman’s Cottage follow the trail over the hill, and down past the compensation reservoir to the Cornalees Visitor Centre. Go through gates to the nature trail, cross the road onto the Cut. Follow the Cut for 5 miles back to the Waterman’s Cottage then back to “Long Dam”. The first vet across the line is awarded the Tommy Knight trophy, which honours the long serving Harrier who sadly passed in 2018. (No junior race).
Type: Trail Race – Conceding Handicap
6. Docherty Cup
Sat 1st April 2023
Gourock Promenade
Seniors: 10 miles, Juniors: various
Details
Seniors: 10 mile conceding handicap race. Starts at Gourock Ashton promenade and heads along Cloch Road, turning just after Inverkip roundabout and coming back to start.
Juniors: Loop(s) of the Gourock Ashton promenade. 1.2 km: Under 11’s (1 lap), 2.4 km: Under 13’s, 15’s & 17’s (2 laps).
Type: Road Race – Conceding Handicap
7. Willie Jukes
Sat 6th May 2023
Dunoon, West Bay Pavilion
Seniors: 5mls, Juniors: various
Details
Seniors: Details: Seniors: 5 mile out and back course, start and finish at West Bay Pavilion along the coastal pavement to Innellan.
Juniors: Various junior races held at the same location.
Type: Road Race – Non-conceding handicap
8. Chisholm mile
Tues 30th May 2023
Greenock Esplanade
Seniors & Juniors: 1 mile
Details
Seniors & Juniors: 1 mile point to point race: From one end of the Greenock Esplanade to the other. Whether the race starts at the West end or the East end is decided on the day depending on the direction of the wind, which will be at the runners backs where possible.
Type: Road Race
9. Cornalees Hill Race
Sat 17th June 2023
Woodstock Road, Greenock
Seniors: 5 miles. Juniors – see details
Details
Seniors: 5mile (8km) hill race with 850 feet of ascent. Starts at Woodstock Road and climbs to Hillside Hill (above the Cornalees Visitors Centre).
Juniors: GGH are delighted to host the Scottish Athletics Junior league and National Hill Running champs within the junior event for 2022. See SA website for further details.
Type: Hill race, mix of trails and grass
10. Singlehurst Trophy
Sat 8th July 2023
Kingarth, Bute
Seniors: 5km, Juniors: 3.5km
Details
Seniors: The senior 5km race starts at Kingarth and heads down to the village of Kilchattan. The runners turn on to the West Island Way trail, before reaching the sting in the tail, a 400 feet steep climb up Suidhe Chatain.
Juniors: 3.5 km multi terrain race at the same location.
Type: Mixed Terrain
Strava Route to follow →
11. Bill Elder Trophy
Tues 1st Aug 2023
Battery Park, Greenock
Seniors: 10km. Juniors – 2km
Details
Seniors: 10km road race with non-conceding handicap. Start in Battery Park at middle gate run in clockwise direction, behind Pavilion and leave park at road exit. Turn left and follow cycle path along to Esplanade and container way. Turning point is around the clock tower at Customhouse quay.
Juniors: 2km race, 2 laps (1km for under 11s) of the Battery Park
Type: Road Race, non-conceding handicap
Other non-championship races organised by GGH
The Lyle Mile
Sat 1st January 2023
Bottom of Lyle Road, Greenock
Seniors & Juniors: 1 mile, 400+ft
Details
Seniors & Juniors: Starting at the bottom of Lyle Road participants make their way up Lyle Road until they reach the torch at the top of Lyle Hill at around 400ft. The run is marketed as a challenge to encourage people to take up the challenge on New Years Day.
Type: Road Race
James Wilson 5k
Sun 13th November 2022
Ravenscraig Track, Greenock
Details
5000m track race