Pulling together

On 24 February, our local primary school, Park Primary in Invergordon, suffered a devastating fire and our group was unfortunate enough to run upon the scene as it was unfolding. Thankfully everyone was evacuated quickly and safely and all of our children came home to us.

We were due to have our Couch to 5K graduation two days later, but had to postpone it for a week as everyone had so much to deal with in the aftermath. The following Wednesday, we had the belated graduation along with a special get together with lots of tea and treats and a whole lot of hugs!

The ladies have supported each other immensely through a really difficult time, and it amazes me to think that it was jogscotland that brought them together and created that support network. We had six ladies running their first 5K together, plus Lauren, who couldn’t make it but did her 5K herself a few days later. Then seven of us represented Invergordon Jog Scotland at Nairn 10K. It was lovely to see all the other jogscotland clubs out in force, they’re always the best cheer squads at the finish line, and a great reminder that jogscotland is about community, not just running.