{"id":12470,"date":"2024-07-23T23:06:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T22:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12470"},"modified":"2024-07-23T23:07:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T22:07:28","slug":"photos-megan-keith-supports-junior-parkrun-in-inverness-ahead-of-olympic-10000m-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2024\/07\/23\/photos-megan-keith-supports-junior-parkrun-in-inverness-ahead-of-olympic-10000m-final\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Megan Keith supports junior parkrun in Inverness ahead of Olympic 10,000m final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Olympic 10,000 metre finalist Megan Keith from the Inverness Harriers was a surprise visitor at Torvean junior parkrun on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 22-year-old is heading to Paris for the Olympic Games next week and I caught up with her after the junior parkrun, which was the 100th event to take place in Inverness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story at the Inverness Courier here<\/a>. Here are some of my photos from Sunday’s junior parkrun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Megan Keith. Picture John Davidson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The children make a dash for it at the start.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Volunteer Archie Webster with Nicola Madej and Gillian Brandon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The trio of cakes to mark the 100th event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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James Lockhart – with dad Peter – donned a specially decorated T-shirt to mark the occasion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gillian Brandon with Olympic 10,000m runner Megan Keith.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hermione Simleit (3) with dad Glenn (left) and Isabella Brandon with Stuart Howie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Megan Keith joins in with the warm up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matthew Davidson shows off his barcode at the finish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Megan Keith joined founders Nicola Madej (left) and Gillian Brandon for the 100th Torvean junior parkrun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Striding through the finish line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nicola Madej, Megan Keith, Liz Gray and Gillian Brandon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Volunteers scan the barcodes at the finish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More than 100 youngsters took part in the 100th event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nicola, Gillian and Megan during the warm up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Megan’s race takes place at 7.55pm UK time on Friday, August 9th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Olympic 10,000 metre finalist Megan Keith from the Inverness Harriers was a surprise visitor at Torvean junior parkrun on Sunday. The 22-year-old is heading to Paris for the Olympic Games next week and I caught up with her after the junior parkrun, which was the 100th event to take place in Inverness. 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