SOUTH BY FIVE

South By Five returns for 2021.

Introduced by Acorn Trails founder, Alex, in 2019, this event was well received by locals runners. Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 10 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.

At this stage only the whole series is open to entries.

The six parks are:

Kings Park – Sunday 7th November

Linn Park – Sunday 21st November

Rouken Glen – Sunday 5th December

Pollok Park – Sunday 19th December

Bellahouston Park – Sunday 2nd January

Queens Park – Sunday 16th January

All races will start at 10.30am

Pricing

Series entry is £30 for all six races. This also includes a free entry to Five For Fibro if you sign up before May 12th

Individual races will be £7.50 per race to enter.

There will be the applicable surcharge for affiliation/non affiliation.

For the first 24 hours this event will only be available to enter for Acorn Running Club members, before going on open sale.

Options

As with all Acorn Trails events there will be various additional options available during the sign-up process.

Charity

As per the previous South By Five, we’re staying local with our charity and once again supporting Give A Dog A Bone….and an animal a home.

They help support over 60s to afford a pet rescue companion. Tackling loneliness for the individual and homelessness for the animal, by removing the financial barriers to an over 60s person adopting a rescue animal.

They are based in Shawlands, less than a mile from Acorn HQ – now that’s supporting local!

Litter Pick

There will be an organised litter pick for each park that the series visits – it’s nice to put something back into the parks we use. Details on times and dates will be made available closer to the time. Acorn Trails conduct regular litter picks – find out more in the “We Care” section of our website