Prankster sends Glasgow runners on 2.5km detour during race

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ACORN TRAILS Runners at the Acorn Trails race in Linn Park, Castlemilk, Glasgow on Sunday. There are a number of runners in the image. At the front are three men in dark clothing. A woman in a purple top is behind. They are all mid run. They are in a park with green grass and trees behind them.ACORN TRAILS

About 30 runners were directed on a 1.5 mile (2.5km) detour by a “mischievous” prankster at the Acorn Trails race in Castlemilk, Glasgow on Sunday.

Runners at a 10k trail race in Glasgow were sent in the wrong direction by a prankster who impersonated a marshal and buried signs marking the course.

Acorn Trails said someone moved a route arrow and impersonated a race organiser to send about 30 competitors on a 2.5km (1.5 mile) detour on Sunday.

The organisers said they could “laugh about it” but warned the safety of runners had been compromised.

They apologised to competitors for the “mischievous interference” and offered affected runners a discount on entry to their next event.

ACORN TRAILS A composite image of a race sign on the ground in Castlemilk Woods. On the left, the white back of the sign is visible underneath a pile of brown leaves. On the right, it is turned the correct way round and has a black arrow on a luminous yellow background.ACORN TRAILS

It was later found a race sign…

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