The running club where members can never be too slow

The dedicated among them have run through the dark and rain of winter, on this evening though they have gathered ahead of the run, enjoying the lighter nights and chatting about their days.

And that chance to be sociable, especially when mainly working at home, is what first attracted Vicy Moynihan, who moved from Manchester to Glasgow last year not knowing many people.

Never having been a runner, she came back session after session and got fitter, even though she describes herself as “not the world’s best runner”.

She has found a lot of similar people who had moved from elsewhere.

“It’s crazy how it’s changed my life, really, and I’ve made some really close friends out of it,” she adds.

“They’ve developed not only a love for exercise but the camaraderie of it all too.”

The Slowies is run by volunteers and the social aspects of the group – brunch, doing other events like Parkruns, external together or nights at the pub – seem to be as much of a draw as the exercise.

Anna Pomfret, who lives locally, says it has been a good way to meet new people outside work. The word Slowies in the title was a definite draw for her.