SLIDESHOW: Balfron 10k in pictures
Sunny smiles chased away the hail showers and dark clouds at the Mulberry Bush Montessori Balfron 10k with 500 runners competing.
As the runners assembled for a cheery send-off by Scotland Rugby Sevens captain and former Balfron High School pupil, Colin Gregor, they were battered with hailstones only to cross the finish line sometime later to sunshine and blue skies.