Standing on that starting line, the smell of deep heat attacking all the senses. There are handshakes, fist bumps, and good lucks before the 2 minute warning comes, and now you can hear a pin drop. Focus. Eye of the tiger and then we are off, almost in slow motion. Elbows everywhere. A lone spike … Continue reading The Scottish National Cross Country Relays 2025
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Underdog – The Lindsays Scottish National Cross Country Relays 2023
So the road season and I had had our wee hug. Our wee “all being well I’ll see you next year” and “I promise to stay in touch” parting of the ways. I could feel a lack of passion from it though and our relationship had ended with a bit of a whimper rather than … Continue reading Underdog – The Lindsays Scottish National Cross Country Relays 2023
Carousels – The Scottish XC relays 2022
Firstly thanks for the many hundreds of you (!) who read my wee rant last week about the Great Scottish Run. I'd have spent a bit more time on it if I though it was going to be more than just me and my tortoise that read it. I may be an an old man … Continue reading Carousels – The Scottish XC relays 2022
Super Trouper – Linlithgow 10k, Great Scottish Run 10k, West District Cross Country relays 2022
Disclaimer: Ach chill out, it's just running. THIS POST HAS BEEN EDITED ON 19/10/2022 AFTER THE GREAT SCOTTISH RUN ANNOUNCED THE COURSE WAS YET AGAIN WRONG. To anyone who may read this mish mash of events welcome, come in, have a brew and let me irritate you. I know blogs are old fashioned nonsense and … Continue reading Super Trouper – Linlithgow 10k, Great Scottish Run 10k, West District Cross Country relays 2022
A Little Less Conversation – Scottish National Road Relays 2022
I left you back in February after the Masters Indoors, a cracking 800, a less than cracking 1500 and a body that was done in. The sensible among us would have taken a bit of time out but never let sensible and me be mentioned in the same sentence again. It is not fair to … Continue reading A Little Less Conversation – Scottish National Road Relays 2022
Don’t talk (put your head on my shoulder)
Disclaimer. This blog is about me and for me. I've said before it's my years long therapy and that still holds true. This one here is for me to look back on to remind myself about a few things. This is a short one, perhaps even shorter than me, to remind me of two big … Continue reading Don’t talk (put your head on my shoulder)
Baby, don’t apologise – the SVHC Relays 2020
What a great week in Marko running land. Marathon training targets hit – great intervals session at the club, a good LT session, a medium long, modest stuff I know but sessions I was dreading were hitting the mark, and that’s all you can do eh? I was in a good mood, even finding two … Continue reading Baby, don’t apologise – the SVHC Relays 2020
Blue – The Scottish XC Relays 2019
I've been quite fortunate/ unfortunate (delete where applicable) to be involved in the relays with my club this year, not just running them but being involved at the sharp end and competing for medals. Now as I say, it's great scraping the selection, but man it can be a burden, particularly when you are the … Continue reading Blue – The Scottish XC Relays 2019
No Better Place – The start of the Relay season – West Districts and LAAA
Disclaimer: This is my blog and my blog only. It is not affiliated to any club and I am not a committee member of any club. I will continue to write what I like when I like and tough to anyone who doesn't like that. It's no massive secret that over the last wee while … Continue reading No Better Place – The start of the Relay season – West Districts and LAAA
“You relay got me” or “there’s no place like gnome”
I didn't run from the Thursday until the Sunday as I knew what would happen. Injured. Drop out. Shouted at by Benny. Ridiculed by Ross. To be honest I didn't prepare very well for it even excepting that. I drunk whisky. I ate sweets. Lots of them. And pizza. And a KFC. The most ill … Continue reading “You relay got me” or “there’s no place like gnome”
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