I have said it before but I am very fortunate to be in the training group that I am. I am not a big championship runner and I am rarely at the front end of races but what I want out of running is to get the best out of myself and to enjoy myself … Continue reading Just Because – being the old men on Sweat Elite
Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before – the story of 2021
It is a Thursday night session at Cambuslang and the first group gets away from me. Then the second. I am struggling to keep any sort of pace going up the slightest hill there is and my average pace is plummeting faster than James Corden going off the highest diving platform in the world. Everything … Continue reading Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before – the story of 2021
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)
Time
This blog was supposed to eventually lead up to the Linlithgow 10k, but man I have not had the inspiration and since it is a month late it will also include the West District XC relays. I know, aren’t you all lucky. Hills, mud, drama, prizes and a general malaise. Something for everyone/ no-one (delete … Continue reading Time
Last Train to Trancentral – British Masters M50 3000m steeplechase
The usual disclaimers for the usual people that I should learn to ignore. No I am not claiming to be anything I am not. This is a personal blog about me and my running and in the big world what I am doing here counts for nothing, and I know that. I prefer to look … Continue reading Last Train to Trancentral – British Masters M50 3000m steeplechase
Forever Yesterday – that second Scottish vest, 32 years on
Thanks for the kind comments on my previous blog and I am afraid this one is going to start the same way, with an apology. My blogs, my social media, man even my thoughts etc have all been clogged up with my running recently. I've been riding what for me was the crest of a … Continue reading Forever Yesterday – that second Scottish vest, 32 years on
Living it, Loving it, Larging it -Scottish Masters Steeplechase Championships 2021
I have drafted this opening a few times to be honest and still don't know how to start it. There's always that fear of annoying and upsetting people but I'm really happy to have achieved something that's so inconsequential to so many but meant so much to me so yes, I think I will start … Continue reading Living it, Loving it, Larging it -Scottish Masters Steeplechase Championships 2021
One to Another – a tale of two races
Disclaimer: I was born in Paisley and support St Mirren, it is my birth right to insult Greenock and it is all tongue in cheek. It's a topsy turvy world this running malarky. My last blog seen me on a major high after a 5k PB, a sub 17. My confidence so high going into … Continue reading One to Another – a tale of two races
The Word I was Looking For – Blast 5k 30/5/2021
Ach I know, don't judge me, I am supposed to be finished with all this blogging rubbish and here I am, two in just over a week. Racing is back though, though thankfully for me the real speedsters in the M50 category don't seem to know that yet, so lets all shhhhhh and not wake … Continue reading The Word I was Looking For – Blast 5k 30/5/2021
A Million Miles – Bella Invitational and Monument Mile 2021
I raced. I did. For the first time since March 2020 I pinned a number onto my vest and ran a race. Not quite straight but it was a good attempt. My first race as a V50 since I managed to get old in the duration. The last time it was the claret and amber … Continue reading A Million Miles – Bella Invitational and Monument Mile 2021
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