Another new one for me and 13.1 miles of up and down hills on the trails. This one is talked about in hushed tones with a new extra hilly route this year apparently. Distance-wise having only managed one slow 11 mile run since my return to training I was looking forward to this and dreading … Continue reading Lost and Found – The ATR (Antonine Trail Races) Half Marathon
Story of my life. Fat arse goes to Blackpool.
Now I'm coming straight in with a tune here which is unlike me. It's for a reason. You should click play on it as you read through the first part. There should be voice over by myself that comes in, but that's just in my head. The confessional is the first section then as the … Continue reading Story of my life. Fat arse goes to Blackpool.
Dream Believe Achieve. A guest blog by a sub 3 marathon chaser.
Dream Believe Achieve This is a guest blog by a friend of mine, Davie Wilson from NAAC. I got to know Davie when we were both training for the Manchester Marathon until he had the accident that got him known as "Microwave Davie." He's a top guy and after a while out came back working … Continue reading Dream Believe Achieve. A guest blog by a sub 3 marathon chaser.
Day in Day out – parkrun and Clyderunners Trail 10k
Last time I wrote I had had an encounter with a poodle, thank you all for the kind words of mockery which came my way and which I totally deserved in every way. Thankfully as a St Mirren fan I do have a sense of humour. I was very fortunate in that the back problems cleared … Continue reading Day in Day out – parkrun and Clyderunners Trail 10k
Latin Simone
So last blog the achilles felt better but the back had taken a battering after a run in with a poodle. I was so confident after that last run that I was on my way back but the pain in my back got worse and worse that day. That evening I bent to pick something … Continue reading Latin Simone
Super Falling Star
It’s Lunchtime but food can wait as into the work toilets I go to strip off out of my suit, shirt and tie. Mind out of the gutter now, the running gear goes on instead. Another Achilles rehab session about to get under way. Headphones on, tunes lined up. GPS refusing to kick in but … Continue reading Super Falling Star
Is you is or is you ain’t my baby?
Now what follows is for discussion, debate, whatever with no actions taken or decisions made but I am curious on people’s opinions. There are far more questions than answers, in fact there are no answers. I run for a running club and the clue is in the blog name, the mac of markgallmac is Motherwell … Continue reading Is you is or is you ain’t my baby?
Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, Mark speaking
*Sticks his head out after a while to see if the coast is clear.* It’s been a while. My last real blog was after the National masters Steeplechase in July and that did seem like a good place to hang up the keyboard having come full circle and all that. To be honest I had … Continue reading Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, Mark speaking
GOPO® Joint Health Review #ad
As I had mentioned before in previous blogs, being of “advancing years” but a very keen runner I had been asked to trial and review a joint health product called GOPO®. I have received no payment for doing the trial but received free samples in order to conduct the trial and to give an honest … Continue reading GOPO® Joint Health Review #ad
Reason left to destroy – The Scottish Masters 3000m Steeplechase 2018
Now you will have to excuse me because this one will jump all over the place. Literally at points, like a decrepit Tigger reliving better days in his nursing home. As the great Garscube philosopher Jim Boyle succinctly put it this is all about overcoming barriers, but since that’s cheesier than Peter Andre eating Wotsits … Continue reading Reason left to destroy – The Scottish Masters 3000m Steeplechase 2018
