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
The boy with the thorn in his side – Trailfest Solstice Series race 3, 15k
Disclaimer: this has been written quickly as I am off on holiday, but will hopefully give you a flavour. All good things come to an end unfortunately. I have loved the Thursday nights at Mugdock, sneaking out of work early, getting changed in the car, pretending I understand what technical means, and feeling inadequate with … Continue reading The boy with the thorn in his side – Trailfest Solstice Series race 3, 15k
Father’s Child – The Men’s 10k Glasgow 2018
Sometimes you have to look back to look forward. I was spoiled at the start of the year with my Marathon and 5k PBs and naively thought that I could carry this over to other distances and genuinely thought I could start running consistently below 38 minutes for 10k. I planned out my races to … Continue reading Father’s Child – The Men’s 10k Glasgow 2018
Slip Away – TrailFest Solstice Series race 2 – 12k
So I went back. TrailFest Solstice Series race no 2, to be 12k this time with some promised technical sections. I know, listen to me, I sound like I know all the jargon but I didn’t really know what that meant except it was going to be harder and I felt all the mountain men … Continue reading Slip Away – TrailFest Solstice Series race 2 – 12k
The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues – Roon the Toon 10k 2018
7 am on Sunday morning and off goes the alarm. Lying there in my comfy bed beside my gorgeous wife, listening to the dog snore on the floor, with the previous night’s takeaway shouting from my stomach the temptation to just hit the alarm and roll back over to sleep was more than just a … Continue reading The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues – Roon the Toon 10k 2018
