So the first week of our holiday was to be in and around Paris, couple of days at Disneyland, typical tourist stuff and hopefully before we drive down south a visit to the Paris parkrun at the Bois de Boulogne. Couple of bucket list things in the mix. Wanted to run along the banks of … Continue reading Ooh la la – running in Paris
Estuvo Bien – Strathclyde parkrun 311 25/6/2016
Well, all being well tomorrow I am off on holiday. Need to do my packing very soon so this will be a quick blog. Hoping next week to do the Paris parkrun if time allows. On Thursday we did the Rollercoaster run, so only one option for it today, had to do Strathclyde parkrun to … Continue reading Estuvo Bien – Strathclyde parkrun 311 25/6/2016
Carry Me Home – The Brian Goodwin 10k 2016
The Brian Goodwin 10k, organised brilliantly by Bellahouston Harriers. First of all every time people mention this race they tend to refer to the Goodwins which makes me think of "the Good Ones" by one of my favourite songwriters Pat Fish aka The Jazz Butcher so it would be wrong to not post it here. … Continue reading Carry Me Home – The Brian Goodwin 10k 2016
Alsation Cousin – The Vale of Leven 10K
Disclaimer: These are my views and not those of Motherwell AC. These are also not the views of someone who thinks they are any good. www.facebook.com/markgallmac for more guff. Now I’m not proud of myself but I ate badly this week. Really badly. Cake City. Takeaway Town. Biscuit Bay. I'll blame my Mum for one … Continue reading Alsation Cousin – The Vale of Leven 10K
Run Quicker – CSSAL 3000m race
I sort of made the suggestion last year after 3k on the Green that I wouldn't mind doing a track race sometime. Bluff called as the CSSAL League that MAC are in have some Masters races and some of us old fogies are called upon to help out on occasion to get points for the … Continue reading Run Quicker – CSSAL 3000m race
The Rock – Polaroid series Dumbarton 10k 2016
Sometimes you can lose your mojo and can’t really find a reason why. Last Week’s PB at Clydebank had felt a bit flat. Even afterwards I felt a bit flat. No idea why. Then I remembered the joy when I saw my club mate “Lightning”McQueen’s reaction to his 10k and 5k PBs in the pace … Continue reading The Rock – Polaroid series Dumbarton 10k 2016
Little by Little – The Clydebank 10k 2016
Dreich. Windy. Wet. Pouring. Now I know it's not words that you would normally associate with the wondrous place that is Clydebank, but after last week's Heat Hell in Helensburgh a Cloudburst Carnival in Clydebank was lying in wait. The M8 was crazy, crashes everywhere as the rain lashed down but got there in good … Continue reading Little by Little – The Clydebank 10k 2016
What’s it all about, Alfie?
This isn't the Clydebank blog, that will probably follow in the next few days. This is just a wee explanation about why I started doing ,and continue to do this blog. I started this not that long after joining Motherwell AC as I felt getting my story down and documenting what I was doing would … Continue reading What’s it all about, Alfie?
Give it up – afters, and the Drumpellier 5k
It's been a funny old week. Despite PBing 3 distances over the last 2 months and being full of the utmost positivity, on the back of one bad run where I tried something different I was advised to stop running and described as "the most irritating runner in Scotland" (title duly stolen, so thank you … Continue reading Give it up – afters, and the Drumpellier 5k
Crash – the Polaroid Series Helensburgh 10k 2016
Since I ran my 18.23 5k last year I have thought my 10k PB of 38.59 was beatable. After running 18.07 (18.10) last week for 5k I became convinced that it was do-able. Why not now since I am off the back of PBs over 3 distances in the last 2 months? So it was … Continue reading Crash – the Polaroid Series Helensburgh 10k 2016
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