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On Sunday August 31st I took part in the inaugural staging of the Barry Buddon Half Marathon, a race I had entered a few weeks beforehand and I felt was perfect timing before a planned Marathon in early October. The fact it was billed as flat and fast was a bonus,…

Realising that I was at the point where I needed to sensibly add a few races to compliment some decent recent training, a few weeks ago I decided to enter the Haddington Half Marathon. The race was on a Saturday (which meant I wouldn’t really sacrifice a Sunday long run),…

On Sunday April 13th 2014 along with over 35,000 other athletes including another Kilmarnock duo, I toed the line at Blackheath for the start of the Virgin London Marathon. This was my 10th Marathon in total ( 2nd time running London) and my pre race build up had been pretty…

The morning of Sunday 16th of March saw me wake up bright and breezy at 4.30 am for the trip from Stamford, Connecticut into Manhatton for a 7.30 am start in Central Park at the massive New York City Half Marathon. I am fortunate to have friends in the States…

VARIETY IS A GOOD THING! Something that had been going through my mind over the past couple of years was to try Indoor Racing, and on Saturday January 4th 2014 the ideal opportunity arose as the British Milers hosted their now annual New Year’s Meet at the Emirates Arena in…

FUN IN THE VALLEYS On Saturday 16th November I found myself lined up with some of the best Masters (over 35’s) athletes in the UK as I pulled on a Scottish Vets vest in Cardiff at the 26th staging of the British and Irish Cross Country International. This was the…

(Below report by Scott Martin) On Sunday September 29th 2013, Connell Drummond and myself found ourselves in Eastern Europe where we took part in Poland’s 35th staging of the Warsaw Marathon. Arriving on the Thursday prior to the race we had ample time to find our bearings, get our race…

On Sunday August 25th I took a jaunt down to Lancashire to join over 500 other competitors who were taking part in the Fleetwood Half Marathon. Part, but not all of my strategy this year has been to enter a few races I hadn’t previously done to keep the motivation up….

SOMETHING A WEE BIT DIFFERENT Last weekend (July 6th – 8th) I took a jaunt over the border to see some very good friends I hadn’t seen for long enough. As I pencilled the date in my diary a few weeks ago, I took a sneaky peek at what races…

On Friday night, 28th June, Calderglen Harriers held their annual 10Km trail race at Calderglen Country Park. Probably my favourite race, this had a field of just under 200 runners completing the race. On the same night the club hold a 1km for under 9’s, 3km, and a 5Km which…