Miss Scotland glows. The sort of glow that is truly infectious. It is coming up to the first anniversary of her involvement with Wobbly and in that time her enthusiasm, personality and love of life have been an asset to the team and to me especially.
Except during that long trudge up the last night of Kilimanjaro. Continue reading
Our first attempt at organising an official/authorised race was a great success with yesterday’s Wobbly 5K at Bella Huston Park in Glasgow. The course went past the Palace of Art, the magnificent House for an Art Lover based on the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Bob’s dad who looked magnificent in his yellow marshal’s bib. Continue reading
I have been leading a secret life for the last few months which will become part of this blog over the next few weeks. Decisions about my future have been for most in my mind and discussions, lengthy lengthy discussions, have been taking place. Kilimanjaro made me realise just how stressful my working life is. At times on that mountain I was symptom-free. Because I was stress-free.
TryAthlete Paul Cowan gets a plug in….
Back Running Again. How good do those words sound? I have a plan, a goal to achieve – The Copenhagen Marathon, Sunday 20 May, sixteen weeks time. The perfect timeframe in which to train for a marathon. Continue reading 
Sleeping has never been a bedfellow of mine. As a child I used to envy my sister Christine who could sleep through the morning. Sometimes into the afternoon. ”The early bird catches the worm” or “the best part of the day” are in those categories of phrases that have been dreamt up to make people who are thoroughly pissed off about a situation somehow feel better. The “best part of the day” is late evening at a friend’s house when the banter is flowing, not six o’clock the following morning, sitting in the lounge in a tiger suit with only a guinea pig for company. Continue reading
