With this year's Scottish Mens League campaign about to get underway, I raked through a few old photos. It's hard to believe I first competed in 2003. Whitemoss have had 3 team managers, Mike Smith from 2003 to 2006, Keith Stoddart from 2007 to 2009 and now myself from 2010 until now. With 4th and 3rd place finishes in Division 2, I'm the only one out the trio still to win promotion at least once. On the other hand, it also means, contrary to my predecessors, I've yet to lead the team to relegation.
Until 2010, when I became slightly more sensible, I had a tendency to do 2, 3 or even more events in an afternoon. My busiest/most stupid day was 22nd July 2007, running then personal bests for 800m (2:05.93) and 3000m steeplechase (10:27.37) then filling places in the 1500m (4:43) and 5000m (16:43) and concluding with first leg in the 4 x 400m relay. I slept well that night and could hardly move for days.
I've numerous photographs but plucked out a couple of 3000m steeplechase ones. There's two ways to run a steeplechase, the correct way and my way. I no longer race it. Running is hard enough without obstacles.
Above: Scotstoun, August 2004. Whitemoss won the Division 3 championship that year. Division 3 was disbanded anyway to form the 2 Division structure which exists today. Unusually for me back then, it was my only race of the afternoon.
Above: Meadowbank, May 2008. The 1500m and 5000m followed so a quiet day.
Fingers crossed for a good 2012 season.
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