1987 Shoe Survey National - Championships

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S8 RIJN LIKE THE DEVIL came out of the shrubs at the side of the pool. "You tell me. You're making all the running:· "I won't beat about the bush, Velda:' I said. "Then I remembered those shoes in your closet. I She dropped her robe and walked towards me. sweetheart. New Balance W47S's. No woman buys Her swimsuit fitted in all the wrong places. shoes like that to walk the poodle?' "I knew it had to be someone from the house, "So you bought a pair for yourself:• Velda, so did the cops. But how could anyone have "That's right and I went down the way you went gotten down to the fetty, tampered with the down. Velda .. Straight down. Running all the way. seaplane motor and back again before that poor Through the pines, along the stone gulley under the slob finished his game of pool? freeway and across the rocks at the ocean's edge. One road down, three miles of hairpin bends and That route took a special kind of nerve lady and both cars locked in the garage:• a special kind of shoe:· She stood against me "So I confess:• She put her arms around my neck. and that perfume hit "Now all you have to do:• she breathed, "is to me again like a prove ie' velvet brick. "Okay inspector, I called. "you can come out now!'' She spun round. "Why you ... !" They led her away. I felt like a heel. But my feet? My feet felt like a million dollars.

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---- new balance~ PLAYff AGAIN. .. Cans Can Be Good For You In a Well-Fed Runner Special John Hawthorn argues that canned foods are healthy and safe for runners Edllois Alen Campbell Qou9 Gill Two Minute Deadline art Mclnrosh Piona Macaulay talks to Anne Pwvis who reures at the end of the season !..I after hopefully beating one last target Highland Triathlons What bette.r way to spend a day. a!:ks Fraser Clyne. than running cycling and caneomg through the Highlands It Takes All Sorts .... Graham Crawford meets Peter Cartwright, formor footballer TI Racer, Go Kaner and now runner Scottish Rankings Our athletic efforts m 1986 do not make impressive reading, but Duncan McKechnie spells them out in black and whne All Over at 26 Doug Ctllon pays tribute 10 the outstanding talent of Graham W illiamson. who sadly has been forced to stop racing at the age of 26 Advatlslng: R On other pages . . . Slew 5 Inside Lane 33 Orlmey Jlduildlblllun: Up front Sandra Whittalc t 1 42 Yesterdays 15 Letters 43 Results 18 EwanMee 44 Hill Running 19 Running Sores 48 The Veteran Scene 22 Training Tips On 23 Women On The Run 49 Events 25 Cycling 57 Crossword 28 Highland Games 58 Next Month's Contents r------, : SU'llSCIUJ>TlOHS I ...... I I W\Sh 10 become • JUbecnbtr '° ScocMind• Runner foe Ol'lt )'eat Slll!tUlg wilh the l'Otl tl : I enclose. cbequelpoat•I Ofdm let r I~~ m.tdo plyiible loSootRan Pub!~ : I t I Name t I I 1 Address l I I I I I I I Nounp ~ed Wd."llfttbeUt'\"otd ~ I I Send. kl Sccdtun ~ lid. I lED papers, for example. now details of how to gel geared up for EC1V 2PH. Tel: 01-608 2462. that the city has lost ils own marathon? both cycling and triathlons •1m1411idCNIOftJn.. A•CJAQocWIDn R&Q CJ)aNtyNQ 21()1)31,PetroniHM ,,,.aueon The general decline of marathons JS ~nt 'Tl'IOPlin<:ossMa1giwQt Coontesso

4 5 Up Front Grandprix No trophy comeback IN A lettet to Scotland's Runner this month. Campbc11own readeT for Edinburgh? Sandra Muirsays she feels she has Open an account with been "cheated" oul ol a trophy, THE httemalional Athlet.. Club after winning Oban Area Amateur Girobank and discover why hopes lo be able to restO

6 7 Ben Lomond Sponsored Climb and Race I Up Front I Up Front Up Front I Up Front Upfront In Aidof The Roy•/ C-ommonwealrh Society forth• Blind £75,000 for a Sunday, 21st June, 1987 fast Kristiansen Henderson 00 YOU htve ooo ol those on the covetod London Marathon entire.? Crest Wa.nt to mike the race director's dly? U 10, slay al home and W>lch 11 on 1olovlolon - that'• wha1 race dir8C1or Chril Bruher hopes many cl the en1ruua wW do. Thlo year's 27,000 London hopelulo lhouJd comfortably r09&in the lisle cl -.Id's biggest mamllon from New Yod<, but - 27 ,000 were occeptod"" the bull thal In put years ~ ol the ..,._ turned ool to be SUS - "the siclt, th9 lame and the...,.. .. 8m thal & be worth 30 <~ Introducing to 45 - for someone ol lngrld-'•-.dlltl. ,,,. wiMe< will ,_ homo $30,000, and the - - $25.000 and $20,000 Nch. jJlMJE Hcndenon /lu bHten tire cream of tire opp0<1tion to win the AURA! /naugwal Dwy Cl'O#! junior Achi6v<>mt>nJ A """1 Bonuses lnclud& ~ 10,000 f<>< a The Edmburgh Ac«ln got off to a flying $/Ml this ...... ,,, by setri11g natlOna/ jwuemt!l>t •ward went to Coventry $/rot putm c.rol ~y. BcggnnL CClllested - - ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR 110• MODELS " proc:essb1 ol English and OF RUNNING SHOES A RE:· lnsh lttomaliooalisb. including Etuopeon and Commonwealth bronze medallist Tim Cllm«ZX Mlrage .....i..- Slgmo the bath-... Wbon they got nd THE CROW'lll o1 ..-- in IWtclUngs. were bumed oil before A ,·erg.atile lralner for A hitch pn(orm•nce Amateurism held ol the bettlng praclic>H they also A st.tte-of•lhHr1 tnlne.r IM lut centiry was a major banier Muir won the £700 fim-pJ.ce incorpot•bntr Etonic-'• the nannn with no lrainer for the faster goc rid ol 1ho many of the ~ 10 the development of athletics. back performance subvention with a time ol 29:08, by frl'*phite miUolc impa.ct particular b10• runMr who aetk• tht' tedullques. which improvod Th&t's 1he conclusion ol Don jUll ono secoad from Hutton. di1pctr•ion / 1tabUl ty mechanical problem• hiahett le..,tls of thock Etonlc provide The Shoee, that amateurllm hold bock athletic athletic perlormanoes Oller the ttblttlrption. Features a. Macg:r990r. who has just written • The entry, more than 4500, wu •Y•Uom. 1>vc heel :ind who seek.a •uperior we auppllf the aervlce to boo1c on tralnlng methods through porformanco. years." overall oom(rd for the Mirles, but onoe •tAbillttr, 11nd fhm "Down thtcugh history. lhe lop "My thesis is lhal a.rnateurism mcdinl EVA plllarl rot eupporc.. Combination m11ttrt:••· IP«illl rear match. For expert advice, • ho~ again Clasgow s drop-<>Ut factor root eontrol component.. pedonners were always prolouion­ held bock the dovclopmont of vcota•i"t pronatA>n. l$~led with (ull•h'l lileth from atart to flnlah, The PUo AC veteran end fonner wu In evidence. Although the st.... : 6 to 12, 1a,1<.15 re.movobl ~ foo t cradle!. and n wide platform lntonu11lonal dbtAnce star has als. Profouion&Usm wu lho athl•llc performance untU the younger aqe groups wore wcU Mtn1 6-12,13 bate. Combinulion call In aoon. traced tho training techniquas ol mainstream ol athletics. righl up Finns and others bogan lo oxploro oupponod. only 2532 finished the t.. wd . 4 ..5 athletes from the time of the until lhe mlddJo ol the I9th con1ury new training techniques e.ullor senior race. for the record. S. Allan Lacli.. 3-10 £20. 05 $1U9' 6 to 12.13 £4 , • £51.05 ancient Creek Ol)'l!l!Md to when amaleurl$m dovok>iped u a tltis centuty," A\'1 Macg:regor, WU lho last to finish In 7 7 min modem tin- Aftet' Piiling the roadlon to boltin9 - ll As Henry Muchtmoro points out 30s6c. COLIN CAMPBELL SPORTS 55 Ratcliffe Terrace. "Causewayside" Edinburgh EH9 1 SU leoding athlet.. and spoleJrL tool< more lhan one hour. 8 9 SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE ATHLETIC VESTS IN CLUB COLOURS Upfront Upfront Upfront Upfront Upfront

21·· 1•" 3e···••" COTION AITER T\1'10 events In the 1987 Scotland's Runner Road Rac;e £4.30 £4.50 Champtenship, W t3999 C32.99 6 Adlclu IOk. Clasgow (S) mon1h's l$$Ue of Scolland's Rwine1. OUR PA1CE 47 RENEGADEIMEAEOIAH Sponsorship forms and free running vest 10 Jimmy ,Moore JS1c. £ Ktlbride (M) des:pile the ravages of the teaching 1 EPIC AftP t;c 9S te• .99 RRPC2999t19.99 I $ Adldas I Sic. C!':'9ow (MI WOMEN: dispute. 2 VECTOA ~ RP £4995 t ••.99 48 SUPERVILLANOVA MEN: ARP £2699 t1S.99 17 Luddon KM. lllildn1-h (L) l J. Robo"son (Aber 12 pl!I Cirobank Sooli.nd general 3 VORTEX RR?C4999t• 7.9t (state S M or L) from: 1. . , 23 lllikcucllx;ghl Milk HM CLI I S Axon f Aberdeen) 33 plS <4 PEG.ASUS OX R,RP t39.9S t2t.99 2 S BrtlMey (Met.ten CAC) 30 pt.s 2 N !'4u1t (Sltect H) 30 pu manag01 John Davies pointed out $ OAUNTlESS ARP r39.95 (34,99 jWle M1111 30 p!S MISCELLANEOUS The Secretary 3. lot (O\ttldee RR.) 3 A Huuon {Edtn H) 26 J)t$ tNt his company is already 6 PEGASUS PW S t34,99 21 pt• 7 T Hi.rlc-lt!ngt (Crawley) /\C 2:1 pt5 9 TRANSIT ARP £29::99 t28.99 RRP£2S99t15.99 wh.ich was in danger of foundering 14 CR Smilh HM. llwllemdme (LJ 8. M Roberts<>•Hllw>deo RR ) 21 P'• 8 C Laing (A.OO~doon) 21 pt5 10 PURSUIT ARP £32 95 (29.99 51 RUCANOR ROAD STAR Edinburgh EH1 2AH .,,..,.,.;- (ollowing a sponsonhip ltltch. 11 CIRRUS ARPC2'995t27.99 ARP C2<1.99 t19.99 24 Roevin 10k.. Aberdeen (S) 9 L. Fltldlay (f"ra.:serburgh) 19 1)1$ 9. A Dodnoy (DubW>C.,y) 19pts 12 OMEGA ARP £32 99 t26.99 52 TURNTEC 552 luly 10 S Sinctan (lmna) 19 pe, to C Reynold< (Dundee II) 21 pts Footnote: Mike Souter's elder 13 AXIS AAPC3999 £23.99 RRP £34.99 !21.9-9 ! I M otlvt!f (AbcrdeenJ 17 pts II C Robt$0n (Spang<> Valley) 11 ,,,. brothers, Robin and Nicky, were 1• LADY HOYA RAP t32.,99 t23.99 10 Rw>sport lOk (SI 12 Runspo<111M (LJ IZ A Ridley(Mc.LaronCACl l'1pt1 12 T \~11lkcr (Caldetg~ ) t7 p1s bolh distinguished schoolboy 15 EXILE (Grey} AAPC22.99 £17.99 ll S. ChOOy (O\lndee RR) 16 pts 16 AIR90A:NEIAIRc.&..ASStC SPIKES Running in a Marathon? J9 lnYOfl'IE!SS (Q\c ($) 13 P Ctukvl Uanow) 16 pts athletes ln the I 960's. Robin was ARP i21.99 t-19.99 14 A ChffOfd (Ayr Seafonh) IS pts U N. M.1rt1n (Flfe) 16 pts British junior high jump champion, 17 SURGE 53 ADIDAS ~oss COUNTRY August IS l.t l.tc.~w (Ul\alt) 15 p1s MP £19.99 t lt.99 lS. C r11:ley CJWbareh.Ml ) 15pts while N'icky won the Scottish 19 DESTINY AAP £19.95 £17.99 RRP C37 99 t:3<1 .99 DO IT FOR 2 Edl,,,,les (M) 16 V Py.U (Dw>dee RR I 14 p.99 t1 4,99 the country ftnancing merucal research inco ~he ea.uses September 23 MARATifOH ' 94 59 Hl·TEC SPIKE AA? tl7.99 f14.99 ATHLE"J'JCS lS to be mcJuded for ARP CSS 99 (29.99 SO PATRICK SPIK E and cure of 200 varieties of anluicis. ARC relies enurely S Loch Loven HM (LJ VETERAN WOMEN: VETERAN MEN: 6 Land CYButns H14, Ayt {L) the first time among 1he eigh1 24 LAOYT,R,X FIRP£3299 t23.99 RAP £18.99 t11.99 on voluntary contributions. It currently provides. nearly t L.lrv"'9(~9hWMJ 30pts I o Ri1chie ( ron~) 30 P'S 2S ZENITH ARP £4$.~ t22.99 13 Round CUmb<.. IOMJJ., (M) 2. M. Robcrts0n ( Ot.indoo R.R ) 30 µtS pu spo~s offered al the 1987 Ki.ngs 26 Ll~ton 61.files ($) 2 A 'lleathethead (Edin AC) 30 £6 million annually in suppon of some 200 prOJCClS ~ t 3. K.Chlpman(CiffnockH) 26ptt School oC Spo11 • an all"""Jl<'nses 26 Ness Motor, I0 Miles. 3 a. c...y cs1,.., HJ is"'' Hl-TEC NIKE SUPERSAVERS hospitals, universities and research centres-. Pro~ 1s 4. s. Ctuley (Dundee RR) U ptj 4 R McFa.rquhar (Aberdeen) 26 pu paid coaching wet>kend ,,, being made through this research, but if the tmpetus 1s t.o October S I c.i..o. (Dw>doe RR ) 23 pit S D. Fairwe&thor (l..iw &- Disl) 23 pl$ 1t1votclude NanonaJ Sports Traming 2& Sil.VER S PIRIT CHAl.UHGE. Pdyl'COtton Plain II Dw>d.,. Holl Man1hon ( L) ARP £34.99 i:24.99 R1,mning VeM VtlOw, Fled, Grey 6 L- Mcintyre (Unat1) 23 !)Is 6 B. Ktnon (\tnl.tt) 23 pl.$ be maintained and the final answers to the rheumaue 25 fallU,rfa.cing £3.50 Covt!ming Boc:Uca. REEBOK SHOATS PotyrCouon Red MedlUm COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH loca:led qeograpkk:&Uy tlvoogh· of the nee a.nd send to Lhc comF;llllY Of'lly RAPt7.990urPticet3.99 Championship Convene1 to 35 PAAtS RAPC3999 C37.99 29 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH I 3LE. ~,icJ 2. Theeha>~ will •<>c>ogrioo Oii! Soo()a.nd 10 ~VO the best Olher sports at 1ho school afe AMEAICAN EXPRESS N~ Running 36 PHASE ONE ARP t3S 99 t33.99 l.hteo 1ace distanoes a1 •hort (6 chance of eonipeci1ion lor aD allow ~n of poi.nts 37 ROYAt.E RAPf2599t23.99 Sno:1s Jad&orWhite RR? t12S I want 10 suppon ARC lahlos for oillCh category. basketball. boxing. go~. judo. Out Pr'" Cl.ff mlle/10.000 metres): rnodiu.m runnen. lhrough sponsorship 9. A championship final will be ne1baU, squash and 1able tennis. MUSCLE TIGH fS POlyiCOl{Ol'I Running (10 mJ.loa/15,000 ~tOS) and S. Poinu: will ~ awaided for Tight& 013CkfYelow. 94CklG1ey. held lo d~ !he evemuaJ ro1 furtht!r details. conlact Alan NEW BALANCE long (halfmarathort) lrtcounting finishing positions in o.ch race.. 38 NB 670 RRP £54.99 £36.99 Blac~AQU;i RAP (2199 Our Pttc~ Please send me ...... sets of sponsorship 101 points towards ovcraU winners. 'nUs r&co will be over Cowle$0n, ~ralhclyde Oepartmenl tt9,99 tho Thew~ Ln each~ .00 sec 39 N8 Comp 2.50 material the h.ul mll.r3lhon clista.l'ICe' And o! ~ducation, 041.U49·6124 AflP £34 99 £27.99 l.OGOPAHTSAciyl

LIZ LYNCH sat on lhe plane home !or Scottish individual hopes ol • from W...aw with the disappoint· place in next year's UK team. was Haining star of ment of havillg world championship Wedding bells are a lhe second-place finish ol lhe gold snatclled away firmly bohlnd England team who plaoed their six Schools event her. consolation for Liz 00W1teres between tenth and She nm her guts out over the lhirty-lling Sluzewie<: racecourse IJ! By Doug Gillon of the Glasgow Herald was S9th. Schools' Cross Country Championships at lhe a bid lo bring back a f11sl and last So Muir, fortieth. would not have Magnum Centre, Irvine, on Marcil 14 - well up on women's cross country title, but a cooch )olu> Anderson, c!iscussing "l obviously hadn't dooo counted in the UK 1eorn. and Terry lho previous two yfi.fS and just short of the pre­ breolc, perhaps with hindsight the bu!ld-up 10 the world enough. mainly because my winter MitclloD. ScotJancl's second counter dlspute numbeto of 1983and 1984. made too early, and the lln!shlng cllampionshipo in llaly OUs progranune ls just a means to an at J37 would not even Nve been a The outstanding perlonnance was thal of pace ol the diminutive f'reJ1Ch s.ummer. end. with the track. and the world member olii.. Our final team place. &yloy Halning (Maxweutown Hlgh) who woman Annette Sergent. proved "I hope only to compete in one championship the maln objodive." 22. was Identical to ~ year al stepped up lolhe 15-17 agegroupand won by a 100 much. 10,000 motres llUs year. and that's II was also only her second Noochatel huge distance. recording • lime of 17:36 for the But as she sat beur their January 30 has been pencillecl in as the whole Scottish contingent logelher," said the Dundee speedy recovery from his recent ill heallh. barring Nat Muir. woman. In fat they shale - st~ the date for lhe trial for next year's McColgan ran in the Cotwnon· identical times ol just over 8:46 for The Ewsh A.C. woman's cllarnpionships in New Zealand. wealth Gomes in Edinburgh, bUI 3000 metres. sbc!eenth place was as good as any But there is no guarantee that we will be seeing a k>t more of him 1be mud in Poland however was she has had in llUs championship. Scotland's cross oountry ollidals THE 1986/87 Year Book will be distributed lo all .. - again achicvod against the (or indeed those ol the throe Olher Seoondary Schools* *before * the end or April. in lulure. He and Lynch have a potent factor, ln one place more returned to Dundee. where he is than • loot deep - alrnool IO the top background ol indoor and road home unions) will have illY input together with entry fonns and inlonnat!on on all I 1--'---...:.------=~:.... ___..:.,_..;; •.i.-. lool

of Ed.lnburgh Hurlus.1 a 9-­ strike a discordant note for this year-old bricklayer, stormed yeaz's Runsport Hall Marathon in to victory 14 his 400.metre llnal Stirling. Scheduled fot July I Z. lhe at lh& Dairy Cttst AllA-Wl!AA event clashes with a major umlor·20 Indoor ~plonshJps international pipe band champion­

at Cosford1 trimming nt.uly ships 10 be held at Kings Par)(, half a second of his winning wNch is on the hall maralhon route. time last year to retain b.ls The organiser& bavo already Junior men's title in 48.8 sec. obliged the police by agreeing 10 CNneron Spence THESE Edinburgh sprinlen IJOl start the event at 9am • 90 minutes FOR AN athletic c)ub to have an int~mationaJ runner in ils midst is a matter younger every year ,._ or is ii a earl!Qr than las1 year. of pride; to have two or more is a real success and a ranking as ono ol case of poor Observation? But some local towisl offlCials Scolland's top cWbs. are still worried about runners Unusually, two Scottish clubs have a mixed bag of Uiternationalis'ls in Boston blow getting tangled up with the pipers, their membership, and lack only one other to have a lull bag of Home l.ANCHOLM'S Loma Irving has and lhe police are rovl8wing the CowltryveolS. had to cancel her plans lo run in situation. Spongo Valley AC havo the Spence brothers, Lawrie (Scolland) and the Soolon Marathon. The "We are confidenl that ow <:ameron (N. Ireland). Lasl season Royal Navy lieutenan1 Chris Robison Edinbwgh Woollen Mills clistanoo earlior start mei.llS that there will (an English intetnatlonalist, but now a weleomod and lully a<;knowledged runner went down with flu in ea.rly be no roo clash." says f11D Scottish team member also) joined !heir~ March and lost almost four weeks Spalding or J!wispon. "Bui ~ any Aberdeen AAC have Welsh internationalist Simon Axon and Eriglish tralnlng. change is necessary, I lhink that representative Kevin Bes1, an RAF se.rvk:eman $lationed in the north east, "Loma realises that she will we would look at ~hanging the joining lorc<>s wilh their considerable batch or Scottish internationalists. have to set her sights a bit lower route or the starting time.. There is With Spango looking !or a Welshman, and Aberdeen looking for an until she has fully recovorod. Her no way that we will change the Crlshman, who wW be first to complete a full set of internationalists? next race should be a half. date, so entra.ms can be sure to Rwnour has it that IBM factories throughout the UK are being combed for marathon in May," says husband keep July 12 marl

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~ CraigsJwlnoch Road, publicly will ensure that they Me Wonnit represented at our ACM (which is Filo, DD6 BND Official reply being held on Saturday May 23, 1987. at the Royal Scot!lsh SUBSCRIBE SIR - You published a letter !tom Museum. Chambers Street, Sieve Lyndon re the Nigel Barge TM correspondence is available on Letters or opinions whk:h Edinburgh) and make their Rood Race and I would merely lilce for examination should anyone feel appoor in magazines 0< newspapers. feelings known. to oonect facts given in his krtter. like doin\J so. I am of the opbUon that, having May I flnally say that I enjoy your to I. He claims he was the first to f.c.i.MOf comment on the actions been elected at an ACM. l am magazine very much and wish it apply for a permit for January 10, of a well known Western Oistrid there to carry out lhe instructions every sucoess - rm young enough 1987. This is an assumption on official, as be was not acting on the of tho general oornmittee of the to remember the old ..Scots Stevo~s part, which I can assure lnstru®ns of geneck Strapp. He disappeared alter Address ...... lesser runners to try that little- bit I I nothing to nlwood, Ccatbridgo ML5 2HR. Edinbwgh EH3 6AU. &ssqx CMJS 8NR. pyjamas Was It the final nourish to some SIR With regard to Steve Peoples event The SAAA last year non-selection for Warsaw. as did all night orgy in a seedier part or SIR - I am concerned al the SIR - May t lint say how disgustocl Lyndon's letter on the Nigel Bilge had an income of £3Z.9SS.50 from most of the papers. Wo IOS1 our capita.I city> Or the absence or speed training in many I am with Mr Cambell'• (sic) controversy, the issuing of two Peoples events, none of which Brownie Points as he pul it. but l culmination or some drunken bet endw'ance runners' scheduJes rudeness and attitude towards my pennits for the same seems am claiming them back for his struck a rew plnis Into a heavy day came back to the rood running which appear in ScotlaJid's Runner. letter or the 28 February. He wu the ideal way out £or everyone. But Jrotemity. Now f undemand the rclusal to cany In his report the nigh1' Video reviews o( Scottish downright rude. disgusting and may I point OUl that last year the SAM spies will be out this year non-appearanoe of Messrs Muir, There had indeed been a jar or successes a1 the 1970 Common· ignorarit to the way or de.iing with two ol ale gulped down the night Monldands Hall Maratllt women's 800 m6lre:I were all won stree1 no-good. and certainly not build up over the years. was ol hard work in getting spons=, championshlps Is right, I am swe proceedings. by the fastest athlete over the last one of the responsibility o1 an grallled a permit fOf its usual date "Bring your gear with you and officials. stewards etc ... and what Falkil'.k Oistricl Coondl. whose 100 metres or lttss. The recent Editor. Ho swore to two of my in August do the SAAA do? Sweet -..... hospitality we both shared. must wet! manage a wee jaunt." a World Croos CounlTy Champion­ secretaries and lhzeaten<>d to print Then. when it was too Late to Sorry, t Jorgot !hoy issue a have been less than pleased with busir.e.~ colleague had implored ships ware all won in the last 150 advntasti<: t want lo make it Ct)'$tsal (sic) ponnit for a oow event - the 600 medals from last year. I The lalluro or the trophy to be The uouble was, this maralhon run by Liz and my congratulaUons). clear that I shall not conslder any Glasgow Maratll had heard of a Scottish Crr:J$$ Count!)' Union. correspondence to governing "You're Joking, Joel< right athletic bodies in Scotland. rd a Volunteers principles remain the same, and f idiot trailing around in bnghtly THE SIGN OF wanted would like to draw everyone's patterned pyjama bouoms.· I attention to the lecture that Tommy MR WHrrMORE'S company owes replied Dunfermline CcJ/ege ofPhysical Boyle gave at the latest Edinbwgh Sco1land's Runner money (or 'Well, you can use mine, they're QUALITY PRINTING Educ.lion, International Coaches Convontion advertising since last A utumn plain, look just like training gear." Crammond Road North. on his development of Tom We don) kno•,y v.ihat conSthutes he countered • Edinburgh EH4 6/D. McKean. s111earing in F.ssex. but when Mr Faced wilh the choice of a 7am We, Scotland. have a very small Whitmore's wife wa.s "'Unavailable· sti1I ea.s1 coast breeze on bare SIR - I was internsted to read the number of gcnlline coaching tooo.rne 10 the phone 1n response legs, or his pyjamas, lhttre really leller in the February/March Issue leaden at international level, o( to ow attemp1 to settle this was only one decision of ScoUand's Runner from the which Tommy Boyle is one. He is outstanding matter, one of her The run itself turned out to be famale nmner who was conoomed an original thinker and someone secretaries v1as tolc! 1ha1 we were really memotable.. A.$ one who is about her lwlart rate alter running. that shoold be followed if we wish "pissed olr •I the !ack or payment used lo Glasgow suburban The formula she refers to in Dr to re-create the successes of the Seconds later, Mrs Whitmore Irene W.ilson and her famiJ.y stree!S, combined with the odd Cooper's book will be the 2ZO past. Tonuny emphas\ses (arid I -suddenly available - re!umed foray into PoUok Estnte at Brookfield, minus age estimate for maximum fully -rt him) the noed for a lhe call. lo!d us not 10 sv1ear at her Catering for tunchtimes, this was a differen1 hea.rt rate. This ronnula ls an weU biJanced training programme staff, and slammed down tt-.e 1'hrcttst/U16$ lWad. world average value, based upon a which caters for endwanoo and phone St.ratha ven running famllles Cutting down from Joppa relatively small sample of speed, taking great care not to We phoned back to ten her MLJ06DX towards Portobello. we headed individuals who were not "burn out" the adolescent. BiU secre1ary tbal we noted the SIR - A year and a hall ago I took childminders and stand with them. straJght ror the sand The tide was necessaJ'.ily particulatly lit. Gentleman also piys grea1 tribute comments. but were Still pissed up running ror tun. to try ond keep pethaps even in enclosures, as out, leaving a firn\ c~ear, I havo noticed many individual to the effect thal sprirttet's circuits orr •• not being paid for two run up with my lwsband on the bosis they watch the race - wruch my foreshore, gently lapped by the situations where a person's heart &nd sprinting have had on page advenise.ment.s_ of if you can't beat 'em. join 'em! children are happy to do. Fonh. while fat to the easi the red rate has caslly exceeded this YvoMG's performances since they As far as we are concerned. W.r Now, altar two marathons, four fm sme a running parent, whose glow or the new day srren91hened is one o( a predicted maximum with no included them four years ago. Whitmore can broadcas1 his hall mara.thons and nwneroos pal1nerorbibysitterW>eXpeCtodly by the mlnu1e And then there wide range of product$ particular dislress on their part. I U anyone would like the full unwillingness 10 settle the races at the othot Jov~Js. I find 1 too cannot be there, would also were the huge wooden groynes. that we print: suspect that the finer a person, the c:opy of Tonuny's lecture I would account to every spolling body am hcoked, and am presently In appreciate this facility. lurching Into the sea and more they tend 10 exceed the be delighled to send them a copy. m Scotland and beyond lull training !or tho London. How I. for one, wouki have presenting as with a na1ural magazines, books. fomula's prediction. and would be Pl•ase send a large stamped (20p We woukl. of course. not dream However, this brings us to the opprecialed ~ al. the recent commandocourse: it wasl:Jreat !un brochures, interestocl to put this theory to the stamp), addressod envelope and of printing adverse cnticlsm "problem season... when we Inverness Hall Marathon, which It was wilh teluc1ance lhat we catalogues. calendar$, IOSL cheque/P.O. for £I payable to regarding Sportsman's Travel woWd both lilce to do hall was a well organised evenl with turned a111ay from our paradise marathons and road races away p0$lers a_nd stationtry. U any r""®r would be prepared SAAJCC. Nor or accepting their advemsing marshall.< and army everywhere. towards tarmac and a brisk reium from making a farnUy to run on a treadmill in out David Lease. again until lhey pay up. home. All I wanted was one of them 10 in time for a shower followed by weekond of it, but with lour young Call us now at laboratory whilst thelr heart rate i$ N•aona! C<>acJi mars.-hall my fow! toast and kippers. monitored, t should be pleased il children and in a &trango town I'm sure this facility, ror whi<:h a Yes, sometimes it's good to 041-429 4537 they would contact me at the NEXT MONTH. Sco~and's RuMer ADVERTISING: with no-one to watch them this charge could be made i.n aid of a sharpen your running appetite above. wiU publish excerpts from isn't always posslbte. charity which the race organisers v1ith something completel y Tommy Boyle's paper, bUt having Tel Which brings me to the poinL I approved. would encourage more different McNaughtan&SinclairUd Patrick Squire, read It we would recommend the Fiona Stewart would like to suggest to 1111ce women to run in organised events. The pyjamas. of course. are version as essential rwdln9 org&nisers that they could pethaps Rosyth Road, Polmadie Industrial Estate.Glasgow GS OXX. Lectutor, run strictly optional SportS Scienr;e lor all aspiring ooach°'" 041-332 5738 uso one Ol two of their roars.balls as By Ian Anderson

16 J7 To Greg McLatchie baUooning o! lhe hmngs o! the II is es.senual therefore. 10 Include blood screening (tf lungs, and a pneumothorax re·evaluale one·s running indicated), and possible X· am male, aged 34. Heigh! occurs when 1he buila bursts. programme Cut back on the rays. followed by specific Ewan I 6ft Sin. Weight 12s1 7lbs. lt can just as easily occur mileage Stay on the fiat treaunent which may include Mee This will be my !ourth year ~llllst si11in~ watching tele­ Check your footwear fot physiotherapy running. Last year 1 completed VtSton. shaving, or taking part unusual wear marks Ifthere is Do nol tolerate chron:c or ten hall marathons plus !he in exercise. and ii is unlikely bulging on the inside of the persistent symptoms which Glasgow Marathon. improving that 1he exercise itself shoe - or mruked wear on do not senle. and cenainly do my personal best for hall produces the rupture the inside of the sole - the not a11empt 10 run through .. A (ive milo run nm marathon to 79 minutes on a In view of the fact that you cha.nces are that you have 100 them lhiJlg in the rnorrung? have had one spontaneous Water, weekly training schedule of much rear £001 or mid fool Mar a lriod bwer x 2 minules up a sleep hlll wilh but II has also been reported are OK. Could ii be something alxlominal ache subsides by 8.06. further haU stone over a period you can forward Orthotics have also failed to my-good-deocJ..lor·IAfl.day-and.l· a jog back recovery back as occurring fn cross country else? I would be very grateful told·you·SO lace. rolls down car 8.10 RememberiJ>g bad luck of about lwo months. provide an answer. I do back down. TIUs resulted in some skiing It ts associated with ii you could help me with this window. ..Changed your mil'1d occurs in triplicate. cautiously "heavy" breathing. I have Thal year 1 did two haU exercises and swi.m five.six pass bollards exiting lrom park. SHIN PAIN on the lower third events tn lhe loot at the 11me problem as it is very yet?" Grittily grinding my never before done any specific marathons in aroWld 1: 40 times a weelc. Must I face up to chattering I decline Uncoordinated lorry driver ofthe inside portion of the leg or heel strike frustrating. teelll. au hill sessions, and wonder if this which I was quite pleased the !act that I must give up gracefully and optimistically add. unwrapping chocolate bar mounts is a common side effect in . One way ofes tablishing this had any bearing on lhe with, (I am a man or 36). bul I running, something which "It'll clear up soon. .. A pavement. hits warning ham. running Many authorities 1s to assess whether the pain THERE are several possibililles pneumolhorax. also ran the Glasgow Marathon would be a great disappoinlmenl dcliberateJy.. revved engine Startled skla.fers goldlish. again. mainly short runs of four miles. 8.20 Main slTeel full or dawdling companmen1 syndrome", or pronation is recognised as a 2 There may be a trapped people who have examined clutching umbrellas. briefcase., P.S. - 1 had inlended to run in Since December I have had and daily papers. Feel vinuous. pedestrians, Jink Uirough, testing "shin splints" mechanically important contn· nerve in the groin and treated you. lhe Glasgow Kodak Classic very sore shins, mainly near Smugness coincides with arrival excellent re:Ocxes. Personally, I hold the view butory rac1or in the causation 3 There may beasttainofthe Although you are only 40, tt !OK, and while in hospital my lhe bottom inside of my leg. l or near-lull bus. Civilised well· 8.21 Crash into tartan shopping • !hat when the word "syndrome• of pain in the foot, and adductor muscles may be thal the changes in trolley towed by lemale wife brought me the race tried packing my legs in ice bred humanity pokes. shoves. is used in a medical context elsewhere in the 109 and 4 There may be a problem in your lower back are eX1ensive reincarnation of Lon Chaney Jr delails which had jusl arrived alter running, but eventually stands on and swears aJ me for there is a tack ofunders tandmg trunk." the lower back leading lo and exacerbated by running with lull make-up. Despite in the posl. On opening lhe I had to stop running. obetructirig its lommirlg.like leap symp1oms as a result of Have you been given any Crom aaid bus. Cracked ribs ease breakiZlg toe in collision, forced to envelope. lhe ftrsl item to After a rest of two weeks, I pressure on a nerve in the treatment opnons'? if so. whal? at 7.29. carry Mrs L.C.j.'s broken trolley appear was the sponsorship lhought the problem had ol bricks up three nights or back. Your best move would be 7.34 C&n't cross busy road.Jog on. full sheel o! lhe nominated charity cleared up and so started with s.1airs. Hobble down stairs. When symp toms are chronic 10 ask the people who have 7.39 Still can't cross road Jog on. - lhe British Lung Foundation two three mile runs per week. Rain stops. 8.29 Comer beloro office. '!'his only lasted a couple o! and persistenl, as yours are, e xammed you what the score Blissfully lllink ol hot wash. hot -oh dear! 7.4 1 Rain restarts. Must cross road weeks and the soreness is you should seek a profeSStonal is. I! you are fo:ced to give up now, but still marooned tea, hol office. opinion from your doctor, or running because of changes 8.30 All staff on pavement outside SPOJITI'ANB:lUS pnewnothorax back again. Even walking can Ignominiously reduced to jogging at a spons medical clinic. The m your spine you should seek office. Whole building Oooded. 1s usually due lo congenital now be slighlly sore. on •rx"· Smlrldng pass;ng warden an altemauve pastime. Waler Burst pipes, emphysematous bull

Scotland's Runner 18 19 . ' Cans Can Be Good For You

ROWS and rows and rows of them: a money·spinner. one of the big. big h11S of while the Royal Comm1SS1on was hundrod.s of rows, thousands of cans: all inventions Populations were growing, endlessly debaung the sad affair and nearly everything from mushrooms to everyone must eat preserved food was coming to the wrong conclusion. another mulligatawny aoup. The ouiput of the British essenttal !or the health or cities and ships. quiet Ftenchman. Louts Pasteur. crouched caiuUng factories is measured. not in but Appen s glass bottles were a bind over hts anuque microscope and strange mWJoaa of c:&M per year. but in billions. U They were heavy, too easily broken. twisted glass vesse:S slowly but that were not enough. we import millions and difficult to seal properly U only he inexorably show.ng tha! fermentation and more. could seal food 111 metal boxes wbich food spoilage were caused by tiny livmg Where does ii all go? ls ii nutritious as would be tough. ltght and strong he would crea1ures wluch would be deslroyed by well aa handy? Or is it just l1a apparently inexorably nsing year by cheap wtth very ughtly 6tung corks Then he the navy. as officers· com!ons and stck­ I/lip .,..crushed by ice in 1825. year When the figures are analysed they So how are foods canned and are tbey wtred them down for secunty and finally bay stores. although some were doubtless The tin was found by chanc6 four years r.ter by Captain SirJohn Ross on• show 1ha1 none of thlS IS due to food good for you'> dipped them in molten wa>< passed to other 1iigh·ups• who mlght further eiq>edition. and was brought 1»ck to /ho UJ'.ln 1833.11 was kept as a additives (as the press and media leads The techniquo or preserving food in He published a book about it in 1807 favour the new indusuy with their curiosity by /ho Ross famDy. and In fact wu us«! u • door stop for many us to believe), but instead is due to sealed containers was published exactly The process really worked Milk. which patronage years at their &linblJl!lh home! contamination or food by food-poisoning 180 years ago this year by a F'renchman spoiled to a day, could be kept fresh for After peace had come, they went lo the It was gihod by Iha famDy to tho Britl.sh Focd M/UtulllCluring Industries bacteria (micro-organisms) called Nicholas Appert. following ten months And meat, vegetables. and soup great Arctic exped1t1ons or the limes One Rese«rr:h Associalkm In 1959. 1'he rOllSt v"'1 bulde wu spoiled as a result of Canned foods are sterilised. This kills conr>slon ovor the preceding 137 yoars! seemed to Ja.~t lndcfinnely Napoleon was of these was to be the last by the famous any or the •nasties' which may be present years or Intensive e>ndoldest can, pan ofPanyl •IOINan the 18114 Arctic expedition. Sir John Franklin who set out in 1847 at the As a result nnd from food·poisomng cans were still to be invented. and he at war wtth most or Europe More men wu prttS(!ftJf!d to the Nadonal Ma.rid.ma MIJ&Cwn at GrtH!nwich. TM can wu a preserved lus vegetables millc. stewed were killed in hlS navy by scurvy than age of 58 to dtscovet the Nonh Wes1 opened in London by Profe5301}.C Dnunmond for M:ientiiic examination in potnl Of Vtew CilMed foods are the safest mealS and soups in strong glass bottles even by the dreaded Bnt1Sh ships of the Passage round Arcuc Canada from the 1936. TM JlZ..ytMr-oidCIMJont.s dOMWnod- trlleOSof viWnins, and foods we eat How on earth Every French confecuoner. lut on such a vttal These fresh foods could defeat scurvy But he rotten cans or food A CINled lrulllt In i..,, synip. And wlllch OU1 loc - 900!Jl9 which may c:onl8bl a domes11c kitchen to do as well I would be the action or the air on it As we know now, 1811 and was read by an English Iron­ great scandal result~d Did they lose their lllllJlri8ln9 - · Some producta iii CUii ... qul1e t.riy aalt9d. bolh with less than frank It I did not accuse some the scientists were wrong but this happy rounder called Bnan Oonkm lives because their stores had been ordinary All and wllh sodium~ Avoid them Uyou ue following low All housewives or being vitamin murderers. error actually put Appen on the track of Donkin's main business was making incorrectly pteserved' tninlng pi~ As always look at tbe label The !able of...... is llwe to But canning is a scientific business, and something big "Every tiny bubble or air cannons for the British Oeet and he knew A Royal Commw1on was set up in the let YOU~ wbal YOU and whal YOU t..i lllila your .-la. Uae it. under close scrutiny by men and women must be ngorously removed" he argued that sooner or ~ter. and most probably 1850s and concluded that the cans had not Wllhln ii-1imi1a the oan c:an be a good lriend to tbe ba8y llhlele. ..i M well trained to understand how to kill the with himself "and the only way to do thts is sooner, peace would break out between been heated long enough to remove aU alweya ... Jml of tbe lllDd of na.d diet ... U1k:ltM of mine ...... -iy bugs with as little damage as possible to by long healing· Bntam and France and the cannon marke1 the air from them mgad '°" to lallow. thP v11amu1S and minerals As a result So he put the food 111 his bonlei; heated would flop Canned foods gol a bad name as a canning usually does less harm lo these them m boihng water for th., correct time Clearly Appen·s process was a Vllllller. result But the experts were wrong Even than domesuc coolang zq Zl WOMEN ~--- ~~ - To Stewart Mcintosh year in Glasgow. ls !his possible on long slow dlsl"""" running, aJ1d 'd like to be able to ND in a ten ii so can you suggest schedules'? I mile raoo 01 a hall marathon by the end of thls season, but t don't THERE ARE 22 weeks ftom the ix years ago, Dr Kate here's no age ltm11 10 seem to be ablo to build up my middle of Apnl unl!l th" Clasgow Chapman from Paisley 1akmg up running miles. I can do three or four miles Marathon on September 20. JO T at a struggle but rve only managed you have a reasonab1e ainoun1 of Smade her husband a attordmg to Dr A nne one five miler and ten seems an nme ro prepare You1 be!>I nme promise As he stood al the Gilmour medical advise1 to imf>OS$ibkl dro&m. rm male. 4Z ror lhe matalhon is .; 20. which starung lme of 1he 1980 the Strathclyde IOK OK and started joglJing lu She did her first marathon in February Nol all women are pressure and pulse rate when Don'I try 10 do lhese as last as try some li9hl fanlek once a wee~ 3.54 and the lollowmg year anracted 10 club runmng, but you do stan." says Dr yrurr"9-1l.1rlhree-rtfus-- a mara1hon m or!hose extra inches fl takes a and add a couple of miles 10 the runs. wnh the remainder of your what a maralhon was• anytlung like a marathon three hours. bul I prefer 101 or courage to pull on shorter ones If you Wdnl 10 run a mllea9" made up of shon a hall marathon you should build recovery runs and a weekly Thea there's Sandra Branney, before." running IOk and half marathons 1rac~.sui1 Bui many women do up 10 a ten or twelve miler two or !anleksession the 32-year-0ld winner of last Often 1he grea1es1 hurdle 111 be deciding soon which 10 It and It ls worth the etlori' 1hree weeks bt>!ore your chosen Duong the fin;:tl IYIO weeks year's Glasgow Marathon who for many women can be aim for· It's also harder for a mature race. tra1nl.llg five times-a week before the lna-raJhon. cut o-u1 the look up running only lhree starting out The first run really She added 'Whalever I woman. because usually she long runs ilnd coneenuat~ on years earlier And my is the worst. and for some decide. 111 keep running I has a family 10 look afier and To Fraser Clyne freshening up £or the b19 race by predecessor. Sconish record reason ;; mature woman have reached a level or numerous other responsibilities, dolng easy Joggm9 a!ld perhaps holder Ly nda Bain donning tracksuit and running fitness now which I don'l want which makes 1rairung difficuh one ta:i1lek session seven days am training for lhe Skye Hall Since her first marathon. shoes seems to allract much to lose." Finding two or three hours before tho eveni I Marathon in mid·June and WMt a 30 second sprint, d PNC minu1e Kate Chapman hls gone from comment. For women In their thirties a week can be extremely to get under 90 minutes. The J09 a !en minute steady run at strength to strength In her last "I thought people would and over, Kate's story is an bard for many women Bui course Is 13.8 mil.. long and racLng: pace lhree m1nu1~ slow s1x1een races. she been msptra11on - whether you wuh careful plannmg. trammg extremely hilly, ..poclally !he fusl /l..$Sum1n9 1ha1 you1 sh10 v10rk has laugh at me: admitted Ka1e, J09· etc unl!I you complete the placed first women or firs1 ·so I used lo walk from home wam lo take ll upcompetinvely sessions can be filled in," adds three mi!"" and milea 9-l I. My and othe1 co1nm111ments do not course:. To Stewart Mcintosh female veteran The list is unt~ I was away from lhe or JUSI lo keep fit Age is no Dr Gilmour provioua best Is 1:31.rm hopinq oo allow yOt1 llme to run more I nan Running c;1 couple of shorter do a couple of lOk/mUes, a hill 25 moles pe1 week. I would road races oefote the half Y 14 year old daughler endless• people (knew banier A!; long as there are There are so many hurdles race and a half marathon beforo suggest !hat your fitness (."()Old oe ma1athon "' a good idea Hill M joiood an llhlelics club lUI In wmter. 1he Paisley doctor "It was more difficult to stan no parucular medical problems to 1ackle 1ha1 ii is incredible Jwie. maximised by running eve1y tdc1ng can be an en1oyable October. She seems to have b&an runs 3().40 miles a week; in out because I had no one 10 an you are in general good lha1 any women m their I'm 33. male, and can run second day Try 1odoa1 J.e;is1 JW(\ al1ema11ve lo running on roads b;tten by oho rwudng buq and summer she increases lhis 10 run with Finding a running health give 1t a try lhimes and fomes do lal:e up comfortably a1 7 ~ mmuoe mile ten mile runs between now and and IS certainly good fo1 buildlng enjoys her training. bul I wonde1 U nearer 50 miles. panner can help enormously, And remember always jogging Says Dr Gilmow pace. At present my training the half maralhon The remainder she is overdoing it. She trains up ~ndurance. bul "'1>11gh hill run Ka1e works pan ume as a glVlng you the mouvation 10 follow the golden rule go 1 see more and more routine ls v&ry erratic due lo shift of your runn1og should be about lour timas a week. usually ma.y leave you etiIT and sore f GP Her runs are filled in keep going· patterns. &nd my miJeago is still divided between e\isy five-six covering four or five miles QaCh easy in the beginning women m their 1hi111es and would not recommend doing • between her returning from Kate Joined a running club walking where necessa1y. Conies 1aking pan in 1he IOK W\der is pe.r week. Can you mtle runs a1 a comfonable pace hill race dunng the ~ ohree time. Is she doing too much? the surgery and her two and build up slowly suggest schedules 10 help me and a w""kly mi<<>d !.lrtlek weeks ol your budd up to 1he hall - Ciffnock North - last OK II is a great inspiration 10 reach my target? sess:ion over five miles matdthon TiiERE 1S a nsk o! damaging children commg home from see because I know !l was so F'at1lek ui a Swedish word One final p~ece of advice groW1ng bones 1f young peoµte school much ha1der !or them· Al.THOUCH you say 1ha1 your meamng ·speeur beginners and day. 30 mins rest day 30 mins the \Vinter Months lf thal i!1 lhe ins1ance_ may go round a hilly the spon is a good sign that she is M 1ecovery day expenenced J09gers stan 10 take Weck 3: 30 mlns. 15 mlns; res1 runnmg m Ute paS1, but have 901 a rest day case !hen you have a reasonabte fi\re nuJe course running nard up ~ ove-r-do1ng ii You can cut big strides rorward Remember to day. 20 rmns. rest day, 20 mms. b11 unfit II is not for v1omen v1ho base oo work on !or lhe Slcye Half all eh" hilt. and jogging Jn down !he risk of lnjury by use the schedules as a guide only Week 3: 50 mlns. 20 min.~ res1 r..i day arc ~elm19 a fast lime If you find day, 30 mins, rest day 30 mins Marathon Ln approximately e1ghl belwecn 81.11 really you can To Fraser Clyne ensuring tha1 she has gOQd shoes you can cope with the schedule weeks tirne You do not s,.,;y how choose to f.Jo whatever you want. and thal she does some o! her BEGINNERS: Week 4: 40 mins, 20 mins. rest w11hou1 100 much difficul1y. build '""day your present training v;eek is so long as your pace vanes ftJry previous best time for the training on 9rass or other son Week l: 20 mins. 15 mins, res1 day, 25 JTIJns; rost day. 20 m;ns; some fast surges Into one of 1he Week 4: 00 mins XJ mtns resl is 4:ZO. s1ructured. so I donl know significantly dunng di.lfercnt parts .l.Y.&Glasgow Marathon surfaces. day. 15 mins. rest day, 15 mins. test day shoner runs. day 30 mins; rest day 30 mlns whelher you run 6ve miles per o! the run rm female, aged Z5. and am Encourage her to uy other resl day rest day day lot ~ve days a week au oll 7 5 As an e-xample, you migh1 star! numing five days a wook with a events sllch as spnnts or 1umps Week 2: 25 mins; JS m1ns, rest EXPERIENCED JOCGERS Week I: 40 nuM 20 mios. res1 m1n1,1te mile pace. or 'Nhether 11 ls off your fi\re 1n1le fartlt1k with a total mileage ol 30 miles. so thal she enjoys lhe stimulus oI day, 20 mlns. rest day. 15 mins. This schedule 1S a ..get you round" day. :JO m1ns. res1 day, 20 mms; Stewart M clnlosh broken up 1n10 a couple o! shoo gentle e1gh1 mlnute warm-up, I'm noc really intere&ted ln doing alhleucs and can find the event rest day for women who have done $0me res1 day faS1 runs wtth a couple oC longer foUoNed by a two minute fas1. specdwork, but would like to that swts her best w!l.bout 5\ower runs paced run, a four minute slow JO

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26 !K;otland 's Runner nt Anderson. Geoff boat are 1he Galloway Games at pes and Jim McColilck Stranraer on AuguS1 2 But really, are going 10 be seeing a there is a tremendous variety of 101 or each ol.her lh1s season en!ertalnmenr available throughOllr There is to be two way trans­ Scotland this summer Atlantic in1erchang1ng with I hope 1~ advance information Amenc•'s Olympic tnallst coming GAMES o( people and places will help fill to Scotland for some Games a few slots tn your diaries. and if betw~n May and August. and you have nev1s or views of Anden;on and Capes accom­ interes1 to readers !efs heai from panying me States1de the you I will do my best to pass the following month It's going to be d word around. gre.i season.and fortunately I w11l be able to watch the champions here ts a bu.s:Ht> around i.n accjon 1hrou9hou1 the sum;ner T in<> gyms and 11a11un11 For !hose who WlSh 10 make gJounds of the heavies. dnd early tllTangements to see fhe top CJUllbuS 1esr1u9 or JU•Yl®SIY heavies let's do a bn of crystal Injured muscles as the 1981 ball gazing to see what we can ~E!.u;on r.spidly apptOtr1~ rnay on August 15 In tills way, I WOllld term "\nauncllv(': tra1nin9'"' see alm0$1 all the b<>st of home Th~ va1yrn9 •pprOdCh"" m~11 foi Anderson leading the evergreen 6ilmpt~. UkE>s paI1 rn OV\ 1 40 Biii Anderson. who has given us Games every ye.:;1 atid wiU win so much sporting pleasure In the lhP m•JOOIY or those. DUi b•/ the last 30 years. plus Hamish ume- he gets to Santa ~. Davidson and Brian Robin. a man Calllornlo m September. he wdl who crosses 1he /\tlaniic every be a lnfle SlJ!e- and bandorged Li~·e weekend for Highland Games< a mummv as a re.3u11 ol Robin you see. lives on the Isle or acC\1mulall'd lnJlfn.e! dunn-g lhtt Seil haid Scotush oeason The 6ne!y My big queS1ion mark is over condluon<>rl Jun McGoldnd' o1 Chns Blac~ and whether he will San Jose with maybe a <192en compete at Crieff for lhe first time Am~.ncan Games betund him w II he does, he wUI almost certainly ltkely 10 be al hit beol by displace some of 1he old S>pt.-rnbm. and lhe odds are IJut ravouri1es I know he is going foe he '-"JI OO•l lhe dou-;hty Sc<.ldnol< •t SIMON AXON clAbBrdiHNI AACopaltBd upa gap of50 metrPs on the patfk at the four mile oltha Banlt ofSco/J.and People's HaU Manlhon Championship unless he produces mge in for a really speoal occasion. valler ....,ne...,.1-dBd- winningin •time of6S:U. some very notable performance.s you may care lo visit lhe Lonach gramme. ond ifat all possible I will plan""" peaking ""' hoJI manJhon and IJUOdatBd fun 1114 bcUI ofwhich attracted rtx:Ord °"1ds, were held amid pgdods ofbrfgbt sunshine iUld Jlghl snow before Lhen He is a very popular Games at Slra1hdo11 The fun stans be !here again on August 22. and aho--, baclted bya lliJI. cold wind. A leabml ofthe dq wu thtl /rugB number of llp8CUJOt8 who lb>ed the""""" and gnNttt;d the finlshers. compelilot so lees hope we see al the crack of d•wn when the my hkmg for 1lus Ga1henng at lle/Dnd A.mn. who1"111in6d /Us brr-titltJ. _,.clubmahr Colfn Yoangson (68:Z9J andPflrNria'• Frank Hupdr (66:31) the ""1Br Wflfll on to hun al some oflho events lO l9B7 worih10s gather rrae a' 1he atrls ror Strathdon has nothing at aU to do win the A1Joa HaU Manlthonfll!ll""'11 days later 69:14. Muriel Muiro/Dutrdee Roadtunnen took the"""""" .. prim in BZ:38. loJJowed by I am keePlng an eye on ihlB !he March of 1he Cl•nsmen It's a in Janine wilh the free Oowing whLaguo they could do well - and they would in 1947 against island and a coach journey 10 scrape scheduled for the I 990's or i1I the open championsttip$. enjoy it.' • neigllbours Shelland and into Inverness for 2 pm. then Anyone looking for a 1rainlng Preporing for the cyc:ling $1ilg8. Cross Country is organised partner or group while on holiday returning 10 Orkney, on lncluded hockey, lootba!L In the II\le spint of the sport should contact the association netball swunmmg and atbleucs. Sunday evening Masi com­ ccurtesy of rhe farming Uvough Ctaham Wylie (Kirlrwatl 11 sUll 1akes place. and Indeed peullons require two or three community, and we have a SI 78) or SI•~· Hogloy (Stronuw!M ir 'Nils a succession of sound nights accommodation on lop variety of tough, well lhoughr 8SOt90) who can provide defeaL' at athletics. and the of rhe expense of travelling. out courses for use during the information. almost total demise of ohe On a few occasions over season - often very wet. but sport in Orkney, that prompted the years, teams from Orkney thars cross coun1ry1 fortunately a group of enthusiasts 10 form have aquitted rhemselves the farmers are very helpful

A e<>rebraJ way of checkir!g the route.

U you are inler0$led and would like more Information obou1 this year's Highlalid Triaohlons, Andrew Manwell can be contacted at the Buochart Recreation Centro, Unlvemty Rood, Ah weU ... only another miles to Beituly I Aberdeen AB9 2UW. 35

32 Scot/iuld's Runner 'The next year. a series of children were bom· she says and racmg kart II was very world for BUI Scally he says chance events saw me team The Canwrights have two salisfymg. r..u1 eventually "A real gentleman. You can up v.ilh Peter Wllltams He sons .Stuart. aged 6. and cosls rocke1ed and l could no ask him anything and hell do was like God in s1decar Andrew. age 3 longer afford ii And l was what he can to encourage circles. but although he had Pete had al.so staned becoming Increasingly m· you LIMB'' cleaned up on 1he mainland dabbling In 'kart racing and terested in running• ''OUT ON A he had never done the 'IT that was lo be the neX1 While Jogging round the "His first look at thts kiUer succ-essful phase of his hfe. grounds of Stirling Umversity course was the practice winmng numerous champion· to keep lit. Pete met Falkirk session· and I'd never gone so ships inlcuding the prestigious Victoria's Derek Easton who GRAHAM CRAWFORD meets Peter fast m my hfe His outfit was Nonh of Scotland ntle. but encouraged him and later. as Cartwright, a for sports, who is now the first to use a Hillman imp back on the Isle or Man there they became fnends. rough! man all engine had been strong signs he his tendency to ovenrain 1n the championship we would one day give more 1 had the mileage mania: making his mark on veteran's athletics after were flying m second place ume 10 runn1nq admits Pete "I was doingover risking life and limb in the Isle of Man TT and closing nghl down on the 'When I was bike racing I 100 miles a week Bui now I've leaders when we rnn oul or ran five miles a day 10 keep fit. learned that Jl's quabty tha1 races. petrol Unbelievable 1 did and I often made a pom1 of counts and do around 65 1hree seasons With Peter. and going over 10 the island on miles wuh some goodinterval Graham Crawford although we won all 1he major the Friday before pracnce sessions.· ting 'The Wall". literally Nowadays the machine m 1 80 mph. has done question is bis ovm body. and K othing 10 suppress the same meticulous pre­ Peter Canwright's desire for paration has akeady paid speed dividends Last summer, despite being still very much Whether hanging on gnmly the runmng novice. he won lo the sidecar of a 760 cc the Scottish veteran I.SOO mactiine in the Isle of Man's metres title. 'IT races. Silting perched an inch off the ground in a 100 He sees this victory as only mph go-kan. or discovering the beginning of what he can serious running as a veteran. do on the veterans scene. He the 45-year-old Falkirk Victoria has aspirations 10 match his Hamer has only everh ad one endless energy, and he 1s a objecnve in mind - lo go man accustomed to struggling faster and winning Even the pedestnan {and Cartwright is most cenainly very English) pursuit or long one of life's doers A very distance walking, which he promising footballer in his did as a youth, round him younger days (he played racing the clock . 'IWice he regularly until his mid­ won the 64 mile Blackpool to thirties). tus deepening involve­ Knutsford Challenge. taking ment wnh sidecar racing was largely down 10 chance just 13 hou~ ' I was one of those fanatically fit types He explains "Bike racing then: he explains was something I always wanted !ode.Some of the lads Nothing has changed Pete had an outfit and I became Pete doing his side<:M possenger in his 6'1Tly club racing days around 1970. btteresdngly. hededded quickly Canwnghl. a British 'l'elecom their mechanic One day the field engineer from Thornhill, championships on the main· t.ha.t he would net niake a driver. '1 was nol CiJ.Udous enough. I W"5 Oll/y iJ:l.torostcd .in going as fast as pos.sible. passenger got injured and I land including the Brihsh, and l woold mve killed people. • he says. near Slirling. is still a fanatic 1ook his place. By the time he -ready 10 do whatever is some1hing always stopped us recovered 1 was hooked and began and running in the 40 nece,ssary to reach the top in in the 'IT" He has personal bests of doing club and nationa.I mile race round the tsland.· he 200 for 800 metres. 4 22 for Ills latest chosen spon Pete Gat1wrigh1 raced ''His first look racing bikes as a sponsored sidecar tecalls l,500m, and 72 mmules for the Not that he's a nutter For "Soon 1w anted 10 do the'IT . passenger for 11 years. and The sidecar racer ccmpleled half marathon - his stocky somebody who has spent so l advertised my services in by the time he packed it in he three of six attempts. muscular build suggests his at this killer years "brushing walls" hanging the Motorcycle News had broken numerous bones. recordlng a personal best of rone may lie over the shorter out of a sidecar al well over "passenger available for including both ankles and five hours 45 minutes Once dislances course was the ton. Pete Is remarkably world championships" survived an 80 mph crash he went through the marathon Canvmght's mos1 satisfying sane Get lum revved up through a wall wi'lile a11emp11ng distance In two hours 35 race to dale was over 800 about his running and he11 "!'his guy from Cornwall a 100 mph lap or Isle of Man mmutes. but dropped out metres, in the Falkirk club the practice chatter as excitedly as a responded. and we met for However. ii was not the shonly afterwards "l over· championships 11 was the the first time off the boat on schoolboy. but the essential miunes or lhe wall (he and his reached myself that time," he first time m many ,111empts I Pete Canwrigh1 is a quiet, the Isle or Man. He was only 20 dnve1 were miraculously laughs beat Alex McArdle · he says. session, methodical man who'll spend and had already been the almost unscathed - ·only a Pete conhnued 90-karting Pete recognises he is a endle~ hours honing a go­ youngest driver ever lo enter. broken wnsr) which killed until three years ago, towing v1nual beginner at running. kan to mechanical perfection 1 wasn't bothered about his Canwright's appe1lte for lhe bis machine nearly every but says he is leammg all the and I'd never before hammering it on youth, it was just great to get a bike Things we1e never the weekend lo Swtland's mam time Sometimes the lessons compe1i110n day ride. It was him thal should same alter the hqrrific death track ar Golsp1e an hours have come from other gone so fast have been bothered. I had no or a close fnend. he says dnve nonh or Inverness veterans he is•trying hard 10 Training in the quiet roads around world championship ex­ He has good memories 'l beat such as Shettleston·s Bill perience. Anyway, we finished Wife Carol was also losing tho vi/Jago of ThcmlU/J. Peto doe• her tolerance ·1 was altight was my own ma1t I did Scally in my life." most of his training in the nearby l 3th - way above expect­ about 1he racing unhl the everything myseli maimaming "I've got all the hme m the Abcrfoyle forest ations. Scotland's Runner 35 34 1986 Scottish ranking lists he fU'St thing that strikes feature prominently. At the you when you study Statistics : DUNCAN McKECHNIE other end ol the scale. a world T l>.mc:an McKechnie's pain­ or congratulation !or Donald staldngly compiled ranking Macgregor who, although no1 lists !or Scottish track and field Analysis : DOUG GILLON on the lists, was good enough is the gull, in almost all cases, to make marathon top 20 between the best Scot and the despite being in his mid world best !or 1986. Wells's continuing status as U was YvoMe Murray and forties. lit order to put the ranlekson ll,44 (Walco) success to the USA: Murray University lit the shot and Of course the lists can hide second laslest 3000 metres WORtD 8.19.0 . •• • .. Alex Gilmow (Camb.,.) WORLD 13.52 • . lllgol Wallolr (Vl•W) owes hers to Bill Gentleman. 8.20.lM . . Graham Crawlahall (l~ll) UK scar Lynch meanwhile topped teacher; Whittle, in joining UK 1•.23W ... Neil f)aser 14.SZ (lH/EAC) marathon, !or example. metres. beaten on paper by 2.10.13 Chaon (Spr H) 16.0 ...... Tom Caldwell (fVH) Tom Hanlon (ESH) 13.42.68 .. . ..• . jOM Roboon (ESH) 2.18.00 T""'f Milchell (rAC) in the UK top three. Elliot finals. records in Scottish athletics, virtually all the world class 3.48.09 IS.I . Brian Denison (CR) 3. 48.16 , Richard ArcOOr 13.Sl.12 . NeDTennant (Wtoo/ai) 2. 18..29 Charlie Haskett (DHHJ And in percentage term, while Brian Whittle clocked perlormers in Scottish athletics. 16.2 , • Camog30n 4 AbPr) (8"11.l HJ 2.20.42 BW R<>bo!Uon (Bena H) 4-00mH world's fastest over two laps events, particularly the three do better? What are we doing 3.S0.04 •. Robert l'tulmlnons (Bellricl Tiaooh (Ivory Coo3') 1.43-19 Sieve Cram (Eng) 3.52.99 Mark Rowland (Eng) 8.27.07 Eddle Weddcnbwn {Eng) 51.85 David McC1>1cheon WORLD (l..ivcrpooU UK UK UK 27.20.26 ... M.vk Nonow tUSAt 52.58 ••.••• Muk - (OUIE/\CJ t0.04 . • LWo (Eng) :lSS.26 •= .Adrian Callan (Stoke) UK l.4:ll9 Sc.evoC;wn (Eng) 8.41.02 Colin Hwne (ESH) 10.20 • . . £lllot 6...,oy (tt lEnq) 11.4,59 Roge< Black {Er.gJ t.44.06 Petet Elliott (Eng) UK 54.5 . .. . Stewart Dempster (ESH) 10.22 . .Miko W.cl'adano \En'l) 20.51 .. • . LWO ( Cnq) 2000m 21.Sl.76 Jon Solly (Eng) 8.47.49 •. .• . Tom Hanlon (ESH) 5"5 .. .. Jolin Soot! (E/\C1 45.25 Dorel< Redmond {EnqJ l.44.10 Sebastian Coe (Dlq) 9.11.0. Ceo:oon0l 10.3J 20$9W., .. ... CameronSh;up 21.51 1.44.61 Tom Mckoan (8cllah1U1 SCOT 9.J6Jl3 • .• Ken Mortimer (EACJ SS.7 .•• Jim Lmon1h (£1\C) (ESH) (SN!UHI SCOT l.48.tt • • . P"'1 ForboUon(RN/SpV) 9.16.28 ...... """"'-"""" 56.8 ...,,•Y King Cl tnbull (ES3i} 2t.02W. NoU'l'umhWl21.35(F.5H) 45.38 ..... Brian Whittle(Ay1 S; 1.49.9 •• .. . °"'°" SUong Cl Ruthorfo•d tloehqe!lyJ 10.57 . c.m.<0n Slwp (Shett H> 21 .IT Ceo (SMlt HI 10.65 .•. •.• - .• Sam Loo (Shen HJ 21.35W .SI'""' Scott 22.06 lf5HJ 47.50 . . Mdrcw Walk11n (ESH) I.SO.SS •.. -· .• 'l'bm R;idUe (fSH) U.37. IZ . AloxCilmout (Cambua) 9.20.14 . .Jim Evans (fVH} l 0. 7 I W . • . . . George lc< tS.le HJ t.S0.99 • .SluArt Palen (llelg) 8.00.98 . . • • • • • • JoM Robson ( ESll} 29.57.33 . . . . !Awrie Spence (Sp \/) 2.38 ...•....•.••....lgC 21.96W Dm>k Si..k 22.60 (Ktlm HJ 48.61 Owon OWn (EAC) t.Sl.3 ' • ~vid Cray \Ayr S} 8.0l.S ..... Neil TetUWll (Luwn/ESH) 29.56.22 Teny Milchell (PAC) 10.llOW .C.UwnOtet /VP) 2.30(i) .. c.off Panons 2.28 (l.<>n AC) to.90 . Kon McKay (P'11J 22.19W Ceo McOvennoy i2.32 48.99 MMk Mct.lalum fESH) 1.52.l. . Adrian Callan ($p< HJ 8.12.2 . Steve Dolg (fSH) 3(),40.SI RSohles.me WORW Z.21 FAyyaz Ahmed (Cng> 10..9/W . .... Derek Stark (Ktlm HJ (Ayr SI 49.00 Tom Ritchie (f'Sro l.SZ.46 . . Nick Smith (Y) ISlamf,,rd) 8.12.57 Ceo

36 Scollilnd's Rwmer 37 SCCYI' 13.24 . .. BNCO McChlte ())(Bolla Ii) 81.92 ...... Al.In Gillies (VP) a.12 • • • 1km 'll>omaon (EAC) 13.23 ...... William Low>g (f) (EAC) 56.58 ...... David Clsbey (Ktbn) IOOOm = UK 2.05 , Andlow £dgar (RAF/£'SH) 13.17 ...... Soott !Wiand()) (rvli) 55.6$ ...... Brad Mc$tBvick (Belg) 33.40.6 Andrea= Everett (MGACJ 58.28 ....Elaine McLaughlin (EVIM) 19.00 .Judy o.t<.. (Eng) WORLD 17.75 Myt1le Aug.. (fng) a.oo .•. Eddie Leighton (H) (lH/rnHJ 13.16 ...... John Clll> UY. 14.BB(l) ...... Mary Andenon 14.58 a.oo . . .. Tom Le;ghron (TI-I/ESH) 52.34 .. ... Shan Ryan (Clte•d) 62.7 , • ~ Southcrte<:k (Eng) UK WORLD {£AC) 2.00 . .Graham McA4IAn (j) (E/IC) S2.32 . . .. CooUSwOM {EAC) 2.35.30 ...... SIWoen Balley (Eng) Shot 80.62 • Davo OOiey !Engl 2.24.54 Crete Wiib tNO() LOogjwnp 12..83 •...... Ashley Monis (Plf) 1.95 ...... John Coa Urqulwt (EWM) 22.64 ...... Udo Beyor (COR) 87.14 ...... = c..l1ne (ESH) SCOT 7.45 ... HeiJ 77.44 ...... Fatima Whitbroad ~Enq) 17.SS ' • .... Gr>lwn S."°'Y (Eng) UK (Old) 8811...... lleley Thompson !Engl JSOOm 2.45.25 Ho•1her Mac:Dull IEAC) {Croy) Pole V'lllllt , 86.28 Dorryl Sr.net (Eng) 7889 ...... ~ne GilkOI (i:ng) LcslJe Walson (V) (l.OACJ 2.45.50 UK 82.04 .... Milot Hlll {Enq) 7563 ...... B<>d Mc:Slrava (llelq) WORt.D 2.49.86 (Kllb) WORLD 17.60 . .. Amgeir= SY"..- (CUIESli) 3.$6.7 Doina Molinto (Rom) Eileen"""'°'' = 77.44 ...... Fatima V/Ntbread ([l)gj $.Ol • S.>90; 8"l>b (USSR) 78.66 .ear, jenoon (Eng) 6.16 t.onaiM c.."l)boll (EWM) 17~ ...... Eric Irvine (EAC) SCOT s.&2 • • • C.Zey Sp;.,. {MCACJ 69.80 ...... Tessa S.00....n(Engl I S.29 ...... Chris Black (ESH) UY. llOm H UK SCOT 6$18 . Sruan Ryan (Gheacj) 5.82 • Val Wilah ('fonbndg<>) l 4.77(U.. • ... MitcheUSmi1h (S•ndJ 69.42 .. . . .Stewart Maxwell 6079 . . . Al.In RanJOn (rnH) 4.-01.93 ...... Zola Budd(Enq) 5.82 Rhona Mcl.eod (Stir U) 5.38 ....Keith Stock (Bt\I) WORLD 58.72 =Diane Royle (S.lo HI 14.36 ...... WalterWeir {CR) (RAP/EnUPtl) 6066 .. c.Jlum Orr (LC/£AC) 4.03.74 ••. •• JCir:51y Wade (Wales} YordlAI<> Donld Mc£tnvi<:k (Belg) 83.88 joM Guthrie (ESH) 6734 ...... Glasgow !St AU) 5.30 ...... Andy Aslwnt (Eng) c.m-n 48.22 )acldo aa.d>y (1.151.AC) IS.99 ..... Damn Monls (j) (IC/Pit) 63.40 ...... Adam Whyte (EAC) 5596 ...... Rogor H>ito (Wolrir'9) 5.30 ...... • lltWI Hooper (Eng) UK Higll ump 45.76 Mary And""°n(EAG) IS.94 . MlcO.OI Joml-~ 69.96 .. Ale• Black (rnt-1) 5363...... • . Ken Lyon (Aber) 4.05.76 .. •=YVOMO Mumy (EAC) 13.06 Stm.,.on (En9) .. Judy 4U6 Nlool> E>nblom (F.AC) (HWUIESH) 58.74 AlaslairRobertscn tMedway) SW! ...... AllaJ> ltson {Berry Hill) = WOP.U> 4.51 • • • l!.amlllon (ESH) t3.60w Ann Girvan 13.77 (Ayr 5) UK 1loo9lol 13.29 ...... Alan Pettigrew (Shott H) 73.Z6 OiM>Soehse {CDRJ <.50 ...... 8"d McStr.ova (Belgl 13.81 .. .. . Pat Rollo (Pll) 1.96 ...... Diana°'""" (Eng) 13.14 . .johnSooU (V) (Shett H)J 4.40(1) ..... DugUI Soo« 4.20 (Shen HJ 1 mile 14.0S Cilllan Rhlnd {Enlield) l.92 ..... Judy Simpson (Eng) 12.SS . . .Lawrie N' (Tonbndge) SCOT Karen Pi>gh (U19) 4.10 ...... Alln RAnldn {ESH) 4. 18.2$ : MoricicaPuica (Ran) 14.33 .... . Elaine Mghlin non (MCAC) 4.00 RoNlCh tDHHl 57.07 ...... Y""'1e Wr>y {Dig) WORLD LODgJum 62.74 Richard Slaoey (Eng) 57.5 ...... • V'tcdo (HWU/ESH) UK 6269 Kim H (Eng) S.29..58 .•..Yvonne Murray (EAC) 49.24 .. ll\lnen Manis Q)(U::/Plt) 7.96W ...... Colin)..:""°" (Wales) 5.30.19 ...... Zola Budd (Eng) 46,98 ...... RllS9ell OeviM Q)(Uj); 4$,88 Brad McStravick (Belg) 6548 .. • • Vat= Walsh (1'0<\IX10go) 7.'3 Ken McKay (Pit) 46.78 , . • Eric 1n!ne (EAC) = 5208 Mary (EAC) = 5.43.41l ...... Jil Lync:lo (DHH) 6039 . Sa 7.28 . . Rod Mcl<>y (iledlord/EAC) JOOOm 40.70 ...... Alan PettiQ>ow (ShedlllcSrmickSr- (Bolg) ~ DU:: Outdifte IJnrn:nity; PSH: hr1h Sbwtbtay Hamers: ~ H: ~ 6.69 • BriM Milne (Y) (Cbank AC) UK UK SCCYI' ~ WU! W• Lolhl&I\ l:nsumie: Kilb: 11.14w .Paull Dunn I 1.26 (Eng) 51.88 • Kathy Cook (Eng) 8.46.53 ... U.1.ynoh{llllli) 6.87 Ow>c:on My Whyte (Y) 6.46 11.ZOw • • Hoathor o.tcos I l.22 (Eng) 50.46 , , Hc'°n Bamett (Eng) Stralbclydc ~y; fVlt fdkbk Vloorit 9.l7.70 ... AndreaEverel1 (t.tCAC) (Colsp••l WORLD liarriets; Pill PltreliWit: iH' lnYetl'MIM ~ 86.74 .. . • Yuny Soqei;aTooby (W•les) suo , Robin Meikle (rnt-1) WORID c.ib, [)tot. lbndocl Hawldolill ~ K &· 15.41.36 . Su.sari Tooby (Wali!S) ~r. N~ and t:ui::x 86t91H: llildl H: 57.98 Otvo Vtiontine (H.ounstow) WORLD l.562 •.. Doina M = Bi.iehfiekl Haaien:; B'll'IO!db.: ~ W 16.24W Cralg Ounc:an 16.08 (ESH) 56.62 RussoU Poyno ($p;ukhl0) 21.71 "Bellc.e lln!duler (CDR) & B: W~Cfl'I and lliluon; Shafi it 15.HW ...... Rod McKay 15.13 52.67 Andrew Kall ( Hi.lhn'flt) scar 10,000m Woolletl M.i11; MSIAC: ~ Sbenletcotl 1Adiet Adl"9llc Qib: MCAC: Md,.&ron 13.89 Nonnon-(Bella H) 45.66 David Ma1hiesion ~{ Koyoos) 2.01.83 Anne 1'nW CEWM1 WORLD Cl¥Qow A1hlodc Qub; LOAC: Londoa 13.83 ...... Mld>Ael M•lhor (WU) 4'.70 ...... joM Soon {V) (Sholl Hj 23.39 Mgoi.= Bridgeman (MGAC) 2.Da.25 .. CbN WlUltinghom (MCAC) ~- 30.13.74 lng-rid Kirsti;wsen tflfor} OtympQctiu ALhlotic Club; OCH:. c~eer.ocit 13.76 )oM Callacl"" ()) (Kllb) 44,48 . \Villie Robemon {E/\C) 23.39 Sandn Whiltalt) Spnnobutn Hurlers: Se Mac:DougaD {tl.CAC) 31.41.42 .. • ...... Lit Lynch (OHH) Stir u:&Vhng umeni11r. B'hi!: ~ c.ror- 31.56.59 • Jlngd> Tooby (Wole$) Conunonweallh Games 10,000 metres. ~ --... 38 Scotland's lbumer Scolland's Runner 99 Williamson wakes up to life, without athletics

raham Williamson runs. most days, He never ever classed himself as a for some 30 or 40 minutes in speed man, but his 1993 Scottish eoo G Richmond Park, a still-lean figure metres record survived until Tom among the podgy executives in their too­ McKean dipped inside his 145.6 last year clean trendy gear. "l'om is basically much faster. It was He does not belong among them. ror he mainly speed endurance with me; he is just 26. The European junior and World Doug says Student Carnes titles at 1500 metres were Gillon At his peak. Scotland didn't seem 10 only a year or two ago, were they no\? want Williamson. Jn 1978 he finished Thal Europa Cup brome at the same runner up 10 ]oho Robson 1n the Emslie distance? the mile and run a good 5000 metres. But I Carr mile, right on his compatriot's don't regret any of it. I had a lot of Actually they were in 1979. just a year run.· shoulder Robson went 10 the Edmonton He is still running every day. but the earlier the Springbum Harrier set a world Commonwealth Games and won the 1500 motivation is mental release after hours of age-IB record or 3:37.7 for the metric mile metres bronze . a record which still stands. studying for a post graduate degree al Williamson stayed at home because Kingston Polytechnic m London He Scottish officials said the team had been But 11 seems a lifeume ago to the already has a BA in business studies from Kirkinlilloch man. And so it is II is a picked and they could not get a blazer Glasgow College of Technology made in time. Bui Steve Cram. who lifetime Iha! is over For Williamson has Because of the first degree he has 10 run his last race Richmond Park is his finished behind the two Scots. was given a pay bis own way through college and blazer and a ticket by England. and the Seoul and his bean The Garnes are over manages 10 do so only on the consultancy rest is history 111 always do this," be reflected on lbe lee he is paid by lhe New Balance shoe evening jog alter a long d of them." but my feel turn in when I ruo. I've no heel The catalogue is almost endless But his mind was llickering to another strike. Prom the knees dovm rm a The biggest irony came las1 summer night five years before. when he ran a 3·38 biomechanical wreck" Williamson was given an extension to lhe 1500 metres on the same track lt was a deadline to post a qualifying lime for the time equivalent to some five seconds Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. He faster than Gladwin's. But there were just couldn't get within seven seconds of the 300 folk present, and Williamson walked required 341 in Innsbruck His usual last· away. scarcely out of breath. He was lap kick had gone and he plodded round J:>arely 21. in about 63 seconds from the bell As he watched Gladwin. he thought "I knew then that I'd had it Yet ii was the abou1 trying again . yet another most consideration fd ever had from the comeback allempt. 'Then I thought about Scottish selectors." he recalled the problems and frustration The Part of Williamson's current course sleepless nights My fool injury The involves an intensive survey on the buuock ache The onhotics for my feet attitudes and requirements of atbletics Tryinq 10 make this work and that work spectators. He is doing it for Alan Pascoe 'The cold logic is that I have made the Associates. the ccmpany charged with right decision: finding the funds for the track and field in The truth is that injury and bad luck Britain. have pursued Williamson even closer He still loves athletics. and hopes to turn than did Steve Cram, who was never good his graduate skills into promotion and enough 10 take that age-group bes• but marketing ofspcn He is seekmg a job for who received establishment back-up 1ha1 when he graduates again this summer Williamson was cruelly denied You can almost feel him pawing the "Wait a minute," he says. "I'm not that Tom McKean... "He's basically faster than ground When the sraning pistol goes. biller Sure. I'd like 10 have broken 3:50 ror me". he'll beo!L 40 n ...... --=-----··------FEBRUARY 28 MOlhcrwell Diltrid Sports Council Road - S..0.hdyde Patk - Senl0< 6 Miles: I. B. Scallt \Sholl H) 3027 2 S Mmshall (Mwoll YMCA H) 3038 3 0 Mdtsl\dlt IMW..11) 3041. <. T Ull>Ol (C..mbwl H) 304~ ~C.RO