Bold. Very bold. That was the words used by both my coach and crew when we came up with the Tooting 24 plan. And they weren’t talking soap powder. In November last year, Paul Giblin and I met in Pret on Bothwell Street, Glasgow. I had a white coffee and a quinoa dish. Paul something…
Holmes and Lovecraft, that’s a cool pairing. Like Rene and Renato, or Wurzel and Aunt Sally. In this ambitious graphic novel, Sylvain Cordurié and Laci combine to bring us beautifully drawn yet sadly unfulfilling story. The artwork is tremendous, more Lovecraft than Doyle in its feel. The drawings of places like the Crystal Palace and London’s…
I was in New York in July, and as is my want I like to pick-up a Sherlock Holmes book when away somewhere new. Something you won’t likely see in Waterstone’s back home. In the comic book shop just off of Times Square I came across this book and it’s premise just intrigued me right…
Position: 1st place Time: 6:18:36 I entered the John Lucas 50 relatively late in the day. It was always in my mind to do it as a warm-up for Tooting Bec track 24. However, coming only 8 weeks after the WHW and 5 weeks before Tooting I had to be sure it wouldn’t break me.…
It’s dark. You are standing there staring into the trees to what looks like a trail path. You are trying to block out of your mind the monsters, ghouls and lions which have escaped from a zoo nearby that so obviously reside in that dark space straight ahead. You haven’t been told about any escaped…
We’ve seen this so many times from up the castle that we had to meander down to the King’s Knot. It is almost 450 years old and is as impressive close up as it is from the sky. The towering castle above it reminds us just how imposing the defences must have been throughout the…
Spent a cracking wee day in Stirling and came across this statue as we took the back path down off of the castle. The howling wolf is integral to Stirling’s history and features in 89% of all songs by @officialcult too. Bonus picture reminding me I am royalty 😜
After a few months off of the drink the planned Gin Fest at Constarry Road has been long anticipated. The Celtic Connections crew back together for Gin, vinyl and pizza. This is as close to debauchery as I get these days. Party!!
I ran 5k today. Long before sunrise. We’ve reached the stage of the year where darkness is enveloping all morning meanders. But on the way to the train this was the sky. Wonderful.
Out on a recovery stroll at lunchtime to try and get my legs back in working order and after looping around Glasgow city centre I found myself on St Vincent Street and outside King Tuts. I have had many a brilliant night in this incredible venue and after passing by today I really want to…
I am feeling surprisingly good out of the weekend. Able to run up stairs, dash to catch trains and walk briskly to and fro the station. I put this down to serious hours of stretching and mobility work which goes on day after day, week after week, month after month. A well conditioned runner recovers…
An old footballing friend posted this up on Facebook last night. This is from around 27 years ago playing for Kildrum boys club. I am sharing this on the back of a goal and an assist in the same game. Given I never got across the halfway line in most games it must have been…
