Gallacher knows otherwise!

Before Mark joins us for a thorough chatter of his astonishing running story we

have our customary weekly round up with your hosts big Friday night road trip

to the Black Rock 5 in Kinghorn rightly taking centre stage!

Mark then joins in the laughs, a well-known face in the Scottish running

circuit, Mark’s performances across a range of distances catch our eye on an

almost weekly basis. 

beers, gigs and cigs to races, shwanks and podiums.  Mark’s progression in running is jaw dropping.  He’s grabbing a second chance at the sport

with both hands and is striving to keep on improving as he enters his 6th

decade.

Not only a talented athlete Mark also has a talent for writing, conveying his

thoughts and experiences on his brilliant (and award winning!) yet inappropriately

named blog, ‘The most irritating runner in Scotland?’ (link at bottom of show

notes)

We spend most time talking through Mark’s recent exploits at the Edinburgh

Marathon, a distance he’s not unfamiliar with but one he’d not taken on for 5

years. He had a target, he set aboot getting it with a regimented approach to

training and making sure all his bases were covered.

With a burgeoning medal hanger proudly displaying his growing number of achievements

Mark speaks to us with an air on incredulity, even he can’t quite believe how

far he’s come. And he’s not finished yet either, far from it in fact!

Singing praises of everyone around him but

leaving his own abilities in the shadow are a measure of the man, that pride

though in talking about his outings for Scotland and that extensive list of

honours is apparent throughout.

With a right good idea of how your YHRF hosts roll Mark allows us to get into

the nitty gritty of his running inspirations. So, pull up a chair, you’re going

to enjoy this absolute classic of an episode!

Check Mark’s running blog out here https://markgallmac.com/

Donate to Martin Gray running across Scotland on the John Muir Way in aid of

Beatson Cancer Charity here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/martin-gray77