Last weekend I travelled to my home town of Campbeltown to compete in the Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon.
The course itself was hard going with miles 4 to 6 taking in a tough off road section and a scenic slog on Westport beach.
After mile 1, it became clear that this year’s field was not the
strongest as I settled into third position with only my brother Kenny and a Bellahouston Harrier runner ahead.
At mile 4 Kenny dropped out with a recurring hamstring injury and I started to realise that a rare podium place was definitely on the cards.
My chance of winning the race however was blown apart as soon as we entered the off road section when the legs tired quickly and I remembered why I find X Country so painful!
Back on tarmac I felt immediately at home and managed to sustain a decent pace into a strong headwind to secure second place.
The MOK committee should be congratulated on another superbly organised event.
Report by Ally Campbell