Photographs: 1980’s – SCOTTISH DISTANCE RUNNING HISTORY

Most of the photographs on this page are of athletes I was coaching, or who were in the group at the time, either training or racing. Above is one of my own favourites – taken by Robert Chalmers at Coatbridge when Alex Gilmour was giving me some advice and neither of us was aware of the camera! These are only some of the photos from the 80’s – more may well be added as time goes by.

Companion to the one above: also Robert Chalmers sneaking up – this time it was Jim Orr who was telling me what to do.

Tom Rhodes (Cambuslang), Pat Morris, (Cambuslang), Paul Ross (Clydesdale), Charlie McIntosh (Clydesdale), Hugh Forgie (Law & Dist), Douglas McDonald (Clydesdale)

Jim Orr, Alex Gilmour, Paul Doran (Clydesdale), Graham Getty (Bellahouston), Bob Anderson (Cambuslang)

Jim Orr and Alex Gilmour

Group leaving the track at Coatbridge: includes Mike Gallagher (Maryhill), Alex Chalmers (Springburn), Bob Anderson, Tom Rhodes, Pat Morris (all Cambuslang), Graham Getty (Bellahouston), Hugh Forgie (Law), Douglas McDonald, Derek McGinley, James Austin (all Clydesdale), Alex Gilmour (Cambuslang), me, Jim Orr, Charlie Thomson (Cambuslang), Sam Wallace (Cambuslang)

Crown Point: Derek Halpin (Clydesdale), Sam Wallace (Cambuslang), Struan Marshall (Clydesdale), Paul McEvoy (Cambuslang).

Hugh Forgie and Paul Ross on the third stage of the Edinburgh to Glasgow

Tommy Murray, Alex Gilmour, John McKay and Robert Fitzsimmons in the Dunky Wright Road Race

Alex Chalmers (13) following Alaister Russell of Law & District at Coatbridge

In 1986 we had the British Milers Club two day conference and AGM at Jordanhill and the following photos are from that event

The mass warm up: some of our runners here are Jim Orr and Kevin Newberry, with other top athletes such as Chris Robison, Elspeth Turner also doing their bit.