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Just wrapping up things in Shetland before heading off south tomorrow. This is where I’m going and what’s happening if you want to catch up at any point. Remember to follow the blog posts and also, though I’m not doing the afternoon show from 11th-15th, I think I’m doing daily updates for Fred Macaulay on…
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Overweight and unfit, I bought a treadmill. This wasn’t difficult, as there are always second-hand treadmills and exercise bikes for sale. One wee ‘wanted’ ad on Shetlink snagged a Reebok motorised Thighripper Mk 2, and for the last fortnight I’ve been using it every morning. Almost. I’ve always been heartily opposed to the idea of gyms…
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My first bicycle was essentially a toy; its removable stabilisers saw me safely though various wobbly adventures on the streets of Shawlands and Pollokshaws in Glasgow until, at the age of six, I found myself in the leafy seaside suburbia of Troon in Ayrshire. It was on Ottoline Drive’s sleepy tarmac that I learned to…
