Training for this one simply couldn't be the same as previous years, where personally, virtually zero training had been completed. I knew from the offset that we could potentially have a massive walk for the 5th Highland March (HM).
Since the completion of HM4 I had moved north of the border, cut down on my smoking habit and even better regulated my intakes of alcohol. I had therefore gained myself a firm footing to actually do some training, and it proved to be a god send.
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HMV – Onwards and Upwards
I can’t believe I’ve been doing this Highland March thing for five years – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? Once again the HM bandwagon was in full swing leading up to the off with all the troops busy(ish) with their respective training programmes.
Once again, however, the SPL guru’s don’t seem to be as keen as us when it comes to organisation as their wretched ‘spilt’ gets in the way again. With the top and bottom six sides in the SPL being settled after 31 games (usually takes 33) it still took these Muppets four days to come up with the remaining last two games for ICT. This brought about yet another walk away from Inverness but a new destination for the HM’ers – Love Street, Paisley.
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 "You've Got Egg On Your Shirt"
Here we go again with another fun packed episode in the life of a 'long distance' Highland Marcher.
The SPL fixture list once again gave the route planners a major headache because of the 'split' in mid April. A further pain for the planners came about however because the season ended a week earlier than normal to enable players to be released for the World Cup.
To accommodate that, the SPL computer penciled in a mid-week fixture in the final week of the season. This meant that, if the HM was to continue with its original format, we would have to walk from Wednesday to Saturday (or Sunday depending on a top six finish - complicated innit?). ICT didn't really help matters either as their quest for a top six position faltered at the last hurdle - had they secured 6th, we'd have had an extra day to make the distance. But not to worry, you do what you've got to do and get on with it!
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 3500 Foot Climb - For A Beer!!!
What an absolute piggin' nightmare it was trying to get to this event in the first place.
The SPL gave us all a headache - I kept telling people "I'm doing a sponsored walk in May but I don't know where the feck I'm going!!". Organising time off work and then travel arrangements!! aaargh, my head hurts.
The secret of where and when we're going was all revealed in mid-April after the SPL teams had completed 33 games - deep joy - these fixtures threw up a trip to Dundee on the penultimate day so, therefore, a 'short' walk for us in HMIII.
My time off work was secured about a week before the off and at a time when all the cheapo fares to Glesga or Embra had all but disappeared. Perfect!!!
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 "Gringo, Show Us Your Bum"
Last year is was from Inverness to Falkirk. This year the fixture list throws up Clyde (away) and St Johnstone (home) so this years stroll is about 150 miles from Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld to Caledonian Stadium, Inverness.
Those taking part this season are Interthenet (Steve Taylor), Caley Canary (Stu MacFarlane), Gringo Jnr (Rob Wilson), Mrs Gringo (Kath Wilson) and myself, Gringo, (Dave Wilson).
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