One of mine: Bobby himself, third from the right at the start of the first leg of the Edinburgh to Glasgow, 1971

Jack Brown starting in a club race

Jack several minutes into the race

The line-up at the start of the DAAC annual schools race.   Dr McPhail giving the instructions

Sandy Sutherland at Nairn

Ian Logie, international pole vaulter on a stretcher at Nairn where he injured himself

Stan Horn leads Colin Martin at Strathallan

Start of the Springburn Cup race when it was a relay for Junior, Senior, Youth and Junior Men   Dr IMM Macphail standing at the side.

Mike Ryan, St Modans AAC at Springburn

One of the Dumbarton runners

Above: Another Dumbarton runner

Below: There was a representative match held at Dumbarton at the start of the 1960’s and the picture below is of Pat Moy (Vale of Leven AAC) ducking through a barbed wire fence – a manoeuvre that cost him lots of ground on each lap!

Below: Same meeting – could it be Graham Everett?

… or is this Graham?

Start of Youths Race in the District Championships at Kilbarchan

Just after the start.

Jim McInnes whose athletic career was cut short by injury but who went on to become SAAA President.

Jim McInnes

And finally, the cover and two pages from the Rome Olympics programme, 1960

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