London 2012 blog

36 degree heat, unbelievable humidity, overlooking the Indian Ocean, wearing a kilt, caked in sun block with the Union Jack tied around my London 2012 T-Shirt – I was standing amongst a crowd of well over 50,000 spectators.

Last week I swapped my spreadsheets and sums at LOCOG Finance for sunshine and shades as I along with 10 other members of East Kilbride Athletic Club made our annual trip to the World Cross Country Championships.

Cross Country usually conjures images of wet, windy and muddy conditions but with the 35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships being held in Mombasa, Kenya on Saturday the 24th of March – it was inevitably hot and sweaty.

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