Athletics: Patience pays off for Keith Hood
He is oldest of five Corstorphine runners in the East team, alongside Kris Berry, Michael Crawley, Douglas Selman and Michael Breen.
Hood has been running since his early 20s but in recent years his times have been steadily coming down. “I was quite surprised to get the call-up,” he admitted. “I was happy with the way I ran at the East District Cross Country Championships in Aberdeen last month where everything just seemed to click and I finished fifth.
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Hide Ad“I’d never been in the top ten before so I suppose I thought I had an outside chance of making the team.”
On tomorrow’s match, he said: “I just want to do myself justice, and hopefully beat a few of the younger runners!”