Christmas comes early for McDonald as his first Great Britain vest arrives in the post
From his office window at the Institute of Sport at Stirling, Scott McDonald often gazes outside at the privileged few who can dedicate themselves to honing their craft.
From his office window at the Institute of Sport at Stirling, Scott McDonald often gazes outside at the privileged few who can dedicate themselves to honing their craft.
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An administrator there, he is among those smoothing the path to progress for Scotland's leading performers.
He might yet be among the supported acts. In Budapest tomorrow, the 22-year-old will sport a Great Britain vest for the first time in the Spar European Cross Country Championships. There was a genuine thrill when his boxfresh kit arrived in the post this week. "Like Christmas," he says. And there remains an aura of genuine surprise that such a wish has belatedly been granted.
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