Mentor Walker takes on coach’s mantle

Buckie doctor Lewis Walker is not running in next month’s Inverness half marathon, but will have a strong influence on who wins the Highland race.

Walker, who represented the Scottish Schools team as a middle distance runner in the mid-70s and is still an active competitor in local events, has recently become heavily involved in coaching, and a number of the leading entrants for the Inverness race on March 17 are being guided by the 54-year-old Aberdeen-born doctor.

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