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Neil Gourley is a man on a mission. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow looms large this summer and the 31-year-old Scot is determined to cast off months of injury frustration with a starrring role.<\/b><\/p>\n
“I will be there if I have to crawl round the four laps of the track,” he told BBC Scotland.<\/p>\n
Gourley, who has world and European indoor 1500m silver medals to his name, has already been selected for the mile event in his home city after an “injury-plagued winter that was dominated by two different injuries”.<\/p>\n
“I am doing a lot better now than I was a few months ago,” Gourley added.<\/p>\n
His winter began on the sidelines, dealing with a patella tendon tear that had been troubling him last season.<\/p>\n
After returning in February, a broken foot the following month consigned him to further weeks on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
Hardly ideal preparation for his bid to be a home hero.<\/p>\n
However, he explained: “I am starting to really see some consistency now and thanks to the cross training I was doing, I don’t seem to be too far away from fitness.<\/p>\n
“The challenge is to turn that all around into fitness in time for the Commonwealth Games among other things this summer.<\/p>\n
“I will never shy away from the fact I want to be at the top end of championships and I would love to win a medal in Glasgow, but it is going to be incredibly challenging.<\/p>\n
“I have made it harder for myself by having some of the setbacks I did this year. But if every day goes to plan between now and then I think I will be really competitive in that final.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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