Martin Compston once competed in a marathon to get to a pub showing a Celtic game
dailyrecord.co.ukMartin Compston once took part in the LA marathon in a bid to get to the only pub showing the Celtic game. Speaking on his new podcast, Restless Natives, the Line of Duty actor admitted he only took part in the run as it was the only way to get to the pub.
The Greenock-born actor recalled phoning his pal Outlaw King star Tony Curran the night before the cup final game against Rangers to discuss their plans to find out about the race.
He explained: “I phoned him on the Friday and asked what time we were going to meet for pre-drinks and he says ‘mate, look, the LA Marathon is on this weekend, all the roads are shut, you need to start planning how you are going to get there now’.
I was looking and there was just no way to get to this pub.”Not letting the marathon ruin his football plans, the 38-year-old actor realised the run started near a pal's house and ended near the pub he was planning to visit slap bang in the middle.He said: “I thought, I’ll go up there, I’ll start the run at the Dodger’s stadium, I’ll run down, stop at the pub, watch the game and then run home.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk