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Falkirk star David McCracken does warm-up in middle of snowbound MOTORWAY as Storm Doris wreaks havoc

The 35-year-old posted a hilarious video of himself exercising on the motorway after snowfall ground traffic to a halt

STORM Doris has wreaked havoc today but Falkirk star David McCracken wasn't going to let it stop him.

The 35-year-old got out of his car on the middle of a snowbound motorway to start his warm-ups because he was late for training.

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David McCracken made sure he was still ready to trainIn a hilarious video he posted on social media, McCracken, who also works as a personal trainer, said you have to "use your time effectively" and can be seen strecthing his glutes with a resistance band.


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The motorway near had completely ground to a halt as a result of heavy snow and closures.

 David McCracken gets to work with his resistance band
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David McCracken gets to work with his resistance bandCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Falkirk's David McCracken trains in the middle of a traffic jam
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Falkirk's David McCracken trains in the middle of a traffic jamCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 David McCracken mid workout on the gridlocked M80
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David McCracken mid workout on the gridlocked M80Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

The bad weather caused chaos elsewhere with other Scottish clubs being affected by it.

At , only a to their Lennoxtown base for training.

The players' press conference has been rescheduled for tomorrow but Brendan Rodgers' conference will still go ahead.

 David McCracken didn't let Storm Doris stop him from training
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David McCracken didn't let Storm Doris stop him from trainingCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Falkirk's David McCracken also works as a personal trainer
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Falkirk's David McCracken also works as a personal trainerCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Dorius de Vries shares an image of the snow at Lennoxtown
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Dorius de Vries shares an image of the snow at Lennoxtown

had to cancel training all together due to none of their players being able to make the journey.

And were forced to call off all of their academy training sessions due to a snow-covered pitch.

Elsewhere the high winds blew over a floodlight pylon at Matlock Town's ground.

And the dugouts at Halesowen Town's ground were also wrecked by Storm Doris.

 

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