Southern Cross Country Champs - Part Three (February 2013) UNDER 20 MEN (82 Finishers) Ian Bailey the winner from Aldershot, looked good at the head of a group going up the hill at the half way stage...
Southern Cross Country Champs - Part One (February 2013) FRANK TICKNER was tipped by his brother Ben, who won the Southern Senior last year, to win this year which he duly did in style.When Tickner is...
Southern Cross Country Champs - Part One (February 2013) FRANK TICKNER was tipped by his brother Ben, who won the Southern Senior last year, to win this year which he duly did in style.When Tickner is...
MIDDLESEX CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (January 2013) CHRIS SMITH was a comfortable winner of the Men's race over a muddy course at the 'Scrubs' on the 5th of January. Thames Valley Harrier Smith...
HARRY TEMPAN RETIRES AT 87 (December 2012) HARRY TEMPAN (Born 20.5.25) has finally hung up his running shoes. " I do love running but I don't intend racing again or being a member of a club " He told...
Running Still - 133 years of Highgate Harriers (August 2012) There was a private viewing of 'Running Still' - 133 years of Highgate Harriers, on the 10th of September at the Camden Local Studios and...
FRANK SANDO (14/3/31 - 13/10/12) Frank Sando was born in Maidstone, Kent. There are several reasons Frank Sando stands out in my memory. As a boy of 12, I saw Frank Sando emerging from the changing...
GREG RICHARDS (October 2012) When I talked to Greg Richards and his wife Nina Anderson at their home in North London in late September I found Greg Richards very modest about his achievements as a...
NINA ANDERSON (September 2012) Nina Anderson (Born in Newcastle on Tyne - and a 'Northerner through and through' 26th of January 1972) has already accomplished a lot at veteran level. Double World...
NINA ANDERSON (September 2012) Nina Anderson (Born in Newcastle on Tyne - and a 'Northerner through and through' 26th of January 1972) has already accomplished a lot at veteran level. Double World...
MO FARAH - HIS BREAKTHROUGH YEARS (August 2012) There is little doubt Mo Farah's crowning achievement was in winning the Olympic 5 and 10K in the Olympic Stadium in London on August 2012 (5000 in 13...
WILLIAM SHARMAN (August 2012) (Born 12th of September 1984 in Lagos) William Sharman grew up in Corby, Northamptonshire. He has a brother and sister. Even though, likable Will Sharman has made his...
DWAIN CHAMBERS (August 2012) (Also some comments by my 'Great' friend the late Peter Hildreth. Peter wrote a separate Chapter 15 to add to the to Dwain Chambers autobiography 'My story' -Race Against...
CHRIS TOMLINSON (July 2012) CHRIS TOMLINSON (Born 15/9/81 Middlesbrough.He first competed for Middlesbrough AC, formerly Mandale Harriers and Middlesbrough AC) before coming South and competing for...
ARIES MERRITT (July 2012) ARIES MERRITT (Born Marietta, Georgia on the 24th of July 1985) really came into being one of the World's best high hurdlers in 2012, with his win in the World Indoor...
TYSON GAY in London (July 2012) Tyson Gay (Born August 9, 1982 and currently lives in Florida) In the Summer months of 2012 he defeated 'World Class Sprinters' in his build up to Olympic Games in...
CHRISTIAN TAYLOR TRIPLE JUMP WORLD CHAMPION 2011 (JULY 2012) Christian Taylor (Born 18th of June, 1990 at Fayetteville, Georgia. His parents were Barbadian) He was educated at Sandy Creek High School...
DON TAYLOR (1936 TO 2012) DON TAYLOR (Born 1-9-36 to 5-7-2012 when he died) was the first UK runner to get inside 29 minutes for 10,000m and, I will always remember Don as an enthusiastic helper to...
THE MAN WHO CHANGED 10,000m RUNNING HISTORY (JULY 2012) The man who changed the face of major Championships 10,000m running history was Juha Vaatainen, the double European Champion of 1971. It was...
THE LAST TWO BRITISH OLYMPIC WALK MEDALLISTS (July 2012) Quite a few Race Walking enthusiasts will remember 'The Mighty Mouse' Some Italians thought of him when he was competing in the Rome Olympics...
JIM RYUN with MARTY LIQUORI and JOHN WHETTON (JUNE 2012) JIM RYUN came to London in 1967, already a World Record holder for the 880yards (1:44.9) in 1966; 1500 (3:33.1) in 1967 and Mile (3:51.1) in...
TWO OF THE GREATEST OLYMPIC THROWERS - JANIS LUSIS and AL OERTER (JUNE 2012) JANIS LUSIS Born, 19th of May, 1939 in Jelgava Latvia but competed for USSR in the Javelin. His wife Elvira Ozolina was the...
BASIL HEATLEY THE GREAT ROAD/CC/TRACK RUNNER (MAY 2012) Basil Heatley's athletic success has been almost forgotten by many people but few British distance men could claim the type of success that he...
BASIL HEATLEY THE GREAT ROAD/CC/TRACK RUNNER (MAY 2012) Basil Heatley's athletic success has been almost forgotten by many people but few British distance men could claim the type of success that he...
RON RODDAN COACH TO A 1992 OLYMPIC CHAMPION (MAY 2012) Ron Roddan of Thames Valley Harriers is one of the most respected sprint coaches in the World, despite not being a person, specially selected as...