Alastair Aitken reports on .......
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Alastair Aitken
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| JIM McNAMARA an IRISH LEGEND (May 2013) |
| Mike Gratton Looks Back (April 2013) |
| Aldershot Champions Again (April 2013) |
| NATIONAL 12 STAGE ROAD RELAY (April 2013) |
| VICTORIA PARK WOMEN'S RACE (April 2013) |
| VICTORIA PARK 5 WITH MARTIN & HICKEY (April 2013) |
| World Trial and Inter-Counties Part Three (March 2013) |
| World Trial and Inter-Counties Part Two (March 2013) |
| World Trial and Inter-Counties Part One (March 2013) |
| Southern Cross Country Champs - Part Three (February 2013) |
| Southern Cross Country Champs - Part Two (February 2013) |
| Southern Cross Country Champs - Part One (February 2013) |
| MIDDLESEX CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (January 2013) |
| HARRY TEMPAN RETIRES AT 87 (December 2012) |
| Running Still - 133 years of Highgate Harriers (August 2012) |
| FRANK SANDO (14/3/31 - 13/10/12) |
| GREG RICHARDS (October 2012) |
| THE MIDDLESEX & OPEN 10K (September 2012) |
| NINA ANDERSON (September 2012) |
| MO FARAH - HIS BREAKTHROUGH YEARS (August 2012) |
| WILLIAM SHARMAN (August 2012) |
| DWAIN CHAMBERS (August 2012) |
| JOB KINYOR from Kenya (JULY 2012) |
| CHRIS TOMLINSON (July 2012) |
| ARIES MERRITT (July 2012) |
| TYSON GAY in London (July 2012) |
| CHRISTIAN TAYLOR TRIPLE JUMP WORLD CHAMPION 2011 (JULY 2012) |
| DON TAYLOR (1936 TO 2012) |
| THE MAN WHO CHANGED 10,000m RUNNING HISTORY (JULY 2012) |
| THE LAST TWO BRITISH OLYMPIC WALK MEDALLISTS (July 2012) |
| JIM RYUN with MARTY LIQUORI and JOHN WHETTON (JUNE 2012) |
| TWO OF THE GREATEST OLYMPIC THROWERS - JANIS LUSIS and AL OERTER (JUNE 2012) |
| BASIL HEATLEY THE GREAT ROAD/CC/TRACK RUNNER (MAY 2012) |
| RON RODDAN COACH TO A 1992 OLYMPIC CHAMPION (MAY 2012) |
| BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI STEEPLECHASER '1960's to 81' (MAY 2012) |
| GASTON ROELANTS 'THE STEEPLECHASER OF THE 1960'S' (APRIL 2012) |
| JOHN DISLEY THE UK'S OUSTANDING STEEPLECHASER OF THE 1950'S |
| MEN'S NATIONAL 12 STAGE ROAD RELAY (April 2012) |
| Women's National 6 Stage Road Relay (April 2012) |
| THE 46th VICTORIA PARK '5' (April 2012) |
| SIX OUTSTANDING OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS- 800m to 10000m (APRIL 2012) |
| EIGHT AFRICAN OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (March 2012) |
| McCain UK Inter Counties & UK Challenge 2012 - part 3 |
| McCain UK Inter Counties & UK Challenge 2012 - part 2 |
| McCain UK Inter Counties & UK Challenge 2012 - part 1 |
| THE ENGLISH NATIONAL 2012 - part 2 |
| THE ENGLISH NATIONAL 2012 - part 1 |
| THE LATE BMC COACH FRANK HORWILL (FEBRUARY 2012) |
| SEAA Cross Country Championships - Juniors (January 2012) |
| SEAA Women's Cross Country Championships (January 2012) |
| SEAA Senior Men's Cross Country Championships (January 2012) |
| Six Olympic 110 Hurdles Champions Talking (January 2012) |
| CHRIS FINILL'S RUN ACROSS AMERICA IN 2011 (January 2012) |
| 'HUSTLING HERB' ONE OF THE FIRST JAMAICAN OLYMPIANS (January 2012) |
| SEAA Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships 10/12/11 |
| Dick Taylor and Allan Rushmer (60's,70's & 80's) |
| Lynn Davies (Looking back in November 2011) |
| Scott Overall (October 2011) |
| Keith Gerrard (October 2011) |
| National Six Stage Relays (October 2011) |
| National Four Stage Women's Road Relay (October 2011) |
| David Hemery (1968 & 75, Updated October 2011) |
| Tony Simmons an Underrated 'Star' Performer (September 2011) |
| Kenya's First 'Great' Sprinter - Serapheno Antao |
| The Vets Athletic Club's Championship (August 2011) |
| Mel Batty (August 2011) |
| Tiffany Townsend (August 2011) |
| Coach John Smith (August 2011) |
| Jason Richardson (August 2011) |
| Lisa Dobriskey (August 2011) |
| Mark Lewis-Francis (August 2011) |
| David Rudisha - IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2010 |
| David Morwood (June 2011) |
| Rosemary Chrimes - A Star for 40 Years (June 2011) |
| Paul Dickenson Commentator and Athlete (June 2011) |
| Larry Achike (May 2011) |
| Three of Histories Greatest milers - Part 3 - SEB COE |
| Three of Histories Greatest milers - Part 2 - JOHN WALKER |
| Three of Histories Greatest milers - Part 1 - SYDNEY WOODERSON |
| Three very great curve runners of the past and their views |
| Derek Ibbotson (Interviewed Oct 1962 - updated 2011) |
| Walter Wilkinson (Interviewed Summer 2000) |
| Dave Chapman (Interview Autumn 1998) |
| 'Never Say Die' Les Roberts (April 2011) |
| David Cannon (Interview April 2011) |
| Bruce Tulloh (Interviewed April 2011 and September 1962) |
| Geoff Harrold remembered (Born 25/5/39 died 1/4/11) |
| Nick McCormick at the Victoria Park '5' (March 2011) |
| The Victoria Park '5' A World Renown Road Race (March 2011) |
| Bernard Plain MBE (March 2011) |
| South London's Historic Mob Match (March 2011) |
| World Trials and Inter-Counties - report 3 (2011) |
| World Trials and Inter-Counties - report 2 (2011) |
| World Trials, Inter-Counties and Mike McLeod (2011) |
| North of the Thames Championships - Kingsbury (Feb 2011) |
| Memories of Peter Hildreth (1928 - February 26th 2011) |
| Jonny Hay and Richard Goodman at the English National Junior 2011 |
| Louise Deman and Hatti Dean at the English National 2011 |
| Steve Vernon - English National Champion 2011 |
| Chris Smith and Serpentine - Outstanding in the Met League Final (2011) |
| Nielson Hall and others at the the SEAA Championships 2011) |
| Dave Clarke (The Great Runner from Hercules Wimbledon) |
| Chris Finill the Outstanding Ultra Distance Runner |
| Three New Stars at the 'PREMIER LEAGUE' Jo Smith Cup (Sept 2010) |
| Gladys Bird - Woodford Green & Essex Ladies |
| Bob Smith - Newham and Essex Beagles |
| Richard Thompson - August 2010 |
| Danielle Carruthers - August 2010 |
| Angelo Taylor - August 2010 |
| Michael Rimmer - August 2010 |
| British M45 javelin record holder Roald Bradstock |
| James Shane with his Coach Martin Brown JUNE 2010 |
| Tony Jarrett JUNE 2010 |
| Andy Turner Interview JUNE 2010 |
| Southern Counties Track & Field Championships at Crystal Palace JUNE 2010 |
| The Aldershot National Womens 4 Stage Champions 2010 |
| Grenville Tuck Interview (May 2010 and in 1975) |
| The stage winners at the National 12 Stage Relay - Sutton Park - April 2010 |
| Anthony Whiteman Interview - April 2010 |
| Bill Adcocks Interview - 13th March 2010 |
| Wendy Sly Interview - 13th March 2010 |
| Peter Clark A Forgotten Hero |
| Dic Evans A Runner for Wales for 45 years interviewed in 2009 |
| Douglas Alistair Gorden Pirie (Born Leeds 10th February 1931 Died 7th December 1991) |
| Peter Browne: British Milers Club and Racing Against Ovett and Coe |
| Peter Browne: Born 3rd of February 1949 |
| Six of Belgrave's Winning 12 Stage Team |
| Newham & Essex Beagles 6 Stage Winners and Course Record Breakers 2009 |
| John Salisbury |
| Dave Moorcroft Through the Years |
| Bob Smith the Successful Newham & Essex Beagles Manager August 2009 |
| Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Interviewed in London Summer 2009 |
| Martyn Rooney at Croydon July 2009 |
| Felix Sanchez in London 2009 |
| Kerron Clement interviwed on 24th of July 2009 |
KERRON CLEMENT is a massively talented athlete, having run 47.2 for 400 hurdles in 2005 and, wiping Michael Johnson's 44.65 Indoor 400m World record off the books with 44.57 in Arkansas.
Yet when Alastair Aitken spoke to him in London, on the 24th of July, before he won his race in the Crystal Palace Grand Prix in 48.85 from Bershawn Jackson (48.99) he declared "I am just 23 so I had been running against really good runners who were older and more experienced than I was"
kerron Clement was born on the 31st of October 1985 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and moved to Texas in 1998, becoming a citizen of the USA in 2005. His interest in athletics started when he was very young " My older brother Charles and I liked to chase each other on the road or at night. I guess from there I kind of built my endurance back then"
He went to La Porte High School before being a student at the University of Florida. He did not train till he entered High school. " I really started training and getting serious about athletics at high school. When I was a Freshman there was an older kid who beat me. I did not like that at all so, I trained harder so he would not beat me again. I became competitive. That gave me the determination to get better and try and continue to get better. At High School I was doing high hurdles in around 13.48.
Clement was USATF Youth Champion at 110/400 hurdles.
He went on later to win the IAAF World Junior Championships at Grosseto in 2004 in 48.51
What made him turn to the 400 hurdles ' I was kinda tall (1.88) and more endurance based as I ran cross-country at High School so there was more purpose to graduate to the 400 hurdles.'
Kerron Clement has posted personal best time for 100/200 of 10.23/20.49. It was interesting to hear what he said regarding his World Junior victory in 2004 " I had a chance of going to the Olympic Trials but I said no because I was not ready to compete on that level. I said if I went to the Olympics I would want to win a medal and just did not want to go to the Olympic Games just to say I had been to the Olympic Games. I don't want to say that. I wanted to go to the Olympics to get a medal.
In 2006 he won the World Cup 400 hurdles in Athens in 48.12 but he proved his point about the Olympics when they were in Beijing in 2008 (First 4 in the Final were 1 Angelo Taylor (47.25), 2 Kerron Clement (47.98), 3 Bershawn Jackson (48.60 4 Danny McFarlane (48.30). " 2nd place is better than nothing. A lot of people went to the Olympics and did not get a medal. I was very fortunate although, the United States did not have a really good year at the Olympics. I was happy with that medal and there was more motivation for me to come back. Although I wanted the gold, of course, there are the World Championships in Berlin and there is the London Olympics of 2012. I'll be hungry. I love a challenge.'
Regarding the 400 hurdles he did not enjoy doing as much at college as he does now " In college you run more races and you really don't focus on one particular race but now I focus on one race and I enjoy it. I have a new coach Bobbie Kersee. He is a great help.'
Kerron Clement is a well rounded individual and besides athletics he likes modelling, which he does in Los Angeles. His Mother Brenda is a great supporter of his and will be attending the World Championships in Berlin and he has many friends on the circuit too.'
His feeling about being competitive is strong " It is all about winning competition at major Championships. When I went to College I liked defending my NCAA titles. Back to back."
Alastair Aitken
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| Simeon Williamson in London (July 25th, 2009) |
| Dayron Robles interviewed in London 2009 |
| Irie Hill at the British Master Championships 2009 |
| Andy Baddeley |
| Roy Fowler - The Red Fox |
| John Snowden |
| John Hall - Race Walker |
| Mara Yamauchi - Outstanding British Performer in the London Marathon 2009 |
| Nick Goolab - The Revelation of the UK Cross Country Season 2008/2009 |
| Joyce Smith M.B.E |
| Mike Barratt The 'Evergreen' Running Legend |
| David Bedford |
| Clare Elms A Revelation of Age Athletics |
| Harry Tempan The Rennaisance Runner |
| Maureen Bonanno-Smith |
| Kermit Bentham - A man who has run over 500 one lap races in his life! |
| Andretti Bain 2008 Olympic 4x400 relay silver |
| Bernard Lagat in London July 2008 |
| Usain Bolt in London |
| Charlie Williams - Outstanding Master Sprinter |
| Where Are They Now - John Greatrex |
| The Truly Remarkable Tony Bowman |
| Stan Eldon |
| Ian Stewart |
| Pam Davies |
| Avard Moncur |
| Ken Norris |
| Gerry North - The Most Consistent cross-country runner of the 60's |
| Peter Hildreth |
| Robert Slowe - Outstanding Clubman |
| Anthony Noel - World Masters Champion |
| Franics Obikwelu |
| Alan Webb |
| Andre Bucher - 2001 World 800m Champion |
| Wallace Spearmon (2006) |
| Derek Johnson (1985) |
| James Carter - USA 400m hurdles Champion 2002 and 2004 |
| Dorothy Manley - Silver medalist London Olympics 1948 |
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