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...
Simeon Williamson in London (July 25th, 2009) Williamson initially was keen on football as a youngster but living in the Kings Cross-Camden Town area, he decided to go up to up to the local Parliament...
Dayron Robles interviewed in London 2009 DAYRON ROBLES, the Olympic 110 hurdles Champion and World Record Holder of 2008 talks to Alastair Aitken, on the 23rd of July, just before the Grand Prix at...
Irie Hill at the British Master Championships 2009 IRIE HILL, who set a new W40 Pole Vault record with 3.65 on March 22nd in Melbourne and, was bronze medallist in the Commonwealth Games of 2002 in...
Andy Baddeley I met Andy Baddeley by chance at the beginning of July 2009. He reminded me a bit of Dave Moorcroft, not just because he covered the same distances in racing but also, that he appeared...
Roy Fowler - The Red Fox Henry Roy Fowler ' Known as The Red Fox' as a runner, was born 26th of March 1934 at Longside in the Potteries and died at 6.30 on the morning of the 27th of June 2009. An...
John Snowden by Alastair Aitken It is not often you recognise someone from pictures in old scrapbooks, from 45 years ago but, that happened to me at Ewell Court on the 23rd of May. The name was JOHN...
John Hall - Race Walker JOHN HALL by Alastair Aitken UPDATE - 10th May 2009 John Hall won the Middlsex 3k Walk Championships at Hendon outright yesterday at the age of 60! JOHN HALL is remarkable in...
Mara Yamauchi - Outstanding British Performer in the London Marathon 2009 MARA YAMAUCHI WAS THE OUTSTANDING BRITISH PERFORMER IN THE LONDON MARATHON 2009. She talked to Alastair Aitken for RUNNING IN...
Nick Goolab - The Revelation of the UK Cross Country Season 2008/2009 by Alastair Aitken NICK GOOLAB OF BELGRAVE HARRIERS WAS THE REVELATION OF THE UK WINTER CROSS COUNTRY SEASON writes Alastair...
Nick Goolab - The Revelation of the UK Cross Country Season 2008/2009 by Alastair Aitken NICK GOOLAB OF BELGRAVE HARRIERS WAS THE REVELATION OF THE UK WINTER CROSS COUNTRY SEASON writes Alastair...
Joyce Smith M.B.E Joyce Smith M.B.E. Six time British marathon record holder by Alastair Aitken JOYCE SMITH M.B.E. (born 26th of October 1937) and her husband BRYAN SMITH of Shaftesbury Barnet...
Mike Barratt The 'Evergreen' Running Legend by Alastair Aitken Mike Barratt was born in Fulham on 27th of October 1932 He joined Ealing Harriers, now called Ealing, Southall & Middlesex, in 1948...
David Bedford DAVID BEDFORD (30.12.49 Shaftesbury Harriers) by Alastair Aitken Often the real athletics fan, that has had a background of track and cross-country running through the years, does not...
Clare Elms A Revelation of Age Athletics by Alastair Aitken Clare Elms, who was 45 on Boxing Day is the revelation of Veterans/Masters athletics in the last couple of years, if you consider she only...
Harry Tempan The Rennaisance Runner by Alastair Aitken Harry Tempan, who retired from athletics competition on the 2nd of January, 2009, is a name few will know about unless they look deep into...
Maureen Bonanno-Smith THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH MAUREEN BONANNO-SMITH OF HIGHGATE HARRIERS - NOV 2008 by Alastair Aitken MAUREEN SMITH, who is currently the President of the English Cross Country...
Kermit Bentham - A man who has run over 500 one lap races in his life! 'PUT THE WARRIOR GEAR ON' by Alastair Aitken KERMITT BENTHAM has been a successful sprinter since the early 1980's. In fact...
Andretti Bain 2008 Olympic 4x400 relay silver ANDRETTI BAIN by Alastair Aitken Till 2007 Andretti Baine was a name few would recognise amongst the top '100' 400m runners in the World as his best was...
Bernard Lagat in London July 2008 Bernard Lagat the 2007 World 1500 and 5000 Champion was the first runner to secure that same double victory in the American Championships in 2007. Amongst his many...
USAIN BOLT by Alastair Aitken Usain Bolt (Born 21.08.86) from Jamaica talked to me in Croydon before he ran at Crystal Palace on the 26th of July, 2008. "For me, when I was at primary school, cricket...
Charlie Williams - Outstanding Master Sprinter Outstanding Master Sprinter who ran 9.4 for 100yards back in 1953 by Alastair Aitken CHARLIE WILLIAMS, at 77 years old, has never lost his enthusiasm for...
Where Are They Now - John Greatrex John Greatrex by Alastair Aitken I often visit Sainsbury's, which is my local supermarket, 200m from my home in Upper Norwood and did not recognise or realise, for...
The Truly Remarkable Tony Bowman Tony Bowman Veteran Special by Alastair Aitken Tony Bowman, now a Leeds City club athlete, at 71, became the oldest person by 30 years to win the famous Powderhall...
Stan Eldon Stan Eldon, was one of the 'Great' distance runners of the 1950's but surprisingly, when at his peak, was working as a policeman on duty at various local Berkshire venues. That gave the...