By Alastair Aitken KEN NORRIS must go down in athletics history as one of the greatest racers who never achieved a 'Big' Games track medal. In the 1950's he was virtually unbeatable in his prime on...
Gerry North 'The Most Consistent cross-country runner of the '60's' By Alastair Aitken I always remember that 'Great' cross-country runner Gerry North, diminutive in size but with a long striding...
By Alastair Aitken PETER HILDRETH is not a name that would be branded about as a 'Superstar' in today's idiom but, his achievements in life would be hard to match by most. As an Author of many books...
AN OUTSTANDING CLUBMAN IS SOMEBODY EVERYONE SHOULD ADMIRE. MANY GO UNNOTICED WHERE AS OLYMPIC ATHLETES GET PLENTY OF ACCOLADES. HERE IS ONE OF HIGHGATE HARRIERS GREAT 'CLUBMEN' OVER THE YEARS. BOB...
INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY NOEL WORLD MASTERS CHAMPION SATURDAY FOOTBALLER TO WORLD CHAMPION SPRINTER By Alastair Aitken TONY NOEL last year, was not far short of his forty second birthday when he set a...
FRANCIS OBIKWELU of the Sporting Club of Lisbon, was the 2004 Olympic silver medallist in Athens and European sprint Champion of 2002 and 2006. When I interviewed Francis Obikwela in London recently...
Alan Webb The Alan Webb Interview by Alastair Aitken The United States of America have not had any middle distance runners seriously challenging the World's Best over 1500m, since Steve Scott and Jim...
Andre Bucher - 2001 World 800m Champion 2001 World 800m Champion Andre Bucher Interviewed by Alastair Aitken ANDRE BUCHER joined his running club Lake Luzern, in Switzerland, when he was ten years old...
Wallace Spearmon (2006) WALLACE SPEARMON By Alastair Aitken Wallace Spearmon had only been running seriously for 2½ years when I spoke to him in London In July (2006), yet 22 year old Spearmon showed...
Derek Johnson (1985) THE LATE DEREK JOHNSON Besides Derek Johnson's ability as an 400/800 runner he ran 4.05.0 for the mile and 3:46.8 for 1500 and 9:17.6 for the 3000m steeplechase and was an Oxford...
James Carter - USA 400m hurdles Champion 2002 and 2004 JAMES CARTER BY ALASTAIR AITKEN It was a chance meeting at a London hotel in August 2006 that James Carter, the USA 400m hurdles Champion of 2002...
Dorothy Manley - Silver medalist London Olympics 1948 The Parlette's By Alastair Aitken It was after Easter in 1948, at the training weekend at Butlins' for Olympic possible, that John Parlett and...