THE LATE BMC COACH FRANK HORWILL (FEBRUARY 2012) Frank Horwill died in December 2011 but left a mark as a revolutionery coach and, was founder of the British Milers Club, that added so much to middle...
SEAA Cross Country Championships - Juniors (January 2012) A GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN NIALL FLEMING (11th European U20) and KIERAN CLEMENTS ( 9th European) It was not till the last half mile that Niall won...
SEAA Women's Cross Country Championships (January 2012) CeriI Mitchell and Lauren Deadman were running side by side for much of the second half of the race till Mitchell moved ahead and Ex...
SEAA Senior Men's Cross Country Championships (January 2012) BEN TICKNER won his first major title on the last grass straight to the finish in the Southern Men's cross country Championships at Stanmer...
Six Olympic 110 Hurdles Champions Talking (January 2012) Intro My' Very Good' friend Peter Hildreth who died in 2011, would point to someone 'Great' who did not quite achieve an Olympic 'Gold' by the...
CHRIS FINILL'S RUN ACROSS AMERICA IN 2011 (January 2012) Chris Finill & Steve Pope started their 3000 mile run in Mid August 2011at Half Moon Bay, San Francisco and completed it at Coney Island, New...
'HUSTLING HERB' ONE OF THE FIRST JAMAICAN OLYMPIANS (January 2012) That 'Great' international journalist Mel Watman, introduced my interview with Herb McKenley in 1987. Published in the 'Athletics...
SEAA Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships 10/12/11 Cassie Thorp was the revelation of the Southern Inter-Counties. On Saturday 10th of December the Southern Inter-Counties Women's race was won...
Dick Taylor and Allan Rushmer (60's,70's & 80's) Dick Taylor, born 3.1.45 (Coventry Godiva) & Allan Rushmer born 27.2.44 These two runners who were 'Great' rivals and friends achieved a lot over the...
Lynn Davies (Looking back in November 2011) Lynn Davies interviews (1964-68-70) and Ralph Boston talking in 1964 On the front cover of 'Athletics Arena' in the Pre Olympic edition of the 'Old magazine...
( Born 9/2/83) As I write this on October the 18th, 2011, I realise that Blackheath & Bromley club runner, Scott Overall, who ran 2:10:55 for the marathon in Berlin, on the 25th of September this year...
Keith Gerrard (October 2011) (Born 24th of March 1956) Keith Gerrard was Newham & Essex Beagles fastest runner in their team that came third in the National Six Stage road relay, on the 15th of...
National Six Stage Relays (October 2011) The first six completed teams out of 76 clubs:- 1 Aldershot Farnham & District 1:44:51; 2 Birchfield 1:45:22; 3 Newham & Essex Beagles 1:45:30; 4 Leeds City 1...
National Four Stage Women's Road Relay (October 2011) 2010 Champions, Aldershot Farnham & District AC repeated their win of last year in the National 4 stage ERRA road relay championships with an...
David Hemery (1968 and 75, Updated October 2011) I knew David from the time he became an international senior to the end of his hurdling career. My first interview with him appeared in 'Athletics...
Kenya's First 'Great' Sprinter - Serapheno Antao Serapheno Antao, age 73, died recently in London. Many may not know he was called by his nickname 'Kelly' by all those that he was friends with in the...
The Vets Athletic Club's Championship (August 2011) Great old internationals over 80 years of age are still performing well in 2011. That was in the Oldest Vets Club - The Veterans Athletic Club that...
Mel Batty (August 2011) After hearing recently(August 24/8/2011) about the tragic accident of Mel Batty, who had his life support machine withdrawn, I realised we were losing one of the 'Greatest...
Tiffany Townsend (August 2011) Tiffany Townsend (Born Lake City, Florida on 14/6/89) is a sprinter hardly anybody would have heard of outside the United States in 2011 but like the young British 'Star...
Coach John Smith (August 2011) John Walton Smith was born in Los Angeles, California on the 5th of August 1950 and became a World Class one lap runner before he actually started coaching. He coached...
Jason Richardson (August 2011) Jason Richardson (born 4th of April 1986) coached by John Smith, became the sensation in the high hurdling World in the middle of the Summer of 2011. He came into the...
Lisa Dobriskey (August 2011) Lisa Dobriskey talked to me the day before she won the Grand Prix 1500 at Crystal Palace in 4:04.97 from Hannah England 4:05.73 and Shannon Rowbury of the USA 4:05.73. Her...
Mark Lewis-Francis (August 2011) I talked to Mark Lewis-Francis (28) at the Hilton in London, just before he competed at Crystal Palace where he narrowly missed running in the Final of the 100. I...
David Rudisha - IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2010 David Rudisha (August 2011) (Born 17.12.88 at Kilgoris) IAAF WORLD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2010 I talked to David Lekuta Rudisha the day before he won...
David Morwood (June 2011) Born 9/10/70 British Masters 1500/5000 CHAMP 'M40' in 2011 and in 2008, as an 'M35' won the British & Irish International cross country Championships in Northern Ireland. The...