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...
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2011) After hearing recently(August 24/8/2011) about the tragic accident of Mel Batty, who had his life support machine withdrawn, I realised we were losing one of the 'Greatest...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...
Rosemary Chrimes - A Star for 40 Years (June 2011) Rosemary Chrimes, to my mind is the best example of a 'Class Athlete' still athletically excellent in old age. At 78, despite the fact that in the...
Paul Dickenson Commentator and Athlete (June 2011) PAUL DICKENSON Over 60 British Masters Hammer Champion What do you love most about Veterans/Masters athletics " I would like to be able to say the...
Larry Achike (May 2011) Onochie Lawrence Achike, was born in Islington on the 31st of January 1975 but is known by all in athletics as Larry Achike. He is now well into his thirties and has a breadth...
Three of Histories Greatest milers - Part 3 - SEB COE SEB COE (1984) COE'S WORLD MILE RECORD 3:47.33 Sebastian Newbold Coe (1.76/5'9¼ 58kg/129lbs) , 0BE, MBE was born September 29th, 1956 became a...
Three of Histories Greatest milers - Part 2 - JOHN WALKER JOHN WALKER (1974-82) JOHN WALKER THE FIRST PERSON IN THE WORLD TO BREAK 3:50 FOR A MILE John Walker, was born in New Zealand on 12/1/52. His...
Three of Histories Greatest milers - Part 1 - SYDNEY WOODERSON SYDNEY WOODERSON (1979) Sydney Wooderson did not give interviews to journalists particularly the 'National Press' He only talked at any...
Three very great curve runners of the past and their views HENRY CARR (1964), TOMMIE SMITH (1967), DON QUARRIE (1988) If one was looking back through athletics history in 2011 you might say Usain Bolt...
Derek Ibbotson (Interviewed Oct 1962 - updated 2011) George Derek Ibbotson MBE, was born June 17th 1932 in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire and attended King James' Grammar school, Almondbury...
Walter Wilkinson (Interviewed Summer 2000) Walter Wilkinson of Longwood HAC/Rowntree AC. Longwood is the club Ex-World record holder for the mile Derek Ibbotson belonged to. They were both' Great...
Dave Chapman (Interview Autumn 1998) Dave Chapman (Born 21.8.36) ran the 3000m Steeplechase in 8:46.4 on cinders in 1962. Before that he brought his time down to 8:50.6 in his heat of the 1960 Rome...
'Never Say Die' Les Roberts (April 2011) Les Roberts, has been a racing cyclist, athlete and then archer in his life but unfortunetly, 17 years ago, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease but that...