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Report #55, Alastair Aitken

Anthony Whiteman Interview - April 2010

Anthony Whiteman Interview - April 2010 I last interviewed Anthony Whiteman for the BMC News, Volume 3 issue 2 in Autumn 1996 and, it was the year he set a new British Milers Club Best of 3:56.35.That...
Report #54, Alastair Aitken

Bill Adcocks Interview - 13th March 2010

Bill Adcocks Interview - 13th March 2010 In the Uk many people have heard of Ron Hill, not just because he ran so brilliantly in 1969-70 but with his legendary longevity as a runner and, for his well...
Report #53, Alastair Aitken

Wendy Sly Interview - 13th March 2010

Wendy Sly Interview - 13th March 2010 Wendy Sly was born at Hampton, Middlesex in 1959. She married Chris Sly, a good middle distance runner, in October 1982. She was a Loughborough University student...
Report #52, Alastair Aitken

Peter Clark A Forgotten Hero

Peter Clark A Forgotten Hero Peter Clark, in the last few years, has been seen helping out and officiating for his club Thames Valley Harriers, at North London cross country fixtures. On the 23rd of...
Report #48, Alastair Aitken

Peter Browne: Born 3rd of February 1949

Peter Browne: Born 3rd of February 1949 (Peter Browne was Born 3rd of February 1949 in England and his parents originally came from Wexford) PETER BROWNE has been a remarkable middle distance runner...
Report #47, Alastair Aitken

Six of Belgrave's Winning 12 Stage Team

Six of Belgrave's Winning 12 Stage Team Belgrave Harriers have been a successful club for the last ten years and out of the winning National 12 stage team were six who came second to Aldershot Farnham...
Report #45, Alastair Aitken

John Salisbury

John Salisbury It was last Summer I was at the '10 in 100' Semi Final at Copthall Stadium, Hendon, that I started talking to a very pleasant man about athletics. After a short while I asked him his...
Report #44, Alastair Aitken

Dave Moorcroft Through the Years

Dave Moorcroft Through the Years Dave Moorcroft is someone I would put top of the list, as far as kind and accommodating interviewees I have ever met, since I started out recording interviews in 1962...
Report #41, Alastair Aitken

Martyn Rooney at Croydon July 2009

Martyn Rooney at Croydon July 2009 MARTYN ROONEY ( Born 3rd of April 1987. A devoted Croydon Harrier from the start. Studied at Loughborough University) Rooney is one of the United Kingdom's most...
Report #40, Alastair Aitken

Felix Sanchez in London 2009

Felix Sanchez in London 2009 FELIX SANCHEZ, the Olympic 400 hurdles Champion in Athens in 2004 and World Champion in 2000 and 2003, had a spell of 43 race wins between 2001 and 2004 but suffered...
Report #39, Alastair Aitken

Kerron Clement interviwed on 24th of July 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...
Report #38, Alastair Aitken

Simeon Williamson in London (July 25th, 2009)

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...
Report #37, Alastair Aitken

Dayron Robles interviewed in London 2009

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...
Report #36, Alastair Aitken

Irie Hill at the British Master Championships 2009

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...
Report #35, Alastair Aitken

Andy Baddeley

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...
Report #34, Alastair Aitken

Roy Fowler - The Red Fox

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...
Report #33, Alastair Aitken

John Snowden

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...
Report #32, Alastair Aitken

John Hall - Race Walker

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...