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...
Ian Stewart In the same Winter season you won your third European indoor title in 1975 you also won The IAAF' World Cross Country' in Rabat from Mariano Haro; Bill Rodgers and John Walker. To mention...
Pam Davies PAM DAVIES is or was one of the most remarkable people in athletics I have ever interviewed writes Alastair Aitken When I met her for the first time, serving teas in Belgrave Hall...
Avard Moncur By Alastair Aitken Avard Moncur was born on the 2nd of November 1978 Nassau 1.96 82kg was at University at Auburn. When did you first start competing 'Running at High School in Nassau in...
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...