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Saturday
Aug272011

David Rudisha interviewed by Alastair Aitken (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 the 800m in the Grand Prix at Crystal Palace in a British All Comers record of 1:42.91.

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Tuesday
Aug162011

Mark Lewis Francis 2011

  'THE DALTON DART'  MARK LEWIS-FRANCIS

                                   Talks to Alastair Aitken...
 
I talked to Mark Lewis-Francis (28) at the Hilton in London, just before he competed at Crystal Palace (2011) where he narrowly missed running in the Final of the 100. I realised he still has the fire of competition in his veins, to run at the highest level of sprinting for some time in the future.

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Tuesday
Aug162011

LISA DOBRISKEY (August 2011)

Alistair Aitken spoke to Lisa Dobriskey 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 Best time was at Zurich in 2009 when she ran 3:59.50, which put her on the list as the second fastest ever UK runner behind Kelly Holmes.

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Wednesday
Apr202011

BRUCE TULLOH ( April 2011 and September 1962)

Bruce Tulloh, his wife Sue and his three children Clive, Jojo and Katherine all have run to a high standard
at some time or another. When I first talked to Bruce Tulloh in 1962 at the White City Stadium he was a research biologist and he retired eventually, having been a biology teacher at Marlborough College.

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Monday
Apr182011

NICK McCORMICK 2011

Nick McCormick came down to London to compete in the 45th Victoria Park 5 miles road race on the 26th of March, not because there was £1000 on offer for the winner but to get more valuable experience running against top Kenyans in a predictably fast race. The end result was that, out of 225 finishers, the first four finished very close together.

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