Felicitations, Christophe Lemaitre, European 100 metres champion. The 20 year old from Aix-Les-Bains, an area of eastern France more likely to produce skiers than sprinters has justified all the promise of the last two years. He swept away memories of … Read more

Caster Semenya, newly trawling the tracks of Europe, is not mentioned in Richard Mayer’s recent history of South African distance running, Three Men Named Matthews*, having rocketed into world class since the book went to press a year ago. But … Read more

Competing on the international athletics circuit might sound like a great way to see the world while getting paid for it, but the reality is more a frantic whirl of airports, hotels, stadia, shuttle buses, and snatched meals. Some years … Read more