You don’t need to be around high achievers for very long to realise that it isn’t talent alone which separates them from the rest of us; it is mostly obsession. They are obsessives. If it hadn’t been running or jumping … Read more

The Berlin Marathon, on September 25 is going to be a fascinating event. Not for the usual reason, that we might get another world record (or two) on the acknowledged fastest course in the world, especially since the world record … Read more