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Author Archives: Pat
WINDRUSH
Marathons can be won in lost in many different ways. Shami Dawit of Ethiopia and Rael Kiyara of Kenya employed a similar tactic to win the men’s and women’s races at the 27th Haspa Marathon Hamburg this morning, attacking between … Read more
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GOOD NEWS & OK NEWS
It seems like Lord Seb (to his mates) is having an autobiography published, to coincide with the staging of the Olympic Games – coming to either a manor or a TV near you in 100 days’ time. Given the role … Read more
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HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
It should surprise no one that Seb Coe has always been a diplomat. Anyone who could land a third Olympic Games in just over a century for London, in the face of opposition from Paris – a far more beautiful … Read more
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CUBA, SI? WELL, MAYBE
Well, that was an experience. And I can thoroughly recommend it to anyone, but maybe not as long as a month, what with power cuts and water shortages, and dirty, noisy streets, and an intrusive police presence. No, pilgrims, I … Read more
ON THE TROT
Globerunner is living up to his sobriquet, and going on the trot, this time for some warm-weather training, on Uncle Sam’s Other Island. Apologies to GB Shaw, who characterised Ireland as John Bull’s Other Island, but in this case, I … Read more
ETHIOPIANS STRIKE BACK
Ayele Abshero and his Ethiopan colleagues turned the marathon tide substantially this morning, Friday, in a Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon which rewrote the record books. Abshero, just past 21, ran the fastest winning debut in history, taking the title in … Read more