I had begun to feel that I was more naturally suited to the longer distances, and had entered my first “Ultra” – this being defined as any distance beyond the 26.2 miles of the marathon. Dipping my toe in the water rather gently, I entered the South London Harriers 30 mile road race which wasContinueContinue reading “…..diary of an also ran 6”
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on the subject of…..Gordon Pirie
Number 2 in the “legends” series. The subject of the second of my mini-biogs of some of the great distance runners of the past, is Gordon Pirie. Maybe the passage of time means he is somewhat forgotten now, but in the 1950s he was the Mo Farah of his day, winning races and setting recordsContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..Gordon Pirie”