Christine Ohuruogu, 400m runnerAge: 26Place of birth: Stratford, LondonTitles:Olympic 400m champion (2008)400m World Champion (2007)Commonwealth 400m champion (2006)Personal bests:400m: 49.61 secs60 metres 7.54 secs100 metres 11.35 secs200 metres 22

,731 pointsPentathlon 4,937 points150m 16.99 secs100m hurdles 12.81 secsHigh jump 1.95 m (British record, jointly held with Diana Davies and Susan Moncrieff)Shot put 14.25 m200m 23.15 secs           Long jump 6.51 mJavelin 46.47 m800 metres 2:09.88This month

was probably running about as fast as I could sprint. Well, thanks to the efficient wonders of the IAAF biomechanics team, I've been able to see the 100m splits for his last 1000 metres of the race. His last four 100-metre splits in 14.28, 13.75, 13.43 and 14.05

and Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist, describes a race he first ran in 1973, when he finished second to the American Frank Shorter.“You go across some fields, then alongside the smelliest river you have ever known in your life, jumping over holes in the canal