and the city centre. And, of course, after the Games the athletes' village will become homes for 10,000 underprivileged people. As the plan is for the London Games to be held in an area of the capital that is ripe for regeneration, I dont see why we shouldn
good work ethic, more training is not necessarily a good idea and it won't guarantee long term results - even if it makes you feel better at the time.Many thanks to Myprotein.com for supplying the interview and image.
and the removal of lottery funding in 2008. Steely determination has pushed Turner through injury lows -and now he's chasing medal highs.You took bronze at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006 - what are you hoping to achieve this time round?Ideally I'd like
, set in 1998. With more than 16 years' experience of competing at World Championships and a mighty medal stash, Devonish is determined to return the current relay team to form at Delhi. This will be your fourth Commonwealth Games - what does
tactical, gutsy performance marked out Hannah as one of Britain's brightest athletics medal hopes for London 2012. Kelly Holmes's protégé has spent the last few years consistently churning out some of the fastest 1,500m times in the country and now her
.Clitheroe decided to turn her back on the 3,000m steeplechase last October to focus on distance running on the flat over 5,000 and 10,000m - and the switch appears to be paying off. We caught up with the 37 year old after her gold medal win, as her attention turned
the NYCM 2011.Your first marathon was 2:48 when you were 15 years old.A. That year I wasn't training for a marathon. I went to Addis Ababa to run a 10K but they cancelled it and that only left the marathon. I didn't want to go home without running. I
.Q. What are your race plans in 2011?A. This will be my last race of 2010. I'll have a short break after the race then start training for races next year. I'm hoping to run the World Championships next year and qualify for the Olympics. I've already
after two years beset by injury. After making the 100m finals at the Beijing Olympics - the first British woman to do so since 1984 - you can bet she'll be putting up a good fight in front of the home crowds in 2012.We caught up with the bubbly 27-year
. At 21, she has already notched up Commonwealth 1,500m bronze and World Junior gold over the same distance, and is three-time European Junior cross-country champion. After narrowly missing out on the 1,500m final at the Beijing Olympics, she's raring
