Introducing the comeback kid: Mark Lewis-Francis. After a year off due to Achilles injuries, the former 100m World Junior Champion was close to giving up running. Then along came new coach Linford Christie, new sponsor Puma and a renewed love
myself run is to put my kit on as soon as I get up. Even if I don’t intend to run until my youngest is at playschool, I know that once I’m in my gear, I won’t have an excuse not to.When you have two kids asking for another story, it’s hard. But as soon
and running every year. How have kids changed things?As a young athlete you live and die by results. Kids put things in perspective – there are more important things in life. Anyone who’s a parent knows it’s more pressure with mouths to feed. I am lucky – my
mean to you?It was a big deal. When you're the fastest kid in the playground, you can only dream of going to the Olympics. When you get there, walk onto the start line and stand in the blocks, you're just thinking, Wow, I'm living the dream. Once
into a grin of acceptance and sits up to allow for better pictures.Usain Bolt is back on message.From runner to world iconThe last time RW interviewed Usain Bolt, he had just broken the 100m world record for the first time (New York, May 2008), and did so
to be the hardest thing for me. I've never left Raphael for more than five days or Isla for more than ten. I think it's a sacrifice I'm going to have to make this year, because we can't take Isla out of school. Both of the kids will be fine because they
