records - what keeps you competing? Especially when you have had injury problems in the last few years, no-one would blame you for retiring...The fact that I love it. You have times when you're injured or ill, when things go wrong and you think, "Why do I
. Since we’ve retired I’ve spent a lot more time with Seb and we’ll go for a beer, whereas Steve lives in Australia now.Athletics used to be everywhere. When I ran in Oslo and in Nice in 1985 the races were live on BBC and ITV, when there were only four
, panting. “They’re definitely not sunbathing,” Arnold says, chuckling. “I would have retired 10 years ago if I had any sense, but it’s the sheer joy of working with these two keeps me at it, isn’t it boys?” Greene laughs. “It’s a pleasure coming to work
win titles and break world records it’s all worth it. You learn a lot about yourself when you’re dealing with those sorts of situations.One of the reasons I retired was that I’d had enough of that sort of pressure. I wanted to do other things in life
without running is not easy for me.Q. Do you train alone?A. I used to train with friends but since I started running marathons I run alone more.Q. What will you do when you retire from running?A. I'm already doing lots of business in Ethiopia. I want to do
Denise Lewis inspired national respect with her remarkable performance in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where she triumped to take heptathlon gold against the odds with a bandage wrapped around her injured leg.Since retiring in 2005, she has remained a
?A lot of my sponsors have signed long-term agreements beyond retirement, so that’s good. Coaching maybe, too. I received a lot of help when I started and I’d like to give something back.Fast FactsDo you have a nutritional secret? I drink a lot of Coke
in Hawaii to their advantage, they use a lot of nervous energy or maybe go too fast because the crowds are yelling at them.Will you ever retire from triathlon?I’d like to keep going for as long as I can. My original plan was to stay in the sport for 10 years
camper van support set up with James and Mark. Mark is my father in law and is a retired doctor, and James is a very old school friend. I couldn’t have gone at the record or done what I did without those guys.How did you find running in the dark?I like
