Posts tagged with: london 2012

Bedford speaks out

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 08 Apr '09

It’s not off-road, but it’s very interesting. The London Marathon race director doesn’t think that the British marathon scene is as strong as it was 20 years ago, feels that the Beijing Olympic marathon wasn’t up to scratch, and that Mo Farah has “some chance” of winning the 2012 Olympic marathon. Read more…
Legacies count these days

Posted in The Sweat by Matt Ward on Tue 03 Mar '09

Whether its the 2012 London Olympics, the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 or the World Cross Country championships, its all about the legacy. What will be left behind, once the last caravan departs from any given sporting traveling-circus? Read more…
XC at the Olympics?

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Fri 28 Nov '08

In a story that first emerged after the Beijing games, the subject of cross-country running at the Olympics has moved one step closer to reality after the IAAF approved the idea at a meeting in Monaco last Friday. Read more…

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