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Passionate, articulate, visionary - Mike Rowbottom is none of these. A regular dogwalker, Mike also likes reading old football biographies. Micro entrepreneur.
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A View of Athletics, update 7: Kerr’s world indoor triumph in Glasgow sparks memories of the glories - and glitches - of the city’s own Tom McKean

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By Mike Rowbottom Verified
| RunBlogRun
A View of Athletics: Kerr’s world indoor triumph in Glasgow sparks memories of the glories – and glitches – of the city’s own Tom McKean The World Athletics Indoor Championships, which just concluded in the Glasgow Arena, are still ringing in my head in classic post-gig fashion. The 19th edition of this event was a blast. The two concluding evening sessions produced a dizzying sequence of hits. The beat went on and on… World records?
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A view of Athletics, number 5: Nurmi’s five gold medals from the Paris 2024 Olympics to be on show during this summer’s Game

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By Mike Rowbottom Verified
| RunBlogRun
This is a huge story for your editor. One of the most treasured keepsakes I have, now in my son’s possession, is a postcard from my Grandfather, Earl Robertson, who died in 1988. A colorful character, if there ever was one, Grandpa and I had a tumultuous relationship. Near the end of his life, we found a compromise. He wrote me a postcard about Paavo Nurmi, who had seen race as a kid (he was born in 1911). It was in a note to me about my son Adams’ birth.
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A view of Athletics, number 4, New debate over long jump change takes off as Lewis flies into the argument

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By Mike Rowbottom Verified
| RunBlogRun
New debate over long jump change takes off as Lewis flies into the argument. Did April Fool’s Day come early this year? Carl Lewis believes so. At least, that was his reaction to the plan recently announced by World Athletics to trial a new format in the long jump whereby athletes will take off from anywhere within a zone rather than having to do so within the front line of a board.
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