Christopher Chataway

 

As a child he was one of my heroes and I can remember him winning one of the greatest ever 5,000 metres in 1954 at the White City when he beat the incomparable Russian Vladimir Kuts. He was also one of the pacemakers when the Four Minute Mile was broken for the first time.

Now at the age of seventy-five after only taking up athletics again at 60, he has just completed the half marathon Great North Run in just under one minute thirty nine seconds.

So there is hope for us all.