As an athletics correspondent for Running Magazine (the forerunner of Runners World), the Daily Telegraph and as a freelance Tom Knight covered 7 Summer Olympics and several World Athletic ChampionshipsIn that time Tom witnessed some amazing athletic feats that were controversial, inspirational, unbelievableFor this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I asked Tom to share the top 5 Memorable Athletics  Moments he covered during his careerIts a fascinating insight into what it was like to be on the ground reporting on these amazing moments Tom recalls Lewis v Johnson in Seoul, Kelly Holmes in Athens, Kathy Freeman in Sydney, Jonathan Edwards in Gothenburg and London 2012Tom and I met on the England Athletics running coaches course we are onTom works with athletes from the Bourton Road RunnersI also talk about the Smugglers Scuttle race from Bus Vyken events and the Trelissick Parkrun If you want to interact with the show you can send a message via the link at the top of these show notes This is episode 149 of the Running 44@60 podcast. You can access and download the previous 148 episodes via your usual podcast app or on the Running 44@60 podcast page. Host Trevor Lee ran his own first ultra in 2021 - the 44 mile Classic Quarter - hence 44@60.  Trevor has written a book about his buildup and adventure – it is both a business and running book and is available on Amazon via this link: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon. Each sale generates £5 for Childrens Hospice South West. Trevor's big running goal is now the Arc of Attrition 50 in January 2025. Send us a textThe Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60 The first episode was broadcast in August 2019. The final episode - number 173 - went out on January 31st 2025.Trevor wrote a book on the back of the Classic Quarter: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West

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