MY first training group was with the Greater Boston Track Club in the summer of 1997, led by the doyen of New England running Tom Derderian. I didn’t stay for long as I returned to England after five years away, but I’d already seen a great mix of hard work, handicapping, humour, and teamwork to ‘file away’ for another day.
Will Cockerell, behind Sonia O'Sullivan as coach Alan Storey leads the group
Mark Shearman
Really good training groups are hard to find and a tip-off led me to the Paddington recreation ground in the summer of 1999 where Frank Horwill’s group was operating as Battersea was closed for a year. I was one of its mainstays until his death 14 years later and built up countless happy memories and friendships.