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 Championships

In that time Tom witnessed some amazing athletic feats that were controversial, inspirational, unbelievable

For this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I asked Tom to share the top 5 Memorable Athletics  Moments he covered during his career

Its 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 2012

Tom and I met on the England Athletics running coaches course we are on

Tom works with athletes from the Bourton Road Runners

I also talk about the Smugglers Scuttle race from Bus Vyken events and the Trelissick Parkrun 

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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. 

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The 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