Mike Rowbottom

Mar 18, 2024 | runblogrun.com | Mike Rowbottom

A View of Athletics: Kerr’s world indoor triumph in Glasgow sparks memories of the glories – and glitches – of the city’s own Tom McKeanThe 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?

Mar 8, 2024 | runblogrun.com | Mike Rowbottom

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.

Feb 29, 2024 | runblogrun.com | Mike Rowbottom

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.

Feb 25, 2024 | runblogrun.com | Mike Rowbottom

Paris 1924 recalled – Charley Paddock’s leap of faith. It was easy with the high jump. Dick Fosbury invented the Fosbury Flop and won the 1968 Olympic title, clearing the bar backward – or, as any other high jumper of that era would have said, the wrong way round. But then, perhaps not any other high jumper.

Jan 29, 2024 | latinoscorriendo.com | Mike Rowbottom

The Paris Fever has started early. This is the first column on #Paris2024 from Mike Rowbottom, who will be writing a weekly column for #RunBlogRun. This is Mike Rowbottom’s first piece for RunBlogRun. Mike will be doing a weekly column for RunBlogRun on athletics topics and at least once a month on Paris 2024. Mike Rowbottom covered the last three Olympic Games as chief feature writer for Insidethegames and the previous five for The Independent in London.