Month: November 2013

“I will never forget the first time I saw John striding out along the back straight at Cricklefield.”Class” was the word that came to mind. A great athlete and ambassador for the sport. As a freshman at Borough Road College, John was the perfect mentor, taking time out to show me around the campus and…

“I spoke to John on his 60th birthday on October 7th. He was greatly looking forward to enjoying his retirement. I told him that he would be spending all his days training, the thing he loved most. We spoke of running the Essex Vets CC together at the end of November. I somehow think John…

Dear John, Did we( you,me  and Alan Cearns ) really dismantle Brian Meadow’s car as he drove along the M.3.( or was it the A.3.?) at speed. My only excuse is that we were young and foolish. I would like to point out that I was the only one who attempted to restore order, by…

“John was a top guy, who I first met at schools meets back in the 1980’s. Even when I left Ilford he was always interested and asking how things were going. Going to miss having pain inflicted on my hamstring and hearing about the Stranglers. RIP John ” Gary Floate