Without The Concentration Of The Mind And

If There Was The Opportunity To Climb A Mountain, Or To Go Ballooning, Or Some Adventurous Activity, I Would Always Be Keen To Do It. I Loved The Countryside.

It's A Question Of Spreading The Available Energy, Aerobic And Anaerobic, Evenly Over Four Minutes. If You Run One Part Too Fast, You Pay A Price. If You Run Another Part More Slowly Your Overall Time Is Slower.

Every Time I Ran The Mile I Was Aware Of My Own Weakness, There Was Some Opponent Who Could Give Me A Hell Of A Fight, So I Never Went Into A Race With A Sense Of Invincibility. I Always Had That Feeling Of Fragility And Nerves Which Made Me Run Faster.

If I Faltered, There Would Be No Arms To Hold Me And The World Would Be A Cold And Forbidding Place.

I Lived On The Top Of One Hill And The School Was At The Top Of Another Hill. Nobody Ever Went To School By Car - We Didn't Have Any Cars During The War. So That To And From School Was Itself A Training.