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Saturday, July 05 2008 This Evening 14°C Tomorrow Morning 18°C 5-Day Forecast This is the race of my life and the hardest part is knowing that one day I’m certain to lose it The long blond hair is now short and as grey as his pallor but the man serving customers in a small equestrian shop in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket is still instantly recognisable as one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time. Running out of time: John Walker It is 16 years since John Walker, the 1976 Olympic gold medallist in the 1500metres at the Montreal Games, quit athletics, leaving behind him a glittering career that included Commonwealth medals, world records, more sub-four minute miles (135) than anyone in history, as well as intense rivalries with the likes of first Filbert Bayi and Mike Boit and then the great British... [read full story]
