The UK has been known in the past, as now, for fielding talents in middle distance events. In my college days I'd lunch at the cafe in the sports complex at Sheffield, negotiating the same track that Seb Coe was using to train, he bent on glory and I on a cheese roll.
The BBC referred to 'training back in Manchester' afforded the two girls medalling today in Tokyo; although my interest was piqued by the football stadium appearing in the preamble. And indeed it turns out Keely Hodgkinson is training here in Wigan, as confirmed by my placement of that little orange character in Google Maps.
And isn't it me pacing Keely at far right? No it isn't, though it is trainer Jenny Meadows holding a clipboard. Jenny has been known to feature in the same Parkrun that I appeared in myself only yesterday... 27:25, and I only have to halve that in order to qualify for Team GB!
Like me though what most sports commentators will take away from this is how the tree on the left side of the foot-bridge has grown since Google took its picture.
Well done!!!
