Quote Originally Posted by XRunner View Post
Can any literary sleuth find out any more information about this poem?
When was it first published and are there any other verses?

A search on the web provides this information:

However the poem makes specific reference to a hill race so it may refer to a different athlete.
Ask Roger yourself - he might know. The Wellington Univ site has his address as:
[email protected]


He's a member of Thames Hare & Hounds, though rarely in this country. He wrote a book called 'Heroes & Sparrows - a celebration of running' which is good - short chapters (essays really) covering his running life which covered Cambridge University (when they were the best), World vets road championships, commentating at the Commonwealth Games.....