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Footy at lunch is boss. I really enjoy playing against my mates and scoring goals. My perfect meal would be spaghetti bolognese it's so nice and I love ice-cream. Has anyone ever tried phish food? With the melted marsh mellows and the dark chocolate fish it's so scrummy! What is your favourite subject at school? P.E has got to be the best subject. I have taken it as an option, so I have so much more now. I'm loving it! I love the physical aspect of it and the competition. I'm sure doing the theory side of it will help with the running. Does everyone hate languages or is it just me? Luckily, I have dropped German and French so learning the vocabulary is not a problem. Speaking to groups in English is hard for me never mind a different language! How did you get into athletics?
Churchtown Primary gave me the stepping stone to athletics, after
winning sports day sprints and being in most of the school teams.
They must have thought "he could be good or something".
Southport Waterloo had a few coaches that would meet up on Monday
at Greenback High. Different events were available. After long
jump I always stuck to the sprinting. Since I Do you do any other sports? Football was my other hobby - running straight up, slotting a few passes together and scoring is such a good feeling. Being part of a team is fun. I've played for school, Hesketh Casuals and got asked to do the Merseyside trials this year. Injury is something I wouldn't wish on anyone, and unfortunately injuries happen a lot in football so I'm playing it a lot less now. What other things do you do in your
spare time? Chilling with friends, having a laugh,
playing sports and on the computer is what I do in my spare time. What is your idea of a good night out (or in)? Lazy nights in are the best. Just relaxing, having a few mates round getting the popcorn out and watching loads of scary movies! Tell us about your main events and what you like about them? 200m is my main event. I find it the most fun, running a particularly fast bend is one of my strong points. Perfect starts don't happen a lot and in my case probably a lot less than most! However, the distance gives me an opportunity to chase down the race leaders. 100m is always fun. Its more explosive and powerful but really does rely on a good start. This year I have started doing 400m. They hurt a lot and hopefully I will improve on them in the future!
Who coaches you? Graham and Tina Pilkington and Dan. I couldn't wish for better ones at all, they may want to make you do an ultra hard session so you puke, but they know what's good for you. Without these amazing people helping me I wouldn't be where I am now - without their commitment, effort and time! How much training do you do? Do you
enjoy it or is it a chore?
Training is hard but fun. If you put the effort in
you get the results out! I currently train at Litherland Sports
Park. I train there 2 nights a week and might sneak another session
in somewhere else. What were your best performances?
My best performances have to be at the 3As at Sheffield, at the
competition which spreads over 2 days. I ran 11.22 in the 100m
and 22.51 in the 200m. That weekend will always stay in my head!
What does winning mean to you? Winning makes all the training worthwhile! When you cross that line in first place and the time is good there is no other feeling like it. It's indescribable! What did it feel like to win the England Athletics Champs this year? Winning the England Athletics champs was the proudest moment ever. I was not favorite to win the 200m and I think it drove me to try my hardest and believe in myself. I will never forget that day or my start which put me in the lead after about 40 metres. ~~~peace out~~~~ Published September 2007 © Southport Waterloo AC 2007
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Tell
us about yourself. Hi dudes! My name is James as you
probably already know. I'm 15 now, yay!) I live in Churchtown
in Southport, I have a paper round, sounds pretty sad but its
ok, gives me a bit of spending money. I love all my friends -
they're classical, don't know what I would do without them. Having
a good time and just messing around is the best thing to do! 
was
young I have always had a fascination with going fast and winning.
Put them two factors together and I think you have a sprinter.
Who
are your favourite athletes or role models and why?
Tyson Gay and Xavier Carter are the people I admire most in athletics,
Tyson got the double at the worlds this year and Xavier Carter
produced the 3rd fastest 200m in history last year, he came from
no where And I really admire people when they believe in themselves
and produce good performances.
