“Be the Best you can be” was the message to our schoolchildren from the Olympic, Commonwealth and European Medallist Alan Pascoe, MBE, who joined Sonning Common Striders for an early morning run in the snow, before delivering a memorable talk to the school as part of the pupils’ 20 week Olympic journey.
The British sporting legend, who is now Chairman of the Number 1 Sports Marketing Agency in the UK, brought a host of sporting memorabilia for the children to see, from medals, to an Olympic Torch from 1948, competition vests and shoes and photographs of his medal winning performances. He spoke of his passion for all sports, how sport had helped him to remain healthy, being an asthmatic and how exciting the Olympics would be not only for those who were lucky enough to have tickets, but for everyone watching on TV.
