Colin Scattergood

COLIN IS THE ELDEST MEMBER OF OUR RUNNING CLUB IN BURTON AND IS A SPRIGHTLY 75 YRS OF AGE,HE JOINED THE RUNNING CLUB LATE IN LIFE BUT HAS MORE THAN MADE UP FOR THIS LATE START WITH HIS ENTHUSIASM AND HELP WITHIN THE RUNNING SCENE OF BURTON ON TRENT HE HAS ENCOURAGED DOZENS OF RUNNERS TO BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITIES AND ENJOY THEIR SPORTING ACHIEVMENTS BY KEEPING HIMSELF ACTIVE WITH NOVICE RUNNING GROUPS AND BEING A VOICE OF EXPERIENCE AND A FONT OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE LOCAL RUNNING CLUBS COUNCIL. COLIN HAS HELPED IN A VERY LARGE WAY TO ORGANISE AND PROMOTE NOT ONLY OUR LOCAL 10 K RACE IN THE TOWN BUT ALSO PREPARES THE LOCAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE EVERY YEAR BY GOING OUT FOR HOURS TO SET UP AND TAKE DOWN THE COURSE OFTEN IN ATROCIOUS CONDITIONS, IN HIS 65 TH YEAR HE COMPLETED 100 RACES AND HAS THE ZEST OF A PERSON MANY YEARS HIS JUNIOR. IN MAKING MY CASE FOR COLIN TO CARRY THE OLYMPIC TORCH I WOULD SAY THAT YES IT IS A MAGNIFICENT HONOUR FOR THE YOUNG OF THIS COUNTRY BUT WE MUST ALSO SALUTE THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE ELDERLY, PLEASE HAVE NO FEARS IN COLIN BEING ABLE TO CARRY THE TORCH FOR HIS MILE OF GLORY AS HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN AND WILL SHOW PEOPLE ON THE ROUTE THE SPIRET WHICH MAKES GREAT BRITAIN WHAT IT IS