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‘The Race’ is David Gillick’s account of his rise in athletics

In Madrid in March 2005, the career of David Gillick was put under a new spotlight – he had just...

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09.45 28 Oct 2025


‘The Race’ is David Gillick’s account of his rise in athletics


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09.45 28 Oct 2025


In Madrid in March 2005, the career of David Gillick was put under a new spotlight – he had just become the European 400m Indoor Champion. A feet he would go on to repeat two years later in Birmingham. But a career on the world stage of athletics is always much more than the medals  we may be aware of – the good days. ‘The Race’ is David Gillick’s account of his rise in athletics to where he is today on our TV screens and all that happened in between. 

David chatted to Pat on the show this morning.


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