I arrived with my family in October 1974 and well remember only a short time
later reading that David had run the third fastest time ever over ten miles, four
and a half minutes per mile. Truly amazing. I met him personally at the Gawler Relays and briefly chatted with the gentleman after my early leg of the
run as a veteran. His turn came, he said "Excuse me, I have to go"and he flew
off at an alarming rate of knots for the final leg for his team. In no time at all
he was back again, a real champion and gentleman. So sad to lose him.
My memory
Fred Toye Jul 01, 2010
later reading that David had run the third fastest time ever over ten miles, four
and a half minutes per mile. Truly amazing. I met him personally at the Gawler Relays and briefly chatted with the gentleman after my early leg of the
run as a veteran. His turn came, he said "Excuse me, I have to go"and he flew
off at an alarming rate of knots for the final leg for his team. In no time at all
he was back again, a real champion and gentleman. So sad to lose him.