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  • I seemed to photograph a lot of hurdles races in Lyon. Ah well, practice makes perfect, as Liam Collins demonstrates well here. width:800;;height:533
  • When photographing track and field events, sometimes it's important to look up and see the bigger picture. width:399;;height:600
  • Now that is what I call "a look"! Anthony Whiteman sets off on his final lap of the M40 1500m final. width:400;;height:600
  • This is the last photo I have of Dave Heath with the rest of the field still in shot, in the M50 1500m final. And it's only the second lap. width:400;;height:600
  • Great to see my friend Ian Snow leading a World Championships field, even if only for a short while... width:800;;height:533
  • Just some typical hurdles action in Lyon. width:800;;height:533
  • My personal prize for the gustiest run in Lyon goes to Louise Rudd (4746) who front-ran almost the whole of her W40 1500m win. width:800;;height:533
  • Great idea by someone to put a backdrop behind the start of the hurdles. width:800;;height:533
  • The finishing seconds of the M90 400 metres. These guys were really racing! width:800;;height:533
  • My good friend John MacDermott always plays down his achievements, but he can't hide what a stylish runner he is at 70! width:400;;height:600
  • Britain's Mensah Elliott provided subject matter for one of my best Lyon photos. width:800;;height:533
  • Britain's Caroline Powell set a world W60 400m record in the qualifying rounds. In the final, she just left the rest trailing in her wake. width:800;;height:442
  • I've raced Ian Broadhurst through all of my Masters career. And I handed him the baton when we became one half of a World Championship sprint relay team. width:400;;height:600
  • After Graeme Harrison snatched second in his 400m final, he showed me the motivational reminder he'd written on his hand. width:800;;height:533
  • I was looking down a long lens, and saw the exact moment Susie McLoughlin's face lit up when she realised she was about to become a World Champion. width:800;;height:374
  • A panorama of hurdles and hurdlers. width:800;;height:200
  • They say "the eyes have it".... width:800;;height:533
  • In the M35 group, the sprints were The Battle of the Brits. Especially over 400m. width:800;;height:533
  • Last lap, and the 1500m boys look ready for a real fight. The result was USA 1 and 2. width:800;;height:533
  • Olympic silver medallist in 1996, Jamaica's James Beckford was the class of the M40 long jump in Lyon. width:400;;height:600
  • Americans Irene Obera and Flo Meiler were everywhere in Lyon. Not your typical 80 year old ladies, these... width:800;;height:532
  • My friend and fellow photographer Doug "Shaggy" Smith arises behemoth-like from the steeplechase waters. width:399;;height:600
  • Emily McMahon won a gold medal, flew home for the funeral of her much-loved coach, and came back to Lyon to win another gold. width:800;;height:533
  • The Mighty Mouse takes off! My friend Mary Harada starts her lap in the 4x400m relay, with the USA on the way to a new World W80 record. width:400;;height:600
  • Another shot of the omnipresent Irene Obera. This shot catches her well. width:400;;height:600
  • Being a photographer at the Lyon Worlds was a tough job, and some managed better than others! width:800;;height:533
  • Steely determination in the eyes of Vic Novell in the M70 4x400m relay. width:400;;height:600
  • In the 4x400m relay, Graeme Harrison turned silver into gold, but cast an anxious look back as he crossed the line ahead of his Swedish arch rival. width:400;;height:600
  • TJ Ossai won a brilliant M40 100m, more concerned about the clock than about his rivals! width:800;;height:472
  • Sue Frisby: first ever international event, first ever heptathlon. Her bronze medal was one of several she took home from Lyon. Awesome! width:400;;height:600
  • My hero. My Swiss friend Pino Pilotto had been fighting cancer for several years. He came to Lyon and entered the M60 decathlon. Like you do. width:400;;height:600
  • The heavy weight thow is a bit of a Masters speciality event. Yes, this guy is off the ground! width:399;;height:600
  • French sprinteuse Nicole Alexis was a star act in Lyon, and provided photogenic finish shots. width:400;;height:600
  • Aussie legend Peter Crombie passes on the relay baton width:400;;height:600
  • When they add syncronised sprinting to the Championships, these two might win even more medals! width:600;;height:600
  • A great finish to the M85 100m final. width:600;;height:600
  • Stride for stride for the last 50 of their 200m final, Brit Rick Beardsell eventually overcame the USA's Antwon Dussett. width:399;;height:600
  • 100m, 200m and 400m W50 winner Elizabeth Wilson. That's just greedy. width:800;;height:533
  • But a great champion deserves a second photo in this collection. width:400;;height:600
  • How could you possibly go wrong as a heptathlete, with guys like this teaching you the throws and jumps? width:800;;height:532
  • One of several great Lyon battles between Canada's Karla DelGrande and Britain's Caroline Powell. width:600;;height:600
  • Ayamba Akim was way ahead of the opposition in the W40 high jump. width:400;;height:600
  • Two guys I've had the privilege to race for many years. Steve Peters and Rudi Konig. width:399;;height:600
  • Janice Timberlake giving it all in the W45 javelin competition. width:800;;height:533
  • Germany's imperious, multi-gold medallist Guido Muller in full flight. width:400;;height:600
  • Also in full flight, Canada's Christa Bortignon, in the W75 long jump. width:400;;height:600
  • This was the first time I'd had the opportunity to see the great Monty Hacker, South Africa's M80 sprint star. width:400;;height:600
  • Everywhere I looked, my friend Emanuela Baggiolini seemed to be racing! width:399;;height:600
  • Flo Meiler was a consistent star for the USA W80 squad. Eighty! width:400;;height:600
  • Forgive this vanity, but we'd just become World 4x100m Champions. My colleagues look pensive. They still had the 4x400m to race. width:799;;height:600
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