THE RUNNING PINKS

In 2006, Jimmy Watkins was one of the fastest men in the UK. He broke the Welsh record for the indoor 800m with a time of 1:47.23, and was the first Brit in 25 years to reach the World Indoor Athletics Championship finals, held that year in Moscow.

Watkins crossed the finish line just 1.41 seconds behind the gold medal winner in the finals, but it was enough of a difference to place him in last. The event was over, and Watkins felt his athletic career was also coming to an end.

Tired of the rules and constraints of competitive running, he hung up his trainers 18 months later to pursue his second passion: music. Swapping the track for the road, Watkins left athletics behind in the dust of his tour bus as he became the frontman of rock band Future of the Left. The isotonic drinks were swiftly