World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh and the 2007 EAA European Cup of Race Walking in Leamington Spa. A network of new indoor training facilities were developed across the UK and a major refurbishment investment of English tracks took place, funded by the £41 million 'Legacy Fund' granted to athletics by the Government following the cancellation of the 2005 World Championships in London. On the track, the British team had mixed fortunes. At the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, five gold medals were won – comparing favourably with a total of two golds in the previous three Games. However, the results in World and European Championships declined. On leaving UK Athletics, he pointed to positive signs with a new generation of athletes who were building towards London 2012. pointfourone Moorcroft formed pointfourone sports consultancy with Rob Borthwick (also formerly of UK Athletics). The partnership was formed in summer 2007 and is named after his 5,000 m world record run of 13:00.41. Join In In 2012, Moorcroft became Director of Sport for Join In, a UK national multi-sport event to support local sports clubs and organisations in the UK to attract more volunteers. Personal life Moorcroft married Linda on 5 July 1975. They have two children, Paul and Lucy, and four grandchildren. References External links pointfourone iGlobalFitness Sporting Heroes Join In Local Sport 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Coventry English male middle-distance runners English male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games European Athletics Championships medalists World record setters in athletics (track and field) Alumni of Loughborough University Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Woodlands Academy, Coventry Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games