{"id":23927,"date":"2014-12-02T17:06:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T17:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=23927"},"modified":"2014-12-02T17:06:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T17:06:24","slug":"cardiff-character-christian-malcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"19th

You\u2019d think retirement meant gardening and daytime TV – not for Christian.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got to pick the kids up then I\u2019ve got a charity football match, I’ll ring you around nine?\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Is he busier now than he was when was a full-time athlete? \u201cI guess I am you know, I\u2019m trying to get the best out of myself. When I was training I didn\u2019t have the opportunities like I do now.\u201d<\/p>\n

So how has it been for him since he gave it all up? \u201dI wouldn\u2019t say I wanted to retire but I was getting too many injuries, I just couldn\u2019t run\u201d, he admitted. I\u2019ve heard from many athletes there\u2019s no substitute for running but never really understood the concept.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to understand what retirement is like for those who have dedicated their career to entertaining others; I mean\u2026every decision they make has been a direct contribution to their field. \u201cI miss the sport, I always will and there are a lot of sportsmen and women who suffer from depression,\u201d he shrugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How do you just stop? \u201cThat\u2019s a great question, It\u2019s hard\u2026 It\u2019s very difficult to just stop. I\u2019m still training.\u201d What about the time aspect, what are you filling your time with? \u201cThere\u2019s always things you know, I\u2019ve been pushing myself into the business sector media here and there. But there\u2019s nothing I think yeah I want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Depending on your point of view, 35-year-old Christian Malcolm, born and raised in Newport was the only good thing to come out of Wales, (in sporting sense) for a period of time. Welsh football was heading in a downward spiral, the rugby team was the worst it had been. Yet out of all this Newport\u2026(you know that place the group GLC came from. No? Jose Darby? Just Google the transporter bridge) a young Christian was being moulded into one of the best sprinters Britain has ever seen. Epitome of pressure right? \u201cI never felt pressure from the public, it was always from myself I have high standards and you need to be like that.”<\/p>\n

What about the people you met in athletics, do you think they\u2019ll be about for life? \u201cYeah, of course, but I had a close circle. Dwain was probably my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did he cope with your decision to retire? \u201cHe didn\u2019t, he still tells me to come back!\u201d<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s next for you? \u201cThere\u2019s nothing worse than seeing a youngster waste their talent, I want to help. Whatever I do I want to be great at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"photo

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All good things come to an end if you want to take a pessimistic view on life. The cold side of the pillow; football matches; Brookside. But when it happens we sort of just forget about it. What\u2019s next when it\u2019s all over? Last summer, after an intense battle with injury and losing funding, local sprinter Christian Malcom\u00a0decided to call it a day after 20 years of being at the front of British and Welsh athletics. You\u2019d think retirement meant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":23930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4330,4331,176],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-life","tag-athletics","tag-christian-malcom","tag-welsh"],"yoast_head":"\nCardiff Character: Christian Malcom - alt.cardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom - alt.cardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"All good things come to an end if you want to take a pessimistic view on life. The cold side of the pillow; football matches; Brookside. But when it happens we sort of just forget about it. What\u2019s next when it\u2019s all over? Last summer, after an intense battle with injury and losing funding, local sprinter Christian Malcom\u00a0decided to call it a day after 20 years of being at the front of British and Welsh athletics. You\u2019d think retirement meant […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"alt.cardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-02T17:06:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"866\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"altcardiff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"altcardiff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/\",\"name\":\"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom - alt.cardiff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-02T17:06:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/de310c54cac78ee98ab979d1d9838514\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg\",\"width\":866,\"height\":563},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/\",\"name\":\"alt.cardiff\",\"description\":\"If it\u2019s offbeat and in Cardiff then it\u2019s online here.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/de310c54cac78ee98ab979d1d9838514\",\"name\":\"altcardiff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d295ced5909e1cd2084071dd52ea472d\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84e0cb6c2b18bbfe2da6836cc1fa9e96c118088b9422dde2800dc39891b846ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84e0cb6c2b18bbfe2da6836cc1fa9e96c118088b9422dde2800dc39891b846ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"altcardiff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/author\/altcardiff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom - alt.cardiff","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom - alt.cardiff","og_description":"All good things come to an end if you want to take a pessimistic view on life. The cold side of the pillow; football matches; Brookside. But when it happens we sort of just forget about it. What\u2019s next when it\u2019s all over? Last summer, after an intense battle with injury and losing funding, local sprinter Christian Malcom\u00a0decided to call it a day after 20 years of being at the front of British and Welsh athletics. You\u2019d think retirement meant […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/","og_site_name":"alt.cardiff","article_published_time":"2014-12-02T17:06:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":866,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"altcardiff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"altcardiff","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/","name":"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom - alt.cardiff","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg","datePublished":"2014-12-02T17:06:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/de310c54cac78ee98ab979d1d9838514"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/photo-5.jpg","width":866,"height":563},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/12\/02\/cardiff-character-christian-malcom\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cardiff Character: Christian Malcom"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/","name":"alt.cardiff","description":"If it\u2019s offbeat and in Cardiff then it\u2019s online here.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/de310c54cac78ee98ab979d1d9838514","name":"altcardiff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d295ced5909e1cd2084071dd52ea472d","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84e0cb6c2b18bbfe2da6836cc1fa9e96c118088b9422dde2800dc39891b846ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84e0cb6c2b18bbfe2da6836cc1fa9e96c118088b9422dde2800dc39891b846ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"altcardiff"},"url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/author\/altcardiff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23927"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=23927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}