The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner gets stage adaptation
The story of the borstal boy who turns to racing has been relocated to last year's riots. Alfred Hickling talks to writer Roy Williams and the star of the 60s film version Tom CourtenayImmediately after his 10,000m triumph, Mo Farah was asked by the BBC's trackside reporter what it takes to win gold. "It's the grafting and hard work," he said, "120 miles, week in, week out " long distance is a lonely event."Conscious…