The hills….plus I was seeing my wife, Karlin, who lived in Derbyshire.
Having now run 7 Ultras and 26 full marathons I find my recovery time has lengthened due to my age so tend to run the shorter distances (up to and including half marathons) however that doesn’t stop me racing between 80 and 90 times a year!
As a child I was heavily into scouting so probably somewhere with a backpack on hiking.
Oh and school record for 3,000m (as I was the only one daft enough to do it)
I’m looking forward to running some new races and even venturing abroad to compete. (Palma and Scotland.) Having competed mainly in the south I am going to travel more north exploring new races and experiences.
Matlock seems to respect all distance of running and terrains….trust me when I say “others don’t”.
Sausage, mash and beans
Neither…..I’ve never had a pint! And only drink Baileys at Christmas. And I don’t eat or drink anything green (yes, I don’t like veg or salad)
PBs: 5k- 17min 49secs; 10k- 37min 54secs; 10 mile – 62min 49secs; 1/2 marathon- 1hr 26min 20sec; Full marathon- 3hr 11min 40sec
I enjoy football (Derby County) and have recently taken up paddle boarding. Strange to say it but I also enjoy my job, traveling the country chatting to people.
With my job I drive just under 1000 (yes one thousand) miles a week…..I use unleaded petrol- does that count??
Parkrun Saturday morning, Derby County Saturday afternoon.
A long run with friends or race on Sunday.
Completely non running related but during Covid times I decided to read a kids storybook online as my ultra ego ‘Grandad’ every single day until the kids were allowed back to school. It went viral, and even made the National Press….and to this day I’m still getting special requests to read stories online.
Whilst running from London to Brighton (56 miles) I got lost and ended up in Brighton University. On asking for directions to the easiest way to the finish the kind students directed me to a bus stop…..I don’t think they could believe I’d actually run from London!
Not overly fussed, must be hot with lots of sports on site. Like a challenge even if it’s water polo or table tennis.
That’s easy- I’d be God/Jesus
a) Christmas every other year only- it would save money and be more exciting
b) Velco arms- it’s a design flaw in the human body. When you lay on your side your bottom arm is trapped and useless. So if it was Velco you could remove it and place it on the same side as the other.
My Dad- He always questioned why I hadn’t done better. My coach (Ken)- He showed me I could!
Michael Jackson and I’m currently into Lewis Capaldi
Mary Poppins, Space Balls, Goonies. Haven’t got time for podcasts or books.
I am always positive and do not do negativity. So I suppose that covers that question depending if you are a positive or negative person.
Print postcard size adverts for MAC with all our details on. Give a dozen to each member to pass to interested parties. I did this while I was the Men’s Team Captain and marketing manager of Biggleswade AC and grew the club hugely within a year.
(Jan – and whilst out running he would stop runners in the street and hand them a postcard!)
