Chris Eavers
BIRTHDAY: 11th January
FIRST CLAIM CLUB: Royton Road Runners
FAVOURITE RACE: They all have their good & bad bits - but Dentdale cos of the crack.
TOUGHEST RACE: Dent/Oldham Half.
FAVOURITE TRAINING RUN: Probably Ogden Reservoir.
MOST MEMORABLE/PROUDEST RUNNING MOMENT: 2005 London Marathon, when I finally beat my previous PB after 22 years (3:26).
FUNNIEST/MOST EMBARRASSING RUNNING MOMENT: Llandudno 10 miler 2005. Dean Burgess, unbeknownst to me, had been reeling me in for about 2 miles. He sprinted past me, shouting "Gotcha!" but totally mistook the finish line, which was about 100m further on. He slowed down thinking he was victorious & I sprinted past him laughing. He was gutted. Never mind Deano!!
FAVOURITE PRE-RACE MEAL: Pasta/lager/Guinness. Well it works for me!
PRE-RACE SUPERSTITIONS: Try to get there before the start!.
RUNNING AMBITIONS: Get under 3:15 for a marathon & 1:30 half, sub-40 10K. Not a lot really.
IF YOU WEREN'T A RUNNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? I probably wouldn't be as devastatingly fir & good looking!! Ha ha.
TELL US SOMETHING NOBODY IN THE CLUB KNOWS ABOUT YOU: My life is an open book, but I played in the band at Old Trafford in front of 20,000 people once.