Royton Road Runners

BIRTHDAY: 5th December

FIRST CLAIM CLUB: Royton Road Runners

FAVOURITE RACE: Two Crosses.

TOUGHEST RACE: Oldham Half.

FAVOURITE TRAINING RUN: Hopwood Woods.

MOST MEMORABLE/PROUDEST RUNNING MOMENT: Pony Marathon 1981 (first) - 3hrs 54 mins.

FUNNIEST/MOST EMBARRASSING RUNNING MOMENT: Getting lost over Saddleworth Moor after taking a mate of mine out for his first run, and having to pay a driver to take us back to my car via Holmfirth to Binn Green. 

FAVOURITE PRE-RACE MEAL: Porridge/rice pudding.

PRE-RACE SUPERSTITIONS: None. 

RUNNING AMBITIONS: To run a marathon when I'm 70 or before.

IF YOU WEREN'T A RUNNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A miserable sod or a swimmer.

TELL US SOMETHING NOBODY IN THE CLUB KNOWS ABOUT YOU: I've been in transport all my life & spent the last 30 years on Class-1 long distance. My handle on the CB was 'Bluefin'.