BIRTHDAY: 5th April
FIRST CLAIM CLUB: Royton Road Runners
FAVOURITE RACE: Dentdale.
TOUGHEST RACE: Bolton Marathon (1981).
FAVOURITE TRAINING RUN: Anywhere in Saddleworth.
MOST MEMORABLE/PROUDEST RUNNING MOMENT: First training run with Royton Road Runners.
FUNNIEST/MOST EMBARRASSING RUNNING MOMENT: On one of my early training runs with the club I got 'separated' from the group & ended up running round Thorpe Estate for 20 minutes before I could find a way off.
FAVOURITE PRE-RACE MEAL: Twiglets.
PRE-RACE SUPERSTITIONS: Tie my shorts as late as possible.
RUNNING AMBITIONS: (1) To stay injury-free for a full season; (2) To still be running when I'm 70; (3) To be as cool as Bernie Cassidy.
IF YOU WEREN'T A RUNNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A cryptic crossword compiler.
TELL US SOMETHING NOBODY IN THE CLUB KNOWS ABOUT YOU: Once beat Big Bill Werbeniuk in a snooker exhibition match.