Steven Shaw
BIRTHDAY: 13th May
FIRST CLAIM CLUB: Royton Road Runners
FAVOURITE RACE: Loch Ness Marathon.
TOUGHEST RACE: Bull Hill 5.5 mile fell run.
FAVOURITE TRAINING RUN: Guadalest near Benidorm, about four days after the marathon.
MOST MEMORABLE/PROUDEST RUNNING MOMENT: Wearing the RRR vest for the first time at the Tour of Tameside; and second place in Group 2 (promotion to Group 1).
FUNNIEST/MOST EMBARRASSING RUNNING MOMENT: Got to the Wolverhampton Marathon in 2001 with Pete Stals a couple of minutes late, we had to play catch up.
FAVOURITE PRE-RACE MEAL: Three pints of bitter and a kebab.
PRE-RACE SUPERSTITIONS: Must have a tin of rice pudding for my breakfast on the day of a marathon.
RUNNING AMBITIONS: To run a sub 3:15 marathon (3:18 best so far) & to run 10 sub-3:30 marathons (7 so far).
IF YOU WEREN'T A RUNNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A fat b*****d.
TELL US SOMETHING NOBODY IN THE CLUB KNOWS ABOUT YOU: I wasn't a Buddhist, but I used to meditate in a temple; I've done a parachute jump for charity.
