| Coaching qualifications | Level 2 BTF Coach |
| Coaching & relevant experience | BTF Coach since 2009 |
| Finest sporting moment | Representing my country at the World Triathlon Championships in Hamburg and the European Championships in Portugal |
| Sporting heroes | Lance Armstrong and Alf Tupper |
| Favourite sport other than triathlon | Running |
| Favourite food |
Fish and chips on the NE coast |
| Favourite band | Muse , Clapton and (dare I admit) Human League |
| Favourite TV programme | Spooks – good edge of your seat stuff - and anything supernatural |
| Tip to get to the top |
You only get out what you put in! |
| Coaching philosophy | I coach because it’s fun and very satisfying. If someone gets some benefit from what I’m doing then that’s great! |
| Favourite coaching resources | Web sites such as Runnersworld and Swimsmooth plus lots of books on running accumulated over the years. Books on running injury treatment especially useful! |
Coach Biog
I came into Tri from a running background having started in 1982. I joined Tattenhall Runners initially and have fond memories of our regular runs on and around the Sandstone Trail. I moved on to CEPAC which is now West Cheshire AC and, after a few years in the wilderness, followed my wife Jan into Chester Tri.
The Half Marathon is my favourite event but I do enjoy training up for and competing in marathons. My one claim to fame is that I used to script for comics and this included writing for the Alf Tupper, Tough of the Track series. One year I was asked to write a Tupper story for the Hotspur Annual and got away with casting myself as the dastardly rival runner who would stop at nothing to nobble our hero.
I am also a Purple Sash Lau Gar Kung Fu and a Reiki Master.
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