Or – the older I get, the better I was.

Throughout my teenage years and into my twenties running played a significant part in my life.  It shaped my attitude to several adverse situations I’ve faced since and I’ve met some lifelong friends along the way (including my wife).

I still like to run whenever I can (usually in the pre-dawn mornings), though the focus is now much more on maintaining my physical and mental health rather than training to race.

Below is a list of my lifetime best achievements and a gallery of some of my favorite photos from when I was racing (there’s not a huge selection as, honestly, most of my running career was pre-the digital camera era).  

CV

Personal Bests:

Distance      Time:      Date:

100m                                12.54         29/10/87

200m                                23.77         11/02/92

400m                                52.45         29/01/92

800m                              1:54.49       20/02/93

1,000m                           2.34            27/02/93

1500m                            3:54.71       26/01/91

1 Mile                              4:19             ??/??/??

3,000m                           8:34.69        23/01/93

5,000m                          15:06.94       11/11/89

10,000m                        30:48           ??/09/94

Half Marathon             1:13.14        03/10/93

Noteworthy Achievements:

NZ Secondary Schools X-County:

• 1985 (Levin) – 7^th
  • 1986 (Nelson) – 4^th

Wellington 5000m Champion (U20) 1989, 1991

Records still held:

Wellington Bays Relay Lap 4 – Scorching Bay to Shelley Bay (4km) 11:58 (1990)