Chairman Midland Counties Cross Country Association 2015-2018

Midland Counties Road and XC Team Manager 2015-2018

Selected to run for Great Britain at the Singapore Marathon in 2006

4th in the English National half marathon championships in 2011

English National 10 mile team champion 2011

12 English national medals on the road and country

1 UK silver medal

29 Midland area medals of which 18 are gold

European Airforce 5000M Champion 2006

5th World military 5km road running championships 2006

UK Armed Forces 1500m champion 2002, 2003

UK Armed Forces 5000m champion 2004

RAF XC Champion 2003 and 2004

RAF 5000M Champion 2003 and 2004

Midlands 3000m champion 2004 and 2007

Midlands 5000m Champion 2005

Midlands 10km Champion 2015

Ranked number 1 in England over 1500m v35 2013

2nd British Masters 1500m championships 2014

Selected to compete for England at the British and Irish Masters xc fixture 2014

A shoe box full of regional medals and two shoe boxes of RAF and combined services medals.

I ran 400m for my school as it was the only event that wasn't taken. I came 2nd to my friend at the school sports day at the age of 13, in a time of 64s. I chose not to go to school the next day and made a decision that it wouldn't happen again. I trained for 400m and raced at that distance. I also ran around 1500m upwards, leaving the racing until the last 400m.

From 1994-1998 I generally raced on the roads. I only ran 3 times a week but spent a fair bit of my time in the gym.

I took my investments more seriously than my running and if I told you that I bought shares in Aston Villa, you'd realise that my running wasn't that important.

In 1998 I joined Derby and County AC and my commitment changed. The club was filled with inspirational figures and I started to consider what was possible. I was coached by the late Peter Wilkinson during most of my time at the club and he was a great role model.

I joined the RAF in 2000. This is where I met John O'Rourke in 2001, and in 2002 I asked John if he would coach me. John guided and pushed me for the next 11 years. This is where the majority of the medals came.

in 2012 we found out that my Dad had cancer and life changed. Running hasn't been important since

By 2017 I had given up on running due to a persistent injury that I have had since July 2013

I now spend most of my time trying to finance and renovate properties.