Dave has been running since the age of 13 when he joined Altrincham & District Athletic Club. Dave was inspired to take up the sport after growing up watching his father Jeff competing.

Jeff had competed for Great Britain in the 1976 Olympic Marathon and has a lifetime marathon best of 2:12:50, but Dave's most vivid memories of his father are his six successive victories in the Snowdonia Marathon for which he still holds the course record.

Dave is a well known face on the UK running circuit with several top 20 National Cross Country finishes and sub 30min 10k clockings to his name, but is possibly equally well known for some of the high quality races he organises throughout the year.

He considers the Marathon to be his best event and has a lifetime best of 2:18:34 as well as a top 15 finish in the London Marathon in 2010. More recently, he was the winner of the 2012 and 2013 Greater Manchester Marathon.

He has competed internationally at the marathon, cross country and mountain running. His brother Andy also competes, and like Dave boasts sub 30min 10k and sub 50min 10 mile times.

Dave was also a 'resident athlete' on the website www.runnerslife.co.uk with a weekly blog, reports of all his races plus a record of all of his training. Unfortunately the site no longer exists. His blogs prior to this, and his most recent blogs can be found at http://davenormanrunner.blogspot.co.uk/

Career highlights
Two time England International at Cross Country
England and Great Britain vests at the marathon
England and Great Britain vests at Mountain Running
Running sub 30mins for 10k five times
Running sub 2h20mins for the marathon four times
Top 15 finish in the London Marathon
Top 10 finish in the Inter Counties Cross Country
Top 12 finish in the National Cross Country
4th place finish in the Northern Cross Country
Winner of the Course Des Vignes race in Alenya, France in 2005 (9.3km in 27:17)
Winner of the 2012 and 2013 Greater Manchester Marathon