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I didn't run until my late twenties unfortunately, though I do remember running through town for mile or so not to miss a bus and wondering why I enjoyed it! My first race was the Reading Half Marathon where I surprised myself with a good time (under 1:22), so on moving to Tring in 1990 I joined the club. If you like varied and hilly off-road running it's perfect, I always run from my door. I've discovered that my ideal racing time is between 30 minutes and an hour, so a cross country race like Wendover Woods Hill Race or a village style fell race like Causey Pike; a half marathon is my big distance event.

Recent PBs

5K	17:53	Luton 1995
5M	28:18	Wolverton 1994
10K	36:26	Bearbrook 1993
10M	61:08	Hemel 1995
1/2 Marathon	1:20:14	Bracknell 1993
Marathon

Highlights
Running as part of the club's fell running relay team - in the Peak District, Lake District etc.

Aims
To stay ahead of Tony Ruberry when he gets fast again! Not to run the London Marathon.

Rave Run
Hardwick cross country near Aylesbury in February. Stream crossings, ploughed fields, hills, and takes me around forty minutes which is my ideal racing time. Or anywhere you can run barefoot on the beach then jump in the sea, the only gear you need for running is shoes and here you don't even need these!

Best Training Run
Any route taking in Pitstone Hill. Just that I find it hard not to stop and take in the view and wonder, so best done in a group! Or around Wendover Woods, lots of up and down in an hour, gets me fit for trips to the mountains.

Rob running over Pitstone Hill in the Aldbury Cross-Country 5 mile race, 2005.