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Terrence Zengerink
Your Name: Terrence Zengerink Occupation: Teacher Home Town: Stoke Poges Twitter Account: @tzengerink Runners Questions: What is your running background? Always been a decent runner from a young age, but only ran my first marathon while living and working in Melbourne in 2006. When I returned to South Africa in 2008 to complete my PGCE I…
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2016 British Spartathlon Team – April Newsletter
By Rob Pinningon Welcome to the first monthly newsletter of the 2016 British Spartathlon Team. First of all congratulations to all of you who were lucky in the draw. To those that weren’t, hang in there. There is usually 15-20% drop out rate. 2016 Runners The current 2016 British Spartathletes are listed below: Martin…
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Tarique Shakir-Khalil
Your Name: Tarique Shakir-Khalil Occupation: I head up PwC’s Global Fund Advisory Platform Home Town: Paris, France Runners Questions What is your running background? Initially I ran mainly for fitness and speed…and hated it! Ran my first ultra in 2011 and fell in love with running for runnings sake whilst chilling out to make it…
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Martin Illott
Your Name: Martin Ilott Occupation: Veterinary surgeon Home Town: Windsor Runners Questions When did you first start running Ultra marathons and why? London to Brighton 2000 after joining the 100 Marathon club 1999 When or where (at which events) are we most likely to see you? Grand Union Canal Race, Spartathlon, ultras and marathons…
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Darren Strachan
Your Name: Darren Strachan Occupation: IT Consultant Home Town: Scot exiled to London Twitter Account: @darren_strachan Website/Blog: dstrachan.blogspot.com Runners Questions What is your running background? I was a keen cyclist in my youth and not at all into running. When I moved down south I somehow got roped into a half marathon, enjoyed it a lot…
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Mich Hardie
Your Name: Mich Hardie Occupation: Resource Controller with Portsmouth City Council Home Town: Portsmouth Runners Questions What is your running background? I have always had an interest in running, seemed to be the only person at school who was excited when they let us do cross country. I was part of a team representing Middx and…
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Tremayne Cowdry
Your Name: Tremayne Cowdry Occupation: Self employed Landscaper Home Town: Maidstone Website/Blog: http://dill-runs.blogspot.co.uk/ Runners Questions What is your running background? Ran as a junior, gave it up, started again as a senior. When did you first start running Ultra marathons and why? My first ultra marathon was the Doyen of the Downs in 2009. I read Ultramarathon…
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Ian Thomas
Occupation: IT Project Manager Home Town: Norwich Twitter account: @ultraian Website/blog: ultraian.wordpress.com Running Background What is your running background? I’ve run recreationally at various points in my life, but I started racing in earnest in 2009 with a desire to be the best I could be. Initially I focused on road racing 5k to Marathons before…
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James Ellis
Your Name: James Ellis Occupation: Journalist and personal trainer Home Town: Leeds Twitter Account: @worldofjames Website/Blog: jamesellisfitness.com Runners Questions What is your running background? I used to hate it when I was a kid, largely because I went to a small school and to get in the football team (which I wanted to) you HAD…
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Rob Pinnington
Your Name: Robert Edward Pinnington (answers to Rob, Bob & Wob) Occupation: Management Consultant Home Town: Walsall but my heart belongs to Liverpool Twitter Account: @robpinnington Website/Blog: http://ardrobsrunning.blogspot.de/ Runners Questions What is your running background? I finished last year…didn’t you see the video? When did you first start running Ultra marathons and why? I was…
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