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| What's your full embarrassing name? |
Barry Hards |
| Married, or are you young, free and single and like to mingle? |
Married |
| Where do you live? |
Martin, Hampshire |
| Do you work or stay at home? |
Work hard then leave early. |
| How long have you been a member at Stubbington? |
More than a decade, but less than two. |
| Can you remember your first race? |
Pompey Half in 1hr 31min on little or no training, other than 20 cigarettes a day! |
| How often do you bother to go training? |
10 times a week |
| What is your favourite training run? |
26+ off-road every Saturday. |
| What was your best ever race? |
Winning the South Downs 80 miler three times. |
| And what was your worst or most embarrassing race? |
Tummy trouble on the IOW marathon. I daren't show my face(?) in Shanklin again! |
| Do you have a pre-race ritual? |
Visit the loo, warm-up, visit the loo. |
| What is the best piece of gear you have bought? |
Asics 2100 shoes |
| Worst piece of gear? |
Adidas trail shoes that lasted 6 miles, and 1,000 mile socks that did not last one race (The Fat Ass 54 Finally Finishing In Farnham) |
| Why do you run when you could be sat at home watching EastEnders? |
I don't watch it. |
| What does she/he who must be obeyed think about your running? |
We both run. |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give to any new runner? |
Enjoy it, it feels good to be alive. |