| What's your full embarrassing name? |
Christopher Francis Vernon |
| Married, or are you young, free and single and like to mingle? |
Divorced with partner |
| Where do you live? |
Ash Vale nr Aldershot and Norfolk |
| Do you work or stay at home? |
Work, work, work....... |
| How long have you been a member at Stubbington? |
5 years |
| Can you remember your first race? |
Overton, on the old course. |
| How often do you bother to go training? |
Twice a week sometimes, once every 2 weeks. When's the next race?!! |
| What is your favourite training run? |
Anywhere without fences. Moors, heaths, deserts and woods |
| What was your best ever race? |
Sixth in my first marathon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
| And what was your worst or most embarrassing race? |
Swindon - St Joseph's School. The course changed from Downs to around playing fields, and through a polluted industrial estate! |
| Do you have a pre-race ritual? |
Question - Why am I here? |
| What is the best piece of gear you have bought? |
Lightweight trail boots. |
| Worst piece of gear? |
Reebok trainers in Hong Kong. Do Chinese have different shaped feet? My heels blistered on first run and they were all I had to do a 100km race. |
| Why do you run when you could be sat at home watching EastEnders? |
You need to have a sense of fun and humour to run. Have you ever seen anyone do anything but argue. I don't think they have ever been to the East End. if they knew where it was! |
| What does she/he who must be obeyed think about your running? |
Good stuff. |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give to any new runner? |
Walk. Many people try to run when they would be doing themselves more good and less harm by walking fast. Then walk faster...and faster. It builds up more flexibility than running. |
