About Mark

Joined EPRC in June 2004 after ballooning from 11st 7lbs in 1997 to 16st 1lb in 2003. Spent 18+ months in the gym, building muscle and fat burning but it wasn't working, so I joined EPRC. Best move I ever made. Swore I'd never run more than 10k, by June 2005 I was running my first half marathon (Freckleton) in 1:46. Did my first marathon (Paris) in February 2006, had a disaster by my own expectations with 3:32:02. From that moment on, I was determined to break 3 hours... I ran 2:55:55 in New York November 2006. Ran 2:51:51 In Edinburgh May 2007, then was out later that year for 15 weeks with a stress fracture. 2008 was a write off. 2009 was a good year, coming back, winning a silver medal for Cheshire, then PB'ing a variety of distances. However 2010 is the main target year, with Chester Marathon, Berlin Marathon and Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon my main targets.