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Name |
Eddie Tonner |
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Nickname (if any) |
Fat Boy |
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Events |
Track - Middle / Long Distance (3000m, 5000m)
Road and Cross Country |
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Coach |
Jim Young |
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Times |
1500m - 4:00, 3000m - 8:40,
3000m s/c - 9:24, 5000m - 15:07,
10K Road - 30:48 |
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Achievements |
Ayrshire Senior Cross Counrty Champion (3 times), National Cross Country - 3rd (U16 & U18), 6th (U20), National 3000m Steeplechase - 3rd (1998), West Distict 1500m - 3rd (Senior - x2, U20),
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Typical Training Week |
Sun - Long Run, Mon - Easy Run (pm & am if possible), Tue - Interval Session, Wed - Easy Run(am), Steady Run (pm), Thur - Interval Session, Fri - Rest or Easy Run, Sat - Interval Session (Dean Park)
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Why did you start
running ?? |
I started running at the club in 1988 after being persuaded by my brother that I could do quite well. I was a late starter in running terms joining the club at 16 years old. I was coached by Jim Reid at the time and won the Ayrshire Cross Country title and was 3rd in the National Cross Country in my first season.
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Funniest Moment in
Athletics |
I was on placement with my work about many years ago when I went for a run on my first night in Preston. I was planning for going about 50 mins and ended up getting lost and running on and off for 3hrs. The worst of it is it cost me a fiver to get a taxi home as I had no idea where I was !!
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Favourite Race and Why
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The Ayrshire champs a few years ago, it was a windy day and the race ended up very tactical, I took it on with only 800m to go, breaking away slightly after a hill section and winding the pace up at the end to a sprint away at the end (proving tactics are as important as running fast).
I also managed to catch Bashier Hussein on the line in the final lap of the National Track 3000m steeplechase to take a Bronze medal.
But my favourite race to run in is probably the Troon 10K - very fast course good for running times (except for this year !!)
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Any Funny Stories about
other Harriers ?? |
Stuart Dickson jumping non-existant in the 400m Hurdles in the Mens Leauge.
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