Career
He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men"s marathon. He holds both the 50km (Ultramarathon) British track and 50km British road running records. The track record was set on 7 June 1980 in Timperley at a time of 2:48:06.
The road running record was set on 23 February 1985 in Douglas, Isle of Manitoba at a time of 2:53:21.