Name: TOM OWENS

Age: 27

PB’s: most races are a first!

Age: 27

How long have you been running?: since 2003

Achievements: 3rd in British champs 2007, Silver Medal in World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships 2008, 2nd Mountain x Race 2008, 2nd Transrockies 2008

Goals: Improve short races

Racing Programme for 2009: British Champs, possibly Scottish Champs, European races TBC

Occupation: Ecologist

Based: Glasgow

Coached by: advice from Malcolm Patterson

Type of Runner: Descender?

Favourite Salomon Shoe & why: Speedcross 2 - best grip

Favourite distance: long

Favourite race or event: Favourite Training session: recce of hill race

Favoured pre- race meal/ snack: flapjack

Best piece of advice for beginners and young athletes: join a running club