Dave Percival

Long term member who has tried every event going. He was the first and only English man to be chairman of our club. Known to many as English Dave, meet Dave Percival

Name : Dave Percival

Age : 58

Work/School/College : Studied at Burleigh college, Loughborough, Leicestershire, housekeeper at Wexford general hospital

Married/single/kids : Live with my partner Susan

How long have you been a member of Menapians AC : Member of Menapians for 14 years

Interests & achievements outside athletics : Enjoy crosswords and travel. served in the Falklands war and was a fireman in Nottinghamshire

Events you have competed at : Competed at every distance from 100m to Marathon

Favourite event : Fav event 400m

Least favourite event : Least fav race walking

Biggest athletics achievement : Biggest athletics achievement running 10 miles in under an hour twice,

 Other athletics achievements : In the Scottish x country league of 1984/5 i was ranked 9th Athlete.

Do you hold any records : Once held the Leinster indoor 3k over 45 record, and still the holder of the Irish over 45 deadlift record in the under 67kg category.157.5 kgs

Favourite moment of your athletic career : running the Berlin marathon in 1988, the year before the wall came down

Favourite track you have competed on : fav track Tullamore

Least favourite track : least fav track, Nenagh indoors, always freezing

Who has been your inspiration both in athletics & outside athletics : Inspirations include Steve Jones the former world marathon record holder who I served with in the RAF and Mr Broughton my primary school teacher

Favourite food/drink : fav food chips with lashings of salt n vinegar & fav drink Lager

Post training snack : post training snack skinheads on a raft, otherwise known as beans on toast

Some unusual facts about yourself : I was the school draughts champion and once won an Elvis impersonators competition in a Tenerife Bar.