Dan

Occupation

Professional poker player

Favourite distance

marathon/half, it's close!

Favourite race (and why)

London marathon. It's my home town and the atmosphere is like no other. There's 5 or 6 spots on the route that just make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, even despite the sweat! Nothing I've seen in running beats the wall of sound that greets you coming over Tower Bridge

My pet hate in running...

People who aren't courteous/thoughtful towards their fellow runners

What I love most about running...

The sense of achievement when you cross the finish line

My best piece of running advice...

PACE YOURSELF, you'll feel it later otherwise

Why you should follow me as a pacer...

I'm good at feeling my pace and not getting swept up in the early excitement. Happy to keep people motivated too!

No one knows that I...

I just appeared on Countdown! (due to air in May)