Simon Pinchin

Never ran a race before but won a Runner's World (UK) competition for an all expenses paid trip to the North Pole Marathon. The competition required readers to write a short story recounting a running adventure, true or fictional, and Simon's fictional story about running in a refugee camp scooped the prize. The 40 year-old police officer's winning story was also featured in the February 2005 edition of Runner's World. Simon is married with two children and began recreational running in late 2004.