Rowan was regarded as a keen but rather slow 800m runner in his teenage years. He subsequently found the longer distances more to his liking going on to win both the Christchurch and Auckland city marathons, whilst retaining enough speed to run a decent 5km (14:10). Like most endurance-focused athletes his coaching approach is based around building a strong aerobic base then moving to more race specific sessions. He’s also a strong believer in regular racing – whilst this might contradict the previous sentence, it’s the fun bit and hence the reason for all the training!
Wellington Scottish Athletics Club 