SYNERGIE TEAM MEMBER
| Profile: | DAVE PRATTEN |
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| The Basics | |
| Born | West Ham 11th September 1953 |
| Started Triathlon | Debut 1997. In May 1997 Pete Meteau came into the school where I worked and said 'we can do this' and handed me an entry form for the Longest Day. Three months and two sprint triathlons later we did. |
| Best Race Excuse heard | 'Sorry, I didn't see the pier' (From my days as a long distance swimmer -after a race from Walton to Clacton pier - explaining how I missed the finish line) |
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| Favourites & Ideals | |
| Fav Film | Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) |
| Fav Music | Arabesque - Jane Birkin |
| Fav Book | Breathing Underwater - Marie Darriesque |
| Fav Holiday Destination | Havana |
| Fav Food | Skate and chips from a Cypriot chip shop in West Ham |
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| First's & Last's | |
| First record bought | One inch Rock Tyrannosaurus Rex |
| Last record | Karmer Feeling Manu Dibango |
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| Characteristics | |
| People Who I would most like to meet and why? | Dalai Lama. Inspirational, wise, compassionate, optimistic and a great smile. Whenever I hear him speak I can't help smiling and feeling better about the world. |
| Sporting Hero Captain | Matthew Webb. Awesome. |
| Dream date | (already achieved) - with Sally (my wife), lobster meal, bootleg beer/rum, live music, overlooking the sea in Cuba. |
| Room101 | Blair and Bush |
| 4 words that best describe me | Lucky, lucky, lucky bastard |