RAE Derek

Great Britain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 23 Oct 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T46

Place of residence : GREAT BRITAIN

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon - T46	9

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium	Men's Marathon - T46	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
DNF	Marathon - T46	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNF

Nickname:

Deek, Del (Did Ye Aye? podcast, 16 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife Susan

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Fife Athletic Club [Great Britain]

Coach:

Ron Morrison [club]

Debut:

2014 for Great Britain, Grand Prix in Berlin, Germany (britishathletics.org.uk, 23 Jun 2014)

Start:

He took up running after recovering from a motorcycle accident in 2010. (scottishrunningguide.com, 07 Mar 2019)

Reason:

"Before my accident I was always quite fit. I was a marathon runner, so quite a decent athlete, I was working and training just as a hobby. During my recovery it gave me a real good sense of direction and a goal to focus on. I used to pester my physios every other day, 'Can we try a run, can we try a run?' And she was just like, 'Just wait, we need to wait'. So we made the makeshift sling, and my first run was in the gym at the physiotherapy and it was no more than four or five metres. Still to this day it gives me goosebumps when I think about that run because that was when the journey started." (Scottish Disability Sport Facebook page, 27 Jul 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (fifetoday.co.uk, 20 Jan 2020)

Training:

He has two sessions a week with his training group and otherwise trains alone. (fifetoday.co.uk, 29 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Winning silver at the 2019 World Marathon Championships in London, England, which was held as part of the 2019 London Marathon. (thecourier.co.uk, 28 Apr 2019)

Award:

In 2018 he was named Para Athlete of the Year by Scottish Athletics. (bbc.co.uk, 04 Nov 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T46 (IPC, 01 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (thecourier.co.uk, 30 Apr 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 2013)

Impairment Details
He was involved in a motorcycle accident in 2010, which resulted in damaged nerves in his right arm. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 2013; Did Ye Aye? podcast, 16 Aug 2020)

General
SECOND CHANCE IN TOKYO
He says he is seeking redemption at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, after failing to finish the marathon at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. "There's still unfinished business. I've waited five years to get back on the Paralympic start line so that in itself is a massive motivator, though I'm not letting it pressure me." He says he did not prepare well enough for the weather conditions at the 2016 Games. "I naively did two weeks [training] in Lanzarote [Spain] and thought, 'I'm acclimatised'. This was two weeks out from going to Rio. Going to a really warm, dry country, I didn't even look into it. I spent 12 days in Rio and the warmest day was the marathon, it was 35 degrees [Celsius] and 90% humidity. I was drenched in sweat just after my warm-up. I knew I wasn't going to finish that race after the second lap. Eventually I dropped out at 18.5 miles. It's my only race that's got 'DNF' next to it and it's the hardest one to take because it's the biggest race of my life." (Did Ye Aye? podcast, 16 Aug 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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