These Blogs aim to give you an insight into the sort of people involved in the RAF Athletics Association and what they get up to. They will be updated on a regular basis so please come back and see how Stu and Chris are getting on.

Stu Benson

Job: Analyst Programmer on the Sentry E-3D

Events: 100m, 200m

Joined the RAF: January 2002

Overseas travel with work: None

Overseas travel with athletics: Cyprus, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Portugal.

Career Highlight: Getting promoted to Corporal on time!

Athletic Highlight: Winning the Sir Andrew Humphreys trophy for services to RAF Athletics.

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Chris Tildesley

Job: Station Security Officer (Provost) at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Events: 800m, 1500m

Joined the RAF: May 2005

Overseas Travel with Work: Not yet!

Overseas Travel with Athletics: Impending Overseas Visit to Portugal

Career Highlight: The Security planning and subsequent hosting of a Very VIP during a fast jet training detachment to RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Athletics Highlight: Beating the Royal Naval College Dartmouth 5-4 at Inter-Collegiate football in Oct 05 and finishing respectively in the RAF Cranwell sprint triathlon last summer.