Personal Background

CURRENT PERSONAL BESTS (All set as a veteran whilst in ultra training):

Half Marathon 1:14:59 (Alloa 1998)
Marathon 2:38:17 (London 1995)
50km:
6HRS (track): 47.23M/76.01km (Sheffield, April 2001)
50M: 6:38:08 (Basle 2000)
100km 7:07:49 (Torhout, Belgium 1996)
12HRS (track) 141.501km (Sheffield August 2001)
150km: 13:28:00 (Basle 2000)
100M (road): 14:33:16 (Basle 2000)
100M (track): 15:17:47 (Crystal Palace)
200km: 18:59:35 (Basle 2000)
24HRS (road) 153.29miles/246.70kms (Basle, Switzerland, May 2000)

Badwater Ultramarathon: British event record holder 31hrs 36mins 12secs (2006)

NAME: William Morley Sichel BSc(Hons)

ADDRESS: Upper Breckan, Isle of Sanday, Orkney KW17 2AZ. Telephone/Fax: 01857 600421. Sanday is a small island with a population of just over 600 people.

Email: william@williamsichel.co.uk

DATE OF BIRTH: 1/10/53 at Welford, Nr Rugby, Warwickshire. One of nine children (middle one - 4 older & 4 younger).

HEIGHT: 1.63m/5'5"

WEIGHT: Approx 58kg/128lbs/9st 2lbs

MARRIED: Yes, to Elizabeth; two children Tanya (born 1983) and Bella (born 1986).

OCCUPATION: Proprietor of the ORKNEY ANGORA craft business. Mail order enterprise selling angora thermal clothing and specialising in hand-dyeing..

CANCER STORY: In June 1997 William was diagnosed with testicular cancer and uderwent urgent surgery in early July. For more details on his treatment and subsequent 'come back' click here.

CLUBS: Orkney Athletic Club.

COACH: David Murrie, Head of Sports Science, University of Paisley, Scotland.

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST: Nils Vikander, North Troendelag University College, Dept of Physical Education, Roestad, N-7600 LEVANGER, Norway.