Ray has recently writen a book ME and MY SHADOW which is a biographicle account of hisdedication to endurance running events, and  how it all began . The book will  cast a wide net, generating interest in the Boxing/ Running, and life coaching, inspirational and motivational market. With an age group aimed at between 14 and 70 years. This is Rays first attempt at writing a book, and  from the reception he has recieved, it will almost certainly  not be the last           The main story is based around a recent 100 mile international foot race around the circumference of Rotherham South Yorkshire, England, in which Ray successfully became the first athlete to complete. The highs, and lows are told as he runs through the night mostly on hisown, and then as the miles stack up, the mental and physical problems are highlighted as he overcoms each one to make it to the finish. Flitting in and out of the main event Ray describe the trauma, and drama of a recent 100 km race across the Sahara Desert, and telling of  the physical, and mental adaptations that all the athletes have to overcome to take on the less than suitable, for running conditions the desert throws up at us.  To answer a question that is asked frequently of him, he brings into the story, an account going back in time to when Ray was a young boy being brought up during, and just after the war. Taking an enormous step into the world of Boxing and meeting two men who influenced, shaped and molded his life, teaching him not only how to box, but  also about the values of respect, discipline, dedication and motivation, that form the basics of my way of life.     

Boxing coach, fitness instructor, motivational, and inspirational after dinner speaker.
Now retirement has given me the time to devote to the important things in life!!!! LIVING