Dave won the London to Brighton road race in 1990, and completed the race 20 times. He ran in Crawley teams which won the Woodford to Southend 40, South London Harriers 30, Two Bridges 36, Dartmoor Discovery 32, and won the Len Hurst Belt a record 12 times. As an M60, Dave won the BMAF Marathon on Anglesey in 2008 and two European Masters titles as an M70 - 10.000m in Aarhus, 2017, and Marathon in Wroclaw, 2017. His ultra distance and marathon days are behind him, but he enjoys competing at shorter distances and enjoys the camaraderie of Masters Athletics.