Nerurkar was born in
Wolverhampton, England, to an
Indian father and English mother, he moved to
Bradford, where he attended
Bradford Grammar School. He has a brother and sister. He was a language teacher at
Marlborough College between 1989 and 1991. Nerurkar became the
British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British
AAA Championships title at the
1990 AAA Championships. He won the English national cross-country championship three times and twice finished in the top 20 in the World Cross-Country Championships. On the track, he finished fifth in the 10,000 metres in the
1991 World Championships in Tokyo. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented
Great Britain and finished 17th in the 10,000m final. He is the author of the book
Marathon Running: From Beginning to Elite (). His son
Lukas Nerurkar is a professional cyclist. He was awarded the MBE in 2002. == Achievements ==