My story...

I used to be a rugby player at school  -left wing. I was useless at catching, but I could hack it down the left wing very fast. Aged 15, another player injured my back in a match. - no more rugby. A new teacher started at my school, a passionate cross country runner, and got running far more and entering races.. I became my schools cross country captain and kept training with my Uni. My career took over post uni, but returned to running properly in 2004 when I moved to Manchester. 

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As I returned to running, I worked with a PT to improve my strength - this has formed part of my training schedule ever since. At school, I loved long distance running,, and as I returned, I started racing 5ks through to Ultra marathons, cross country and trail racing.

 

. I completed my 1st marathon in Munich in 2009 in 2hrs 55 minutes and competed in many since including London, Valencia, Amsterdam, Berlin, Boston and Paris, In 2024, aged 50, I completed Manchester marathon in 2 hrs 38, and the half in 1 hr 15.

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I started coaching via the England Athletics pathway in 2014. I've worked with coaches, personal trainers and physios to further my knowledge, undertaken courses with the Running School London in rehab for runners and running biomechanics. I've completed my L2 and L3 qualification in personal training given my passion to see runners running strong for many years.

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I've worked with over over 150 runners completing marathons (30 of which going sub 3 hours), ultra marathon runners, those starting out or looking to improve. And working with many looking for help in building routines in strength training and mobility to enable them to run strong for years to come.​

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