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Rugby,
I was convinced that I couldn't run, not even for a bus! However, I was
persuaded to join a beginners running group and it turns out that I can. If I
can, then anyone can! I particularly like trail running but spend as much time
training on the roads. As part of the Rugby Core Team you can find me at parkrun
most Saturdays as anything from Run Director to Tail Walker! UKA Coach in
Running Fitness (Trail) UKA Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) UKA Coaching
Assistant BSc (Hons) Health Studies L3 Learning and Development L3 Forest School
Leader Outdoor First Aid D B S Enhanced Certificated I began running about 4
years ago in a local running group and made the same ‘rookie’ mistakes that most
people do, in that I wanted to sprint before I’d learned to run. However, I took
onboard my errors and built up gradually, finishing some 5km and 10km runs in
2016/7, vowing never to want to reach a Half Marathon or beyond. Hmmm! Having
had a nasty sprain injury in 2017, I had to take a back seat from running for
over a year (much of which was down to my own reluctance to get help! Thank you
Laura @ LMC Physio), but I’ve now regained most of my previous running fitness
level and have since completed a couple of Half Marathons with at least one more
long race booked in for 2019. I regularly volunteer at Rugby parkrun, invariably
with a camera in my hands, which I thoroughly enjoy. Having this qualification
will mean I can pass on my enthusiasm for running to others and start them on
their own running journeys. UKA Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) D B S Enhanced
Certificated First Aid Course trained Vicky is a recent member of our coaching
and leadership team. As a fully-qualified paramedic and avid Wolf Runner, she is
a great addition to the group, assisting us with the new sector of trail running
for Step It Up. Vicky is more than happy at events up to and including 10km UKA
Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) D B S Enhanced Certificated Paramedic Mel is
our latest member of our coaching and leadership team. UKA Leader in Running
Fitness (LiRF) D B S Enhanced Certificated It’s simple, I’m addicted to running,
I certainly didn’t start out this way, in fact I used to say I didn’t have the
build for running and actively avoided it. When my local gym had to close the
pool to repair the roof, I needed to find another way to get my exercise in the
morning, at the same time I convinced a friend to come and give park run a go
with me. After that first run walk 5k, I was hooked. I got out a few times each
week, doing 30 mins of run walk & soon developed the stamina for a full 5k I
joined SIU because I saw that they did Adventure Runs which sounded like great
fun and after my first session, I knew this was a club I’d enjoy being part of.
At SIU everyone is encouraged to do their individual best but we stay together
as a group, supporting one and other, no one is ever left behind, or
made/allowed to feel that their best isn’t good enough. Hope you’ll join us on
the trails soon, after all, what’s stopping you.
