We have a fantastic group of run leaders within the club who support members to complete fun, safe and sometimes challenging routes. Run leaders each come from different running backgrounds, but each has completed a specialist training course to ensure that they have the skills and knowledge to lead groups with confidence. Meet our run leaders in this blog series. Reason for joining Potters Trotters? I joined the club to meet new people.. I was new to Stoke-on-Trent and saw the club members running along the canal by my house. They looked like they were having fun, so I decided to get in touch and give it a go! Level of running when you joined? I had just completed a Couch to 5k course running on my own whilst listening to an app before I joined, so 3 miles was about my limit when I first started. Best thing about being a leader? Seeing the smiles on club member's faces when they achieve what previously seemed impossible - it might be running for 10 minutes without stopping, completing their first parkrun, achieving a personal best or crossing the finish line of the London Marathon. Potters Trotters Running Club in three words… Brave, inspirational, friends... Your best memory from Potter Trotters? As Club Chair, I was incredibly proud when we were named as England Athletic's Running Club of the Year for the West Midlands in 2017 - it was a fantastic recognition of everyone's hard work in creating an accessible, supportive and welcoming running club. As a runner, winning my group at the North Staffs Road Runners in 2013 and being named as Potters Trotter of the Year in 2016 for completing my first ultra marathon. Advice for ladies thinking about starting to run and join a club... You won't regret it... running has taken me to so many places and challenged me in so many different ways - I've run in the Olympic Stadium, completed over 200 parkruns, taken part in 3 ultramarathons and also run the London Marathon - if I've never joined those ladies on the canal, that might never have happened! Liz is also a qualified Coach in Running Fitness - she completed the course after being awarded a bursary by England Athletics to support women in coaching. |
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