After the obligatory cross country running at school, I’d always thought I didn’t like running and wasn’t a runner.  In 2016, I was persuaded to do Couch to 5K (C25K) via my phone app (no group support) and finished by running 5K at Bromley parkrun. I continued my running journey by joining Biggin Runways and did longer events with the club while staying fit through regular sessions. I became a run leader for the club in 2023. I’ll never been the fastest, but that’s just one aspect of running. I really enjoy being part of the running community and inspiring fellow runners to improve and achieve things that didn’t think themselves capable of. Not only does the club have the twice weekly club runs, but we will often meet up to go to different parkruns and other running events and socialise outside of running, so there is something for everyone. During the day I work for the NHS, providing technical support from an office within a hospital. Running is a great way to work out the kinks from sitting at a desk all day