 Sylvia Morten |
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| Tell us your name. | Sylvia Morten |
| How and when did you first start running? | I suddenly realised, on my 45th birthday, that if I didn’t do some form of exercise I wouldn’t be fit enough to enjoy my later life. At the time I couldn’t run a bath so it took me 3 attempts to complete Day 1 of a couch to 5k programme of running a minute and walking a minute for 20 minutes! |
| What brought you to Nidd Valley? | I approached Geoff at Park Run and I asked him if the club had a section for the more mature lady who wasn’t very good but would really like to improve and he said “yes, come on down” |
| When did you join Nidd Valley? | January 2017 |
| What is your favourite running music? Genre or specific tracks? | I don’t listen to music, I like to just let random thoughts drift into my head and if it gets really tough I count to a 100 in 5 blocks of 20 |
| What is your favourite food before and after running? | Pre-run a big bowl of porridge or peanut butter sandwich if its a later run, and post run a banana |
| What is your best running tip that you would like to share with us? | When it gets tough look up to the sky, it invariably makes you smile, it lifts your chest and lets you get some more oxygen in |
| What is your proudest moment in your running career? | Completing the London Marathon in 2011 3 weeks before my 50th birthday |
| What are your running goals? | To manage hills better |
| What event are you training for at the moment? | Tadcaster 10 miles |
Sylvia Morten
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