Tell us your name. Bec Carman How and when did you first start running? I started running with a group of friends nearly 10 years ago but only very casually, I gave up when we moved and they were no longer round the corner, I properly took up running about 3 years ago […]
Tell us your name. Paul Manning How and when did you first start running? I dabbled with running in about 2000, but really started in 2005. What brought you to Nidd Valley? My dad told me about it as he was a member, and thought I’d enjoy it. It turned out that I […]
Tell us your name. Ursula Holmes How and when did you first start running? I began running around 2013. I was watching my younger son’s rugby training with some other mums and we decided we would try running together while they were practicing. It was a slow start but about six months later we […]
Tell us your name. Debbie Dilasser (or DD!) How and when did you first start running? I hated running at school, was always last at Cross Country, and never considered myself sporty. As an adult I experimented with different ways of keeping fit – military style fitness, aerobics, gym memberships etc, and […]
Tell us your name. Yulia Brereton How and when did you first start running? A couple of years ago I started doing obstacle races and realised that, while my general fitness was great, finishing 5k race in 2 hours wasn’t acceptable, simply because I couldn’t run for more than 2 minutes. Then […]
Tell us your name. Natasha Harrison How and when did you first start running? I first started running when i was 11. I started with across country races. What brought you to Nidd Valley? I was recommended to join Nidd by my mum who was already a member of the club! When […]
Tell us your name. Stephen (Steff) Quinn How and when did you first start running? My primary school teacher(Mr Love) was a former semi pro footballer and keen runner. To get into his school football team you had run for the x-country team first, found out I was a better runner than footballer. […]
Tell us your name Sarah Hughan How and when did you first start running? I started running properly in 2013 to help me mentally as much as physically after my Mum died, it gave me thinking space and time doing something that needed my focus. I’d done a few races before then but nothing […]
How and when did you first start running? I started running in January 2012. I was a mobile DJ back then, and I ended up working at the Ripon Runners Annual Awards dinner. I saw there were quite a few members of their club who were older and heavier than me, but they were so […]