We are a friendly, female (open to all who identify as female) only run club based around Finsbury Park in North London.
Our run leaders are Ella and Inga, both UK Athletics Coaches in Running Fitness qualified coaches and group leaders, who are keen runners themselves and enjoy sharing their love of running with our groups.ย
Ella
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : It gives me a chance to get know my local area, enjoy being outside when I spend most of my day at a desk, and take time for myself, plus meet new people.
๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐: Marathon – a challenge but an enjoyable one.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง/๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: Crossing the finish line of my first marathon with my Dad alongside me in Berlin – it was amazing running through the Brandenburg Gate with about 400m to go and knowing that I was going to finish after a lot of first-time nerves going into the race!
๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐: Similar to Inga, I really enjoy running up Parkland Walk to Ally Pally. Another favourite is running around Clissold Park and the nearby New River Path.
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ: I want to share the joy of running with others, and provide the encouragement that I received early on. I truly believe anyone can be a runner if they would like to be.
Inga
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : so many reasons, but mainly because in nearly every situation running adjusts to your needs – mental, physical, emotional etc – even if you donโt yet know what you need you definitely know and feel better after. It also gives you a sense of freedom, especially when exploring new places. Thatโs the very short version (always happy to delve into it deeper, but very hard to stop once I have started).
๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐: Half-marathon or anything above 50k on trails.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง/๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: There are two – running my hometown Marathon in 2019 and Race to the Stones in 2021. The latter was the hardest thing I have ever done, but one of the memories that both share is the amazing support I had. I donโt think I could have made it without my friends and family (in person and online) and am immensely proud to always have them in my corner. They are the best!
๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐: early summer mornings along the canal to Regentโs Park or the Parkland Walk up to Ally Pally.
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ: I want to share my love for running and help people achieve their goals. That being said running doesnโt have to be about races; running goals come in every shape or form and they are all equally important and impressive.
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