Bumping into Snehal Patel one Saturday morning proved to be a life changing moment. I hadn't really exercised for years and was due to turn 40 in 7 months. Snehal persuaded me to give parkrun a try and on 29 November 2014, I stood in the line up absolutely petrified. 37 mins and 1sec later, I was hooked!

I joined AcreStreetRunners 6 months later and haven't looked back since. Everyone encouraged me and made me believe that I could do it. I've since done 10k's, 10 miles and a half marathon race. I've done trail races (with muddy results!) and have loved every second. In March I completed the LIRF Run Leader course and am beyond proud.

Above all else, I have met some truly amazing people who I am now proud to call friends.

If you think you can't run, I'm proof that you can and AcreStreetRunners will help you every step of the way!