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Join date: Jul 8, 2018

About

I discovered my love for endurance sports in my 40's, from swimming and triathlons to running ultra-marathons. Today, I help others enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle—whether it’s a first 5K, an ultra, or general fitness.

I’m the owner of Run Fit Fordingbridge, a boutique fitness studio offering small group classes, personal training, and tailored sessions for women. I’m a qualified England Athletics Endurance Event Coach, Level 3 Personal Trainer, certified instructor in Boxercise, Purestretch, Indoor Cycling, Kettlebells, and Circuit Training, and a qualified nurse.

As a Level 4 Sports Massage Therapist, I’ve supported athletes at events including the 2022 Commonwealth Games, helping clients recover faster, prevent injuries, and perform at their best.

You can read more about me by following this link https://www.runfitfordingbridge.co.uk/about-me

Badges

Super Saturday 1k
Super Saturday fast 1k badge
Super Saturday 1k
I took the challenge
Wet and don’t care
Awarded in recognition of group running in monsoon like rain and being hard core
Wet again!
Awarded in recognition of running 2 nights on the trot in monsoon like conditions.
Soggy runner
Awarded for getting soaked and enjoying the running anyway.
Flipper run
For using your dolphin skills during a run!
Moist maze runner
Wetter than an otter
For heroic running in conditions better suited to Otters.

Posts (25)

May 12, 2026 ∙ 9 min

Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, 11–17 May. Taking action to support your mental health with things that genuinely help.

This year's theme is action because real change happens when we take action. Action for ourselves, action for others and action for our community. The action I am going to take to help others and the community is to talk about mental health. Not just talk about it, but hopefully give you some insight into how to recognise when yours needs some attention and some practical things you can do that genuinely make a difference.

Apr 28, 2026 ∙ 8 min

Feeling stiffer than you used to be?

You've been sitting at your desk for a couple of hours, deep in emails or a spreadsheet, and you get up to make a drink, and as you stand, something in your neck or your upper back protests. Not painfully, just a tightness, a stiffness, a reminder that your body has been held in one position for too long. You roll your shoulders, move your head slowly from side to side, and gradually things loosen up. You carry on with your day and don't think much more about it. Then it's the long drive. You...

Mar 27, 2026 ∙ 9 min

HIIT and strength training: what's the difference and why does it matter?