Category: Runner Profiles

Firstly, thank you to the smashing vice-captain Jo Harper for her nomination. Jo has always been a friendly and welcoming face at FRR. Jo also seriously underestimates her running – she’s really very good!!...

Firstly, thanks Ali for the nomination. I was introduced to the running world at a young age. My dad was swept up into the running boom in the 80’s and it turned out he...

Runner profile Ali Ostler Happy June everybody, except Matt who stitched me up nominated me last month ;) How I got into running I started running, sort of, in about 2011. I can’t actually...

Firstly, thanks for the nomination Ozzy.  It was great to read the journey you’ve been on and I remember that crazy hot Halstead marathon in 2016 well (more on that later).  I also remember...

Firstly thanks to James for the nomination, Don’t worry I’ll reward you with another sub 20minute parkrun soon (It might have to wait a bit tho’) As I write this, the Pandemic of Covid-19...

Firstly, thanks to Kirsty for the nomination. How did I get into running? I was never sporty as a child or at school. My parents must have entered me in the Capel fun run...

Thank you Lee Crisp for the nomination, I feel very honoured as I have only been with the club since May. I’m just worried that I won’t have much to say. Early years I...

Firstly thank you Rachel Crisp for the nomination. Early years As a young lad in school, running wasn’t something that interested me at all! My main sport was Motor cross, as some of your...

Firstly thank you to Dan Clark for nominating me, when I read that he had I spent two weeks thinking about where the hell I should start. I kept coming back to the only...

Cheers for the nomination Caz, hard act to follow your many years as a red but I’ll give it a whirl! Sporting background My school years were all football, football, football. By the age...