The Bristol Running Show welcomes back Start Running Stay Running CIC, a friendly, supportive online community founded in 2020 by Linda Meek & Graham Mckenna. The coaching team specialises in getting people to their first 5k and discovering how running helps with both their physical health and mental health. Start Running Stay Running provides a safe space for new and […]
Charlotte Arter is a professional athlete for ASICS. She has represented Great Britain at various events, from European Cross Country Championships, to the World Half Marathon Championships. Being a modest junior athlete, Charlotte steadily improved over the years and gained her first Great Britain vest at the age of 21. Since then, she has many accolades to her name – […]
Dawn Gardner is a Biomedical Scientist from Bristol who we are delighted to welcome back to the Show. She’s been running ultra marathons for over 10 years and loves races 100 miles and beyond. Since having her little boy almost three years ago she’s been working out how to juggle mum life and running, and has been building herself back […]
Find joy in movement with Tekla Szőcs at T Training. Her approach to training has two main pillars: function and fun. As a Running Coach and Personal Trainer she helps runners with a wide range experiences, from complete beginners to seasoned marathoners. Besides running, her sessions incorporate strength training and chatty miles where the plan, progress, and training & lifestyle […]
Vanessa Gonzalez writes “I started training to be a yoga instructor in 2013 and continue to develop my knowledge and teaching skills with regular advanced training. I am a Yoga Alliance accredited Hatha Yoga Teacher who has trained with Senior Teacher Laura Gilmore at Bristol School of Yoga. Since becoming a yoga teacher, I have spent time practicing yoga in […]
Liz Patient is the founder of Pilates for Runners, delivering specialist online Pilates sessions for a wide variety of runners. In 2018 after being plagued by running injuries and niggles she began to adapt her Pilates practice specifically to support running. It transformed her running form and performance. Since then, she has helped a huge range of runners from beginners […]
Anne Dockery began running at 55, after being diagnosed with bronchiectasis, a lung condition affecting the airways. She was living in the United States at the time. When she returned to the UK in 2018 at the age of 70, she was looking for new challenges. In 2018 Anne became world champion at the ITU Duathlon World Championships in Fyn, […]
Founded by Jimmy Watkins and Rhodri Morgan, in 2019 in Cardiff, Running Punks was born through the love of music, running with a slice of punk rock attitude thrown into the mix as well! They set out with a goal helping others to make improvements to their lives through running and to be awesome unique individuals! They write ” We […]
Bristol Steppin Sistas are an award winning walking group established in Bristol in April 2021 by Sophia Brown to enable us to reach out to local women in the Bristol area to encourage an interest in walking and thriving in open spaces. We are a grassroots group of black women and women of colour who are passionate about walking and […]
