Chris Elson is Emeritus Professor of Immunology of at Bristol University. He’s been a member of Bristol & West Athletic Club for 52 years. He competed for over 50 years from Yorkshire Schools mile champion and record holder in 1958 to silver medal in the British Masters Cross Country at 63 via running for Scotland in his prime and England […]
We are honoured to have Kim Ingleby back at this year’s show. Kim Ingleby: An exceptional fitness and confidence coach, Kim founded Energised Performance in 2004 with a sincere commitment to enhancing people’s fitness, well-being, confidence, and overall performance. Her track record of client successes is diverse: from winning BBC Strictly Come Dancing to securing gold at World Championships. She […]
Gemma Applegarth writes: “I am a psychologist, cognitive behavioural therapist and mindfulness teacher. This has enabled me to express a passion for getting people moving, meditating and enjoying the moment. I teach within the NHS and privately for people of all abilities, backgrounds, shapes and sizes. I first mixed the power of mindfulness with the excitement of running when I […]
Hannah Kirkman has been teaching Chi Running for more than 10 years, across the South West. In addition to being a Chi Running Senior Instructor, she’s also a level 4 personal trainer, Oxygen Advantage certified instructor and brings a deep understanding of biomechanics, alignment, and movement therapy through training with Katy Bowman of Nutritious MovementTM and Lauren Ohayon of the […]
Garga Chamberlain has been meditating with the Sri Chinmoy Centre in Bristol for 30 years and has been running at least that long too. Having also spent some time mountain running, Garga has participated in triathlons and cycling which led him to organise the Sri Chinmoy centre triathlons and duathlons and the Eastville Park Summer races here in Bristol starting […]
Karina Patel writes “I grew up with Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosed at 12 years old with other autoimmune diseases such as Raynaulds and Chilblains. A few years ago I got carpal tunnel syndrome which I still have, and caught shingles two years ago. The journey of learning to cope mentally has been a rollercoaster. I found running from a very young […]
Edward Chapman is an ordinary guy, well as ordinary as a recovering accountant can be, but has achieved extraordinary things through running. He does not have a sporting background; at school he used to get out of P.E. as much as possible. His last school report said, “His spasmodic appearances leave no opportunity to comment”. At the age of 40 […]
Nathan Flear completed his first Ultra Marathon in 2015, and within only 18 months had qualified to run for the British team at the Spartathlon, often billed as the worlds toughest foot race. Soon after he had started running Nathan was selected to represent Wales at an International level in the British 100K Championships. In 2 years, Nathan had dropped […]
Jo is a personal trainer and life coach in training. She is a strong advocate of everyone incorporating resistance training into their lifestyle and habits. Jo has a passion for coaching and working with people of all abilities and particularly those that are new to strength and resistance training. Her priority is that you achieve your goals and feel happier, […]
