I’m Dawn Nunes a South African Physiotherapist, Running coach and Ultra-runner who lives in Kent. My passion is seeing runners thrive and helping them on their rehabilitation and running journey to become stronger and more confident athletes. I’ve completed two 100 milers including the infamous Arc of Attrition in 2024 and Ultra-Trail Cape Town in 2022. I have 3 Comrades […]
We are delighted to welcome back Claire Callaghan as a guest speaker at the 2025 show. Claire has been a Chartered Physiotherapist for over 25 years, specialising in Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy for women and girls. She works with runners of all ages and abilities, from beginners through to international and Olympic sprinters, middle distance and marathon runners. In recent […]
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 […]
With the support of NorthFace, Styrkr, Friction Collective, Left Handed Giant and Tenzing, William Robinson ran 200 miles around Bristol Queen Square on a 500m loop. starting on Thursday 5th October 2023. Why? “Six years ago, at the age of 25, my friend Will suffered a life changing climbing accident as he was climbing the Avon Gorge. The rock he […]
The Bristol Physiotherapy Clinic have been big supporters of the show since its inception with Alex Duncan, who has now moved to the Channel Islands, and Chris Kay and his team and we are very happy to welcome them back to this year’s show. Chris is a fully qualified Sports Rehabilitation Specialist who graduated from St Mary’s University in Twickenham […]
Dan Brice heads up Channel Events and is completely passionate about every event we organise and deliver. Our aim is to run engaging and accessible lifestyle events that drive lifelong, self-led participation in physical activity in the outdoors. We are driven by the belief and research that regular physical activity in the outdoor environment has massive physical and mental health […]
