Who is FNTRC?

About me

At school, I was one of those people who hated PE. It basically came down to the fact that all we ever did was play football, and I wasn't any good at it. Back in the 1980s that basically left you out in the cold (often literally). As such I barely did any fitness activities once I left school!

Roll on to 2006 and I was overweight and couldn't run for the bus, let alone run for pleasure! So I took up running and discovered it was far more enjoyable than school PE ever was!!!

In 2015 I founded Lyme Runners, a trail running club which is based within Lyme Park, giving me the chance to help other people to try running off-road. Helping others discover the enjoyment of off-road and trail running became a large part of my life and in 2017 I qualified as a UK Athletics accredited Fell & Mountain Running Coach in order to further this aim. I do have many years of road-running experience too, and have helped numerous runners improve their road-race results through structured training planning. With my general interest in long distance running events I completed my Event Group: Endurance coaching qualification in 2025 to boost my knowledge in this discipline.

I'm also a qualified Visually Impaired Guide Runner.

Away from running I'm an avid animal lover as well as an electronic musician. So don't be too surprised by the inclusion of music on the blog, it's a large part of who I am!

About this site

My original website started out very much as a personal blogging space, covering my running as well as my other interests. Since the blogging has ground to a halt and I have retired from competitive racing it made sense to consolidate the information rather than leave something flapping around in the breeze.

As of late 2023/24 I'm coaching regularly with Lyme Runners and Marple Runners but not currently organising regular sessions outside of these. Of course, please get in touch and if there's something bespoke you are interested in, I can see what we can do.