James Plummer

Home Town: Red Lodge

Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/59176607

About: Running since approx 2011 and love to be out in the fields and lanes near Red Lodge, really helps to unwind from a busy work & family life. Fall in and out of love with it, and events help keep my motivation up.

First event was Southwold 10k when you all feel like the crowd mentality and common goal pushes you on and clapping everyone across the line to recognise their own personal goals

Erica Cole

Home Town: Bury st edmunds

Instagram: @Ericacox49

About: Love the feeing that running gives me.

Simon Reed

Home Town: Stowmarket

About: Been running for just over 8 years, started it to complete a marathon and that went really well when I did the 2017 Milton Keynes event.

Since then I have started trail running as well, which I enjoy a lot more as I find it more relaxing for whatever reason.

A couple of events I have entered haven’t gone according to plan, so I’m looking to have a reset and doing some more focused training to build back up to marathon and ultra distance

Instagram @MonkeyHanger81

Strava https://www.strava.com/athletes/16490153

Sara Hawthorn

Home Town: Manningtree

About Parkrun was where it all started but I have since discovered a love of trails. Never happier than when I’m plotting new routes and out exploring. I’ll never break any records but I run for my physical and mental health and the beauty to be found in nature.

No ego, no limits, no pressure, no drama x

Instagram: sara_goes_running

Strava https://www.strava.com/athletes/43295634

Tracie Paris-Oakes

Home Town: Stowmarket suffolk

About: Started running aged 49 now 55 built up to half marathon. Few injuries along the way then  caught covid October so now starting back again. Member of Suffolk trail runners and sometimes run the trails with Stowmarket striders

Strava: Tracie Paris-Oakes

Senga Macro

Home Town: Norton

About: Started running in January 2019, ballot place in VLM2021 

Instagram: @agnesbackwards

Strava: Senga Macro

Kat Lewis

Home Town: Lavenham

About: New to running, I enjoy setting myself goals and the runners high of finishing!

Andrew Kydd

Home Town: Bury St Edmunds

About: Totally inspired by TrailFest last time…

Instagram: @Dougmeister2

Strava: Andrew Kydd

Lee Innes

Home Town: York

About: I started running seriously when I turned 40. Having recently become a new dad I wanted to get fit and be a good role model for my daughter. I run 5k daily but also lots of longer distances. This years events include  Hardmoors 60 a 60 mile coastal, Endure24,  Yorkshire Marathon and Cybi Coastal Marathon! Eeek!

Instagram @leeinnes
Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/51667780

Neil Gillingham

Home Town: Ipswich

About: Inspired to start running and join Ipswich Harriers back in 1997 by my Grandad who was a life member. I was a 400m runner until I broke my foot back in 2009 and then progressed onto the marathon and then to ultra’s and haven’t looked back since.

Instagram @neilgillingham
Strava: strava.com/atheletes/1102872