Ilford Harriers

About 7 years ago i took up 'running'.
I could barely run a mile at the time, so I looked on the Internet and found this group. Associated to Ilford A.C this group is aimed at beginners and improvers.
I joined in, and found it tough but got lots of encouragement and gradually got a lot better (not great - but a lot better!).
I've since ran 3 London Marathons, but kept running with Ilford Harriers, mainly to encourage new people like my previous self.
About a year ago now after the old leader got an injury that prevented him running I took over the group and even took a coaching course.

This is my group. We run on Wednesday nights.
We get a lot more in Summer, when we run round the park, but on a cold, sleety, dark night I'm proud of these that come and do 3 miles through the streets of Ilford.
All have improved a LOT this last year, and I'm pleased to have had a small part to play in that.