After a couple of years of thinking I’d like to start running and an abortive attempt at couch to 5k I finally listened to various friends and decided to give Z2H a try! Good decision – I found many like-minded people who hadn’t done any sporting activity since school, and a team of encouraging and supportive leaders who promised that we would manage 5k in our own way at the end of the course – and we did! After that an even lovelier world of friendship, organised group runs and sociable events opened up. What a club – do give it a go.

How do you describe Zero to Hero’s running club? Inclusive, non-judgemental, friendly, knowledgeable, supportive, sociable, motivational, caring….the lists of positives is endless. I never thought of myself as a runner but I run several times a week, not fast, not great distances but with friends who motivate me to get out there. The beginners course enabled that and the club members and leaders mean that I now call myself a runner!

I signed up for the Beginners course in January 2018 with the aim of getting some fitness back and to meet some local people as I was relatively new to the area. I was a lapsed runner of some years but have never been a member of a running club as I always thought that was for the serious elite runners. I couldn’t have been more wrong! The club is so inclusive and encouraging of all levels. Progression and improvement is entirely your own choice so there is no pressure but support is always there from both leaders and other club members. And as an added bonus I now have lots of new Hero friends!