DAVIES09

Hi Everyone,

I have been running since January 2007 and I don’t want to stop!! I ran a little at school mainly cross country and the 1500m on sports day but my main love was for Football which I have played up to now, not as much now as I don’t want to risk injuries. So when I left school I decided to leave the running and keep fit by playing football. I did do that but the downfall was the socialising after games, consuming beer and not getting up in the mornings to train.
Although I picked up bad habits, as a team we were very successful winning plenty of silver wear to show I had a good football career and finishing on a high after scoring the last minute winner in a cup final to add to the treble that season. In 2007-2008 season our manager was offered a position as manager for a Team in a few leagues higher which he took and we followed are first season was great, I had just started running for a club then so by the mid way point I was on top form up and down the wing without a struggle for the whole 90 minutes. We finished 3rd that season so was really pleased. The following Season some players left and sadly couldn’t be replaced my shifts at work changed so Saturdays weren’t always free so to date I just helped out when I can!
The club I joined was Avon Valley Runners and I love it , everyone is great they made me feel very welcome and I am now competing for good times, I socialise in a mature way and if I don’t get the times I hope for it doesn’t bother me. I have made lots of new friends and would like to make more!

I have a few Targets this year, that is to get under 38 for a 10k and to beat my 1.24 Half marathon time.