Marple Runners
Who's Who
Andy Lord - Chairman
Membership No: MR0001
info@marplerunners.com
Andy Lord is founder of Marple Runners. He is also an England Athletics Mental Health Ambassador
Contact him for any information about Marple Runners including any support regarding Mental Health.
James Kemp - Vice Chair
Membership Number: MR0004
info@marplerunners.com
James is one of the founding members of Marple Runners and is our vice chair - contact him to for any enquiries, including parkrun enquiries.
Karen Andrew - Club Secretary
Membership No: MR0010
secretary@marplerunners.com
Karen is one of the founding members and the club secretary - contact her for enquiries relating to official club matters.
Maria Rushton - Membership Secretary
Membership No: MR00
membership@marplerunners.com
Maria looks after everything related to being a member of the club - if you are interested in joining Marple Runners, send her a message.
Maria is also a qualified LiRF (Run Leader) and part of our pub 2 parkrun programme.
Rob Heywood - Club Championship Co-coordinator
Membership Number: MR0035
clubchamps@marplerunners.com
Rob is the mastermind behind our club championship any queries about the Championship please contact him directly.
Clare Smith - Coaching
Membership No: MR0009
coaching@marplerunners.com
Clare is a qualified Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF) and does an amazing job behind the scenes including: looking after coaching advice; route planning; coordinating volunteers for club nights and generally looking after us.
She is also one of our leaders on the pub 2 parkrun programme (our version of the C25K), has orchestrated the inclusion of guide runners to our club and organises fun competitions.
Toby and Sarah Smith - Social Media and Website
Membership Nos: MR0006 and MR0007
news@marplerunners.com
Sarah and Toby are the people taking care of social media, website and news. If you have any news items or photos you are willing to share on the website, please contact.
Sarah is also a qualified LiRF (Run Leader) and part of our pub 2 parkrun programme as well as being a qualified Guide Runner for Visually Impaired runners.
Jeremy Woodham - Cross Country Co-ordinator
Membership No. MR0023
Jeremy is our co-ordinator for the Manchester Area Cross Country League (MACCL). If you fancy having a go at cross country Jeremy has all the information.
Jeremy is also a Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) and is currently completing his coaching qualification.
Kim Sam - Welfare Officer
Membership No. MR0096
Kim is one of our supportive welfare officers and developing inclusion within the club.
Angela Daniel & Andrew Hodson - Social Secretaries
Membership Nos: MR 00 and MR00
social@marplerunners.com
Angela and Andy organise all our super social events!
Catherine Tombs - one of our guide runners
Membership No: MR0008
Catherine is one of the clubs founding members and, alongside Clare Smith, is one of our guide runners and is great at supporting our inclusive ethos at Marple Runners.
Darren Peatfield - Kit and Men's Team Captain
Membership No: MR 0031
captain@marplerunners.com
kit@marplerunners.com
Darren looks after all the kit needs at Marple Runners - so if you need a new buff or got kit envy for the latest jacket, contact Darren who is available at most club night sessions.
If you have any enquires into participating in any competition races - Darren is the person for you to go to - he has lots of experience in this area and has run (at a high level) since being a junior.
Darren is also a qualified LiRF (Leader in Running Fitness).
Diane Peatfield - Treasurer
Diane is our money counter - she ensures that the weekly subs are collected and takes it all to the bank. She keeps the accounts impeccably and ensures the committee is regularly updated wth the accounts along with completing a detailed account of the clubs finances to be presented at the Annual General Meeting.
Katrina Stephens - Ladies' Captain
Katrina is a supportive and enthusiastic member of the club and is this year’s ladies’ captain.