How did you get into running and why? I’d done bits of running in the past, but I’d enter a 10k or the Great North Run, train a little bit, do the...
News, Reports & Spotlight
Quakers Member Spotlight, August 2020 – Helen Clark
How did you get into running and why? I’m not exactly sure of the reason I started running, I’d always enjoyed keeping fit and at that time there...
Quakers Member Spotlight, July 2020 – Lisa Bowerbank
How did you get into running and why? Early 2015 I decided that I needed to do something that was for me. I have tried many sports over the years,...
Quakers Member Spotlight, June 2020 – Kathryn Plant
As the current record holder for the fastest time to write a Quakers Member Spotlight, Kathryn tells us about the other aspects of her experience as...
Quakers Member Spotlight, June 2020 – Graham Park
In what is the Quaker’s 25th anniversary year, joint second- longest serving member and Quakers legend, Parky, tells us something of his own running...
Quakers Member Spotlight, May 2020 – Viv Hardwick
For those of you who remember the 70s, try and imagine the Bionic Man doing “It’s a Knockout”. Imagine no more; Ladies and Gentlemen I present, Viv...
Quakers member spotlight, May 2020 – Mary McIvor
She hates hills but her ambition is to run the Canadian Rockies; this week’s spotlight is on the enigma that is Mary McIvor. How did you get into...
Member Spotlight, May 2020 – Pip Rayner
Junior parkrun director, Pip Rayner, tells us what she loves about running and crucially which races have the best chocolate. How did you get into...
Quakers Member Spotlight April 2020 – Rebecca Howard
Rebecca listens out for Skylarks as she runs; surely that’s how we were meant to do it. She has also taken a revolutionary approach to the member...
Quakers Member Spotlight, April 2020 – Phil Rutter
When he’s not running across the moors with his eyelids frozen shut he’s ski-ing down Roseberry Topping without skis. This week the spotlight falls...
Member Spotlight April 2020 – Peter Rowley OBE
Not many runners can claim to have crossed the finish line ahead of Usain Bolt and Mo Farah but that’s not why he got the OBE. How did you get into...
Quakers Member Spotlight, April 2020 – Lin Gossage
Many people give up running by their mid-50s; Lin Gossage was just getting started. How did you get into running and why? In 2002 on my 55th...
Member Spotlight Lee Morris
“From goal post to lead coach” – now that would make a great title for an autobiography. Lee Morris gives us a taster. 1. How did you get into...
Member Spotlight March 2020 – Phil Clarke
He’s living proof, were it needed, that Southerners aren’t soft but even so his first run “Up North” was grim. How did you come to join Quakers? I...
Member Spotlight February 2020 – Ian Bond
Unfortunately neither the first in line (nor the first, second, third and fourth reserves) were able to get their Member Spotlight finished in time...
Quakers Member Spotlight, January 2020 – Michael King
He may not have the fastest legs in the club but I’ll wager that he has the largest lungs. If you’ve ever heard singing coming from the home...
Member Spotlight – December 2019 – Emma Joyeux
1. How did you get into running and why? Apart from running (and I use that term very loosely) up and down a hockey pitch for over 15 years, I had...
Member Spotlight November 2019 – Nicola Wells
Not running on a Sunday and only running three times a week didn’t do Eric Liddle any harm. Our very own Chariot of Fire, Nicola Wells, doesn’t do...
Member Spotlight, October 2019 – Gareth Kyle
How do you turn a top notch sprinter into someone who can run a marathon? Gareth Kyle describes his progress so far. 1. How did you get into running...
Member Spotlight, September 2019 – Julie Bell
I’ve heard of lots of reasons for not doing a run, but missing parkrun because of a zombie! Julie Bell explains. 1. How did you get into running and...
Member Spotlight, August 2019 – Iain Clyde
He may be a man of many parts but laurels have seldom been in less danger of being rested on. Iain tells us how he got started and what keeps him...
Member Spotlight, July 2019 – Emily Beaumont
Most runners measure their runs in terms of miles or kilometres, Emily Beaumont measures them in crossings or circumferences of National Parks. As...
Member Spotlight, June 2019 – Grainne Duffy
If there were medals for the cheeriest marshal, Grainne would be favourite for the gold, but her enthusiasm also spills over into her own running....
Member Spotlight, May 2019 – Dave Jones
One of our faster runners, last year Dave won the club trophies for both cross-country and track & field, despite it being the first time he’d...
Member Spotlight, April 2019 – Ian Young
He’s been a runner for almost 40 years and as a coach epitomises all that is good about the Quakers. Ian Young shares some of his running...
Member Spotlight, March 2019 – Michelle Scruby
From not being able to run down her street, to finishing a half marathon non-stop, Michelle charts her progress and tells us why running in...
Member Spotlight, February 2019 – Dawn Richardson
One of the Quaker’s longest-standing members, Dawn has probably won more prizes than any other Quaker, or just possibly more than all other Quakers...
Member Spotlight, January 2019 – Danny Orton
Running since he was 10 years old Danny Orton kicks off 2019 with the January Member spotlight. 1. How did you get into running and why? I got into...
Member Spotlight, December 2018 – Lisa Alderson
Voted “Most Improved Quaker” in 2017, Lisa has taken it to a whole new level in 2018 and shares a few thoughts on what inspired her transformation....
Member Spotlight, November 2018 – Gemma Marshall-Moore
Quakers Member Spotlight - November 2018 Gemma takes a break from working out your points in the Club Championship competition to tell us about her...
Member Spotlight, October 2018 – Rob Gillham
Quakers Member Spotlight - October 2018 He’s run at two of the four corners of the earth but what got him started in the first place? Rob Gillham...
Member Spotlight, September 2018 – Danny Gordon
Quakers Member’s Spotlight – September 2018 They say that time catches us all up in the end; in the case of this month’s Member in the Spotlight,...
Member Spotlight, July 2018 – Abbie Hull
Quakers Member Spotlight – July 2018 Long time member and coach Abbie Hull gives us insight into the world of off road running and tells us about...
Member Spotlight, July 2018 – Sarah Watson
Quakers Member Spotlight - July 2018 This month’s Member’s Spotlight is on someone that I thought had been running for ages. Instead it turns out...
Member Spotlight, May 2018 – Paul Roberts
Many runners start out as sprinters then gradually move up to longer and longer distances as they get older and slower. Our men’s track and field...
Member Spotlight, May 2018 – Rob Dent
He’s the man who puts you all in the spotlight each week with the press reports. This time the spotlight turns on him …… How did you get into...
Member Spotlight, Apr 2017 – Diane Vaughan
One of our longest-standing members, and most prolific and successful racers, this month’s Member Spotlight shines on Diane Vaughan…
Member Spotlight, Mar 2017 – Brian Martin
The most successful Quaker ever? Probably! Read more about the legend that is Brian Martin.
Member Spotlight, Feb 2017 – Barbra Barker
One of our newest members, this month’s member spotlight on Barbra Barker gives us a slightly different perspective, from a new runner…
Member Spotlight, Dec 2016 – Marc Ellis
Marc Ellis eventually stopped running for a little while, to tell us a bit more about himself…
Member Spotlight, Nov 2016 – Michael Joyeux
A club stalwart, and regular near the front of the pack, the Quakers member spotlight shines on Michael Joyeux…
March 2016: Stephen Moore
Find out what makes Stephen Moore lace up his trainers and run…
February 2016: Paul Ryan
Find out what makes our very own, Paul Ryan tick!
May 2015: Neil Harrington
This month’s spotlight is on one of the more familiar Quaker faces, Neil Harrington! I’m sure you’ve seen him training, racing or at parkrun and wondered what makes him tick… time to find out!
April 2015: Phill Hall
This month’s member spotlight is on our new cross country captain, Phill Hall!
October 2014: Gary Read
Gary Read: The Heart of Darlington parkrun How did you get into running and why? I have done the Great North Run in 2003 and 2004 (when I was...
May 2012: April Corbett
How did you get into running and why? I used to aim to run for a mile on a treadmill about 10 years ago and then I entered the Race for Life to...
July 2012: Julie Whinn
How did you get into running and why? I started about 10 years ago just by myself, plodding around the streets just to keep fit then Diane Adkins...
November 2011: David Todd
Member Spotlight on David Todd
July 2011: Lucy Jefferies
How did you get into running and why?My mum and brother already ran and I took it up to lose weight. I started to run the race for life in memory of...