Ben has spent 6+ years as a professional running coach, helping everyone from beginner runners to elite athletes. Ben is also a certified England Athletics Coach, IRONMAN Coach, Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor - and one of the founders of Runna.

In his spare time, Ben is a keen athlete himself and competes within his age group at IRONMAN events with multiple finishes. He also enjoys running ultramarathons whilst holding a Marathon PB of 2:34. Ben also recently competed at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships.

Anya is a Lululemon sponsored athlete and has represented England over the marathon distance. Her sharp rise to running success during the covid lockdown saw her go from a marathon time of 4hrs 34 mins in 2019, to a current PB of 2hrs 34 mins knocking off 2hrs.

Anya is a qualified LiRF running coach, passionate about showing anything is possible and it’s never too late to start! She is a lover of all sports particularly hockey and cricket which she has also competed in at a county level.

Beth competed at the Rio 2016 Olympics in the 10,000m before relocating to Leeds to pursue a career in Triathlon. Beth went on to win Gold at the European Championships and Bronze in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022. More recently she set an unofficial road 5km World Record and has multiple World Triathlon Championship Series Medals. She is aiming to compete in the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Beth is also a fully qualified Physics Teacher and taught in London for 3 years before going full time with sport. She has a degree in Physics from Loughborough University. As well as sport Beth enjoys cooking and long walks with her very energetic cocker spaniel Charlie.

Colleen represented Team USA at Rio Olympic games in 2016, and finished 8th in the steeplechase. Since then, she has become a US National Champion in the indoor mile, and is World Record Holder of the 4x1500m relay. In 2023, Colleen competed in her first sprint triathlon and earned her pro card in draft legal triathlon.

Colleen is from St. Louis, Missouri and grew up playing soccer and dancing until falling in love with running in high school. She attended Florida State University from 2011-2015 where she learned how to steeplechase and became a National Champion and 9x All-American. Although Colleen is still competing professionally within running on the track, you may still catch her in a road race or triathlon here and there.

Genevieve Gregson is a 3x Olympic finalist, 2x World Championship finalist, the Australian record holder in the 3,000m steeplechase, and the 3rd fastest Australian woman all-time in the marathon.

Genevieve's introduction to elite running began at the University of Florida before qualifying for the London 2012 Olympic Games. In Florida, Genevieve learnt a lot about diet, and strength and conditioning, which held her in good stead once she turned professional and returned to Australia to join the Melbourne Track Club under the guidance of Nic Bideau. In 2022, Genevieve became a mother and went on to the Valencia Marathon and ran 2:23:08, the 3rd fastest time in history by an Australian woman. This run qualified Genevieve for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will be her 4th Olympics.

Steph was Team GB's fastest marathon runner at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, so she knows a thing or two about running! Steph's first marathon was the 2018 Berlin Marathon and since then, she's gone on to run a time of 2:27:16 from when she won the 2021 UK Olympic Marathon Trials.

Steph is a sponsored Adidas athlete and balances her training alongside her coaching. She loves coaching athletes of all abilities from 5k to ultra marathons.

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Ailish is a senior MSK physiotherapist, and mother of two (with another on the way!), she has over 15 years experience and a special interest in all things running related. Having been through the experience twice now, she understands both the struggle and joy of getting back to running after childbirth. Ailish is here to help guide you through that journey too.

Ailish completed her BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy at University College Dublin in 2006. She has since worked in Ireland and Australia and has been based back in the UK since 2012. Running has always been a big part of Ailish’s life and she knew it was important to not let that go after having kids.