LymeRunners funding for Run Leader
Donation protected
LymeRunners was set up within Lyme Park as a beginners trail running group in October 2015.
From starting out with only a couple of runners the group regularly meets on a Tuesday morning with numbers pushing ahead of 20 most weeks.
As it stands the group only has one Run Leader. This limits the ability of the group as it means only one session can occur at once. Whilst to date this has been fine, with membership growing, it does make the situation increasingly difficult to manage from a safety point of view.
We'd like to be able to extend the group further. For example
- to include further sessions at times other than a Tuesday morning.
- to allow the group to incorporate a bit more training in trail running whilst leaving the option open for a social run for those who prefer.
- to organise sessions away from Lyme Park e.g. to do rate route recces
Whatever it is we do, we need to have a couple more Run Leaders trained up, so they can confidently look after the group in these sessions.
In order to provide enough scope we're looking to train 3 more of the group as Run Leaders.
The cost of the standard Leadership in Running Fitness course is £160. Whilst we have tried to find funding through other groups and bursaries, we've not managed to gain funding. Hence we're looking towards Crowdfunding to raise the funds.
LymeRunners is unique in the Stockport area as a local group focusing on trail running for pleasure.
You can find out more about the group on our website and on our Facebook page.
Many thanks and hope you can help us expand to help more people discover the joys of trail running.
From starting out with only a couple of runners the group regularly meets on a Tuesday morning with numbers pushing ahead of 20 most weeks.
As it stands the group only has one Run Leader. This limits the ability of the group as it means only one session can occur at once. Whilst to date this has been fine, with membership growing, it does make the situation increasingly difficult to manage from a safety point of view.
We'd like to be able to extend the group further. For example
- to include further sessions at times other than a Tuesday morning.
- to allow the group to incorporate a bit more training in trail running whilst leaving the option open for a social run for those who prefer.
- to organise sessions away from Lyme Park e.g. to do rate route recces
Whatever it is we do, we need to have a couple more Run Leaders trained up, so they can confidently look after the group in these sessions.
In order to provide enough scope we're looking to train 3 more of the group as Run Leaders.
The cost of the standard Leadership in Running Fitness course is £160. Whilst we have tried to find funding through other groups and bursaries, we've not managed to gain funding. Hence we're looking towards Crowdfunding to raise the funds.
LymeRunners is unique in the Stockport area as a local group focusing on trail running for pleasure.
You can find out more about the group on our website and on our Facebook page.
Many thanks and hope you can help us expand to help more people discover the joys of trail running.
Organizer
Simeon Farrington-Newman
Organizer
