Contacts

   

                  General Enquiries                                   secretary@runningclubs.org.uk

Michael White - Tel  01306 888886/07900504346
     

                  Chairman                 Dick Meredith        chairman@runningclubs.org.uk

Dick has been Chairman of Garden City Runners in Hertfordshire for 20 years and was Race Director of the Garden City 10 for ten years. He is a past Chairman of the British Association of Road Races (BARR) and also on the Board of ABAC as Road Running Secretary. Level 5 official.

         
      

          Deputy Chairman          Gordon Robbins

Gordon is chairman of Bitton Road Runners, a club of over 200 members with a junior T & F section of 80 members, a position held for 11 years. Being an active runner and the race director of The Easy Runner Sodbury Slog (voted the 2nd best race in the UK by Runners World readers) ensures he is fully aware of runners needs. As permit and road running secretary for Avon Athletic Association, Gordon has an in depth knowledge of race organisation and standards. He was an elected member of South West Regional Council until his resignation in January which was due to total frustration at the council's inability to influence the direction or decisions taken by England Athletics. 

                 

                Secretary                  Michael White        secretary@runningclubs.org.uk
Michael, after military service with the Parachute Regiment, spent the remainder of his working life in the insurance business, latterly running his own insurance underwriting company at Lloyds of London. A keen runner, he joined the Dorking and Mole Valley club in 1976, serving them for 7 years as their secretary. He resigned as the club secretary in 2005 due to the club's support for the Foster Proposals. He became the Secretary of ABAC and now belongs to Cranleigh Tortoise and Hare Runners. He has run 30 marathons including 10 London Marathons and the South Downs 80.
 

                Treasurer                   Selina Da Silva

Selina has been a keen marathon and ultra runner since 1995 (having now completed more than 200 marathons) and a committee member of the 100 Marathon Club. She was Women's Running Network organiser for 3 years, coaching 80 runners. Currently employed as an accountant for a manufacturing company.
 

                 Webmaster               Rod Baron            webmaster@runningclubs.org.uk

Rod has been active in road running in Cambs.and Norfolk for a number of years. He is responsible for web sites and results for the Grunty Fen Half Marathon, New Year's Eve 10k, Turing Trail Relay and Round Norfolk Relay. Also Webmaster and Membership Secretary for Ely Runners.

Other members of the steering committee
 

Ian Champion

Ian has been involved in road race organisation since 1977.  He was connected with London to Brighton between 1980 and the last race in 2005 and also with all 29 London Marathons since 1981.  Qualified as a referee, he is currently chairman of the Road Runners Club a national rather than local based club.    

 

John Turner
John, a competitive runner for over 50 years, was Chairman of Tonbridge AC in the 1960s and is currently Secretary of Ely Runners, a position he has held since 1987. He has been Race Director of the Grunty Fen Half Marathon since 1996, the Ely New Year's Eve 10k Road Race since 2000, and the Turing Trail Relay since 2006. Also i/c Training and Corporate Sponsorship for Ely Runners.
 

Steve Crane

Steve has been a member of Bedford Harriers AC since 1999 and race director of the Bedford Half Marathon for 6 years. He is currently Bedford Harriers Race Management Secretary & committee member and is a Road Race Referee & Course measurer. Occupation - Company director. 
 

Championships Secretary    Martin Monaghan

Martin joined Yeovil Town RRC in 1997 and became heavily involved in the club's races and first website.
In 2006, he moved to East Anglia and joined Brandon Fern Hoppers, although he is still race director of the Martock 10k, his old home village.  Martin has  been a staunch and active supporter of what ARC has been achieving since their inception.

Debby Hewison

Debby has been gainfully employed in the insurance industry for over 25 years, specialising in the investigation and settlement of personal injury claims. Also a Justice of the Peace on the NE Hampshire Bench.
She was a latecomer to running, not starting until her early thirties. A member of Sandhurst Joggers since 2005, she regularly takes part in races of all distances and has run marathons in London, Paris & New York as well as local events.
 
The above named are all members of road running clubs. They are acting individually in response to what they see as the imposition of undemocratic, costly and bureaucratic solutions on the sport. They believe that road running (and related activities – cross country, fell and trail) should have separate governance and no longer be a cash generating adjunct to the sport of athletics. They have set up the Association of Running Clubs so these activities can have an option which the appointed bodies have not seen fit to give them.
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Most importantly, and in stark contrast to other structures which have been set up post Foster, none of these people has any vested interest in, nor earns any money from the sport