Trail Run West-Midlands

Waseley Wobbler, a fantastic local event, of approx 8.5 miles and 1200ft of ascent.
Sunday 20th September

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Courage isn’t the absence of fear.

Today, my daughter lost her first tooth. For the last few weeks, she’s known it was coming, and with that came all the questions.

Will it hurt?
Will it bleed?
What will it feel like?
What if I don’t like it?

To us, it’s just a wobbly tooth. To a six year old who has never experienced it before, it’s uncertainty. And uncertainty can be scary. Sound familiar?

Today, with me and Becca beside her, she finally pulled it out. We didn’t tell her not to be scared, we talked about being brave, being strong, and having courage, then she did it. Again sound familiar?

The smile and relief afterwards said everything, it struck me that we sometimes misunderstand courage.

Courage isn’t knowing something won’t hurt.
It isn’t being completely confident about what happens next, and it definitely isn’t the absence of fear.

Courage is feeling the fear, accepting the uncertainty, and taking the next step anyway.

Today it was a first tooth, as she grows up, the challenges will get bigger, and hopefully the lesson stays the same. How often will she, you, we, experience fear, and have to remember to be brave, strong, and courageous!

Proud Mom and dad moment. ❤️

And I suspect the Tooth Fairy is visiting tonight. 🧚🦷

What a weekend for our athletes this weekend, after some great blocks of training, Kirsteen Stafford took on the LakeLand 50 for the 3rd time, and a 3rd PB, now looking for another attempt at the Lakeland 100!
Jennie Waters took on her first 100 mile ultra, at the Rolling 100 in Shropshire, and absolutely smashed it coming in 2nd female.

HIIT the Trails attendee Joe Wyllie also took on the Lakeland 50 and ran a fantastic time also.

Amazing effort guys 🙌🏻

We currently have 2 spots available for remote coaching with Trail Run West Midlands.

If you want someone who will:

Build a plan around your life, not the other way around.
Be available for support, feedback and accountability.
Combine trail running, strength & conditioning and mindset into one complete approach.
Adapt your training when life, work or injury gets in the way.
Help you become a stronger, more confident runner, whether your goal is your first trail race, fell race, or your next ultra.

That’s exactly what I do.

My coaching is built on experience from the military, policing and years of coaching endurance athletes, backed by qualifications in ultra running, strength & conditioning and UK athletics.

I don’t do shortcuts, or copy and paste programmes, just honest coaching, clear communication and a plan that works for you.

If you’ve been thinking about getting a coach, this is your sign.

Drop me a message and let’s have a chat. No pressure, just an honest conversation to see if we’re the right fit.