Right, where to start....
My name is Lewis, I'm 30 and I am a web developer from Poole. Yeah, that's right a programmer who runs 😮! I am engaged and have a 20 month old son called Ted.
I try to break the mould and not to fit the assumed persona associated with programmers (somewhat successfully I hope...).
I'm reasonably social, I'm a Scout leader, I play darts, I eat and drink too much, and I run to try and counteract the negative impact my other interests have on my health...Â
I love to run to get outside, I spend 5 days a week sat in front of a computer working, running is my escape from the screen where I think about nothing!
I originally started running as a student to try and counteract my calorie intake through excessive alcohol consumption. I was predominantly running on a treadmill at the gym to try and This did not work. Treadmills are boring. I don't really count this as running.
In 2014 after graduating I moved to Plymouth where I'd been studying, I continued my treadmill bashing until I was introduced to Storm Plymouth in 2016 - I joined and entered my first ever race within months and discovered Parkrun.
Through Storm I was encouraged to enter my first marathon as part of a club holiday to Rotterdam in 2017. I was also introduced to White Star Running through Storm entering my first ever trail marathon at the last Bovington marathon in 2017 where I ran alongside other club members and was amazed by the support from the White Star Team even at the back of the field where we were due to an injury picked up on route.
I have completed 30 marathons (16 of which were White Star Running races) with the long term goal of 100+. I am currently an ambassador/cheerleader for White Star Running and I would highly recommend any/all of their races! (Honestly though, not just because my link with the company)
I've since moved back to Poole, the area in which I grew up, and have joined the awesome Lytchett Manor Striders
I love to set myself challenges:
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In 2018 I decided I was going to run 100 miles every month of the yearÂ
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In 2019 I ran my first 50 mile race completing the Chiltern Wonderland 50 in just over 9 hours and completed my first double marathon weekend at the Invader completing over 40 miles in the frolic (I would say the Invader Frolic has been my favourite race to date 🙂)
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In 2020 I signed up to complete my first 100 miler, doing the North Downs Way 100. It was hot.
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In 2021 I entered the Ox Epic series where I ran more than 101.7 miles (combined total of official trail race distances...) over 5 races in a single weekend
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in 2022 I decided to go back to the 100 mile distance and beat my time from 2020 aiming for < 24 hours - I took just under 7 hours off my time and finished in 20 hours 13 minutes & 44 seconds
That's enough of the life story for one day!
