It Could Be Your Time To Shine!

We’re currently updating the guide runners on the database by asking licensed guide runners to activate and update their profile. Licensed guide runners who have attended a Sight Loss Awareness and Guide Running workshop and have a valid DBS check will have received an email with information about how to activate their guide runner profile and update their information. If you haven’t, please get in touch with us. On Tuesday 3rd April, with our partners British Blind Sport, we’ll be re-launching Find a Guide and promoting it with visually impaired people and visually impaired organisations.

What’s New:

We’ve made some changes to Find a Guide to hopefully make things even easier and more accessible for both visually impaired runners and guide runners. Here are just some of the changes:

• Licensed guide runners can login and update their information.
• Find a Guide supports people to run with others so the database will join our RunTogether website but can still be found on the England Athletics site, British Blind Sport site and various partner sites.
• Licenced guide runners can add a photo (optional) and a description to tell people about themselves, and what sort of guide running they’re available for (for example regular training, one off events, beginners etc.).
• Licensed guide runners can mark themselves as unavailable to run during times of injury etc.
• Visually impaired people using the database will be supported with what sort of information would be useful to include when they contact a guide runner.
• Filters have been provided to help visually impaired people find a guide runner most suitable for them.

We are pleased to present our March Group of the Month MOJO Running & Fitness
Led by Jo, Lisa, Irene, Donna, Angie, Emmy, Emily, Jackie & Emma, this group heads out around the streets of Kent! This group run at a steady and sustainable pace, ideal for those looking to run their first 10K or a little further. They are actively engaging with the running community through their Facebook and even have their own website.
Irene one of the Run Leaders, had this to say about her group. "MoJo Running and Fitness is a fun and dynamic running group for ladies of all ages and abilities - from beginners to seasoned marathon runners. MoJo puts great emphasis on being an all inclusive running group, so we have at least two coaches on every run to allow all levels of runners to be supported and enjoy their run. No one is ever left behind to run on their own.

Like a family of friends MoJo runners love to do events together whether it is The Great South Run, The Big Half, The London Marathon or local fundraising runs. We even put on our own community fun runs to support members or loved charities. We have a social side to our running too. From post run coffee and evening pub runs to our annual Christmas party, Champagne Breakfast run, as well as our summer get together." If your group #BookCheckInRun and you think you deserve to win next months Group of the Month title, then email us. Tell us why your group are amazing, and you may feature in next months newsletter.