I remember getting the email to say I made the team and the plans for team gathering. I was nervous heading to an event where I knew no one. Usually I’d know someone in the room but this was a whole different experience. I did not have to worry, everyone was so friendly and I met people I would never have connected with otherwise. There are so many people from different walks of life, some I’d have thought I’d have nothing in common with. Everyone thinks its only elites who would get a chance like this but its not and you just have to take one look at the team to show its about the person and not how fast you are. I have met some great people while being a FrontRunner and we will be friends long after we move on to new things.

The knowledge

If there is something you need to know there is someone on the team who will have the answer. The major advantage of the team is the fact we have members in different professions all who are there to help. They are willing to share their advice and you only need to check out the blog posts from the team to see the knowledge we share. If you travel to a new city there is a good chance there is an international FrontRunner there. If you need to know where to eat,  where to run or anything about a city a FrontRunner will have the information

The meetups

I have been to Warrington, London and Dublin with the team. These meetups have a mix of everything and have always been great fun. We’d get to catch up with teammates we may not have seen for some time, run races, attend presentations, do great team events, do photoshoots and of course great social gatherings long into the night. While in Warrington we had team Olympics where we did school sports day, in London we had a bowling night and in Dublin we went whiskey tasting. Then on the race side in Warrington we ran in a park run, London we did the ASICS London 10km and in Dublin it was a marathon. This shows the variety of things we get up to. 2020 may have meant there was limited chances to meet up but that didn’t stop the team meeting up virtually on regular basis. Hopefully 2021 will give us the chance to meet up again.

The support

If there is anything you need to know, you need advice or want someone to help you reach a goal or just need someone to talk to the team is there for you. A perfect example for me in when I did Dublin marathon in 2018. Holly paced me to a huge PB and on the day she did everything to make sure when it got tough I didn’t give up. 2020 has been tough for everyone and the team has been there and supporting everyone throughout.

New city, a FrontRunner is there to help

If you head to a new city there is likely to be a member there. When I have travelled to Berlin with work Jorg from the German team made me feel welcome. I joined the ASICS store on a number of runs around the city and it made the trip much more enjoyable.

And of course the kit

And of course one of the kit. I have always worn ASICS, long before I became a FrontRunner so the kit drop day is full of excitement. We get different kit depending on the time of the year and the shoes you get depend on your gait and running goals.

Best of luck to all applicants.