Kate started running at school after being made to run the cross county in PE lessons and never looked back! After joining the local athletics club in North-East England, Shildon AC, Kate experienced her first of many success on the cross-country circuit in the form of an U13 national cross-country title. This quickly progressed in to GB vests at the World Cross Country, European and European Cross Country Championships (the latter two producing a silver and bronze medal respectively).

 

In total Kate has earned a GB vest 19 times across indoor, outdoor, cross country and, most recently, mountain running. She has 14 European medals and 2 World team medals, a 4th place finish in the 10,000m at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and is currently the only British woman to have ever won the NCAA cross-country title.

 

Having left the track and cross-country behind, Kate is now reaching the same heights on the trails. 2022 saw her earn a top 10 finish at the European Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Spain and a top 20 finish at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Thailand.

 

These experiences have taught Kate the value of a strong coach-athlete relationship - one that is built upon communication and a shared drive towards the goals of the individual. Her background gives her a wealth of knowledge on training processes and the ability to adapt plans to suit goals across multiple distances, terrains and for varying fitness levels and backgrounds.

 

Outside of running km's Kate enjoys taking Herman, the dachshund, for walks, binging the latest Netflix sensation or supporting her husband's mid-life trail running crisis!