Helen joined the Health & Hustle in July 2022 after encouragement from one of her colleagues. Helen admitted she had downloaded the couch to 5k app 3 times with the intention of getting fitter, though deleted it! Health and Hustle was well known to her within work, but she never felt confident about joining or starting the course, as she was anxious and worried if she could run following a back injury that required surgery in 2010. After completing the programme in one of the hottest summers, Helen progressed to train on a Monday and Wednesday with the 5-10km group with the aim of achieving her 10km. Since then, she has completed a number of events, which included the 5km Cheltenham running festival, Gloucester 10km with the Severn Bridge and Cheltenham 10km’s planned later in the year. Helen is a Registered Nurse and currently works as the Clinical Lead for Frailty Virtual Wards in the ICB. She is also a key member of the Health&Hustle team and provides advice, support and guidance as one of the team nurses. She is passionate about supporting beginners who like her, thought they could not achieve their running goals and still cannot believe how far she has progressed with her running! Return to the Bio's Section
