Running

St Mary's College RUNNING CLUB

Tilly Pitt, Mathematics, 3rd Year

When was Mary's Running Club set up? Mary ’ s running club was set up in September 2020 by Ethan Collins and me.

What sort of runs and meet ups do you do? Every week we do Durham Parkrun and go out for brunch afterwards. We also do group runs on a Sunday afternoon and organise other running events, such as a trip to Newcastle to do Newcastle Parkrun, running bingo, and organising an annual run to raise money for charity.

Why did you start the running club? We wanted to create a running club to meet other runners as well as to encourage people to take up running. I really enjoy running, but it is a quite a solo sport, so creating a club means you can meet other people to run with and share routes with.

What is one of your favourite running club memories? One of my favourite running club memories has to be organising the 10km/ half marathon charity run which raised over £500 for Mind with many members running their first 10km or half marathon in the event. How has Mary's Running Club contributed to your sense of college community? We have competed against other colleges, such as Trevelyan and Mildert, as well as in the intercollegiate Parkrun competition. The club also unites Mary's students across different years as it is open for all year groups. Moreover, the common goal of raising money helps us to feel proud of being team Mary ’ s.