Training

Club coaches

Our volunteer coaches lead interval and track sessions, swimming, junior running and triathlon, the beginners course and more.

James Harvey

Head Coach

Athletics Coach; Event Group Endurance Coach

Started by helping at a junior session and went on to qualify. Coaches the Saturday juniors and helps on the beginners course.

Adam Beaumont

Track and marathon

Leader in Running Fitness

A key member of the track coaching team and joint marathon lead.

Adam Newman

Track

Leader in Running Fitness

Focuses on efficient running form and practical feedback, and on proper warm-ups and cool-downs to avoid injury.

Chris Forster

Intervals and beginners

Leader in Running Fitness

Started running in 2013 and joined via the beginners course in 2024. Enjoys helping new runners get faster and stay motivated.

Clare Gallagher

Intervals

Leader in Running Fitness

A key member of the intervals coaching team.

David Broughton

Triathlon

British Triathlon Level 2

Former junior coach who coaches all three triathlon disciplines.

David Hammond

Triathlon

Swim Bike Run Leader

Has completed triathlons from sprint to Ironman and is working towards Level 1.

Eilidh Malcolm

Juniors and track

Athletics Coach

Started as a junior member and 400m sprinter, and now focuses on distance running. Eilidh is joint marathon lead.

Feridun Kadir

Beginners and Couch to 5K

Sessional Coach; Leader in Running Fitness

Started running at 58 with a Couch to 5K app and joined the beginners course in 2022.

Francesca Palmer

Triathlon

British Triathlon Level 1

A key member of the triathlon coaching team.

Gary Jones

Intervals and marathon

Coach in Running Fitness

Coaches senior sessions and supports two or three marathon runners each spring towards their target times, with a focus on structured, injury-free training.

Jane Malone

Intervals, beginners and marathon

Leader in Running Fitness

Started coaching after her first marathon and loves building runners' confidence.

Jonathan Haynes

Intervals

Coach in Running Fitness; Event Group Endurance Coach

Shapes sessions around each athlete's goals and training plan.

Kirsty Reid

Juniors

Athletics Coach

A key member of the juniors coaching team.

Lara Wheeldon

Intervals

Coach in Running Fitness; Event Group Endurance Coach

Started coaching after London 2012 and has more than ten years' experience, including her own weekly running groups.

Laurence Foote

Triathlon

British Triathlon Level 2; Leader in Running Fitness

Co-founded Stortford Junior Tri in 2019.

Lucy Cosgrove

Triathlon

British Triathlon Foundation

A parent who joined the junior tri coaching team. Usually at the clubhouse on Saturday mornings and Grange Paddocks on Sunday afternoons.

Mark Lawrence

Intervals and beginners

Event Group Endurance Coach

Coaching with the club since 2017, helping athletes improve through running mechanics and form.

Martin Pettitt

Triathlon

British Triathlon Level 2

Oversees triathlon coaching and runs a termly adult swimming programme.

Matthieu Militon

Intervals and beginners

Coach in Running Fitness

Joined the club and started coaching in 2021, and was head coach for a time.

Mike Grant

Juniors, intervals, beginners and marathon

Athletics Coach

Coaching juniors since 2011 and leading the beginners course since 2014.

Natalie Broughton

Triathlon

British Triathlon Level 1

A key member of the junior tri coaching team.

Paula Beades

Triathlon and track

British Triathlon Level 1

Joined the tri club in 2020, helps with juniors and track, and organises social rides.

Paulina Surblyte

Intervals, beginners and Couch to 5K

Coach in Running Fitness

Joined the beginners course in 2021 and has volunteered ever since.

Sally House

Intervals and beginners

Leader in Running Fitness

A 2017 beginners course graduate who believes running should be for everyone, not just natural athletes.

Sam Worrell

Juniors, beginners and Couch to 5K

Sessional Coach

Joined through the beginners course in 2024.

Steven Parrott

Triathlon

British Triathlon Foundation

An experienced triathlete helping children build confidence in a supportive environment.

Stuart Davenport

Intervals

Coach in Running Fitness; Event Group Endurance Coach

Helps members develop their running form and writes individual training plans. Stuart is our intervals lead.

Want to coach? See our coach vacancies or email the Head Coach at headcoach@bsrc.org.uk.