Welcome to our coaches corner, let us introduce our coaches and run leaders :
Dave Alley – Lead coach
Hi, I’m Dave Alley, and I’m one of the coaches at the Woodbridge Shufflers 
running club. I’ve always enjoyed running, and I’ve participated in a wide range of events, from 5k parkrun’s to ultramarathons. I’d love to help you with your running journey too.You can find me at our structured training sessions, which are designed to help improve your running fitness and technique, and I also can provide training plans for members for specific events, such as running your first marathon or improving your parkrun time.
I am a keen advocate of slow running, and you can also find me leading some of our easy Sunday morning runs – where we smile, chat and keep the pace down, while running through our glorious Suffolk countryside. Great for your physical health and headspace!
Whether you’re new to running or an experienced competitive runner, I’d love to see you at one of our sessions. Just come and say hello.
Mike Ward -Coach and run leader
I’ve been running all my life from school’s cross-county through my 28 year career in the Army where I was a PTI. Through this , I have a love of challenging events and have competed in many mud runs and ultras such as Trailwalker and Tough Guy. I’m a keen orienteer and compete in Army Orienteering events and the Original Mountain Marathon which is basically orienteering in the fells.
I am usually found as a coach on the Structured Training Session on Tuesdays or as a leader on a long Sunday run in the fields and trails that we are blessed with here in Suffolk.
I’m also the Cross-Country Team Captain so always on the lookout for those of you who relish getting muddy and dirty on a 5 mile splash course!
Mark Allen – Coach and Run leader
I took up running 10 years ago and have somehow managed to run 8 marathons including an ultra. I enjoy helping others to enjoy their running and get what they need from it. I especially love getting out on the trails, be it locally or in the hills somewhere, and exploring new paths and landscapes.I have a partner, Suzi, who is also a runner and leader, one daughter, two step-sons, six grandchildren and a lively lurcher called Fox.
Kate Hayward-Brackenbury – Coach / Run leader and Junior coach
Hi, I’m Kate H
ayward-Brackenbury. I’m an England Athletics Coach qualified in endurance running and insured to work with children from 8 years +.
I have been enjoying running since my school days – where I always loved the winter cross country season, I still enjoy this type of running, the muddier the better.
I enjoy leading trails around the Suffolk countryside, I’m at my happiest in the forest or exploring the coastline. I’m enthusiastic about running being accessible for all and enjoy introducing new runners through our regular C25K courses, where I hope to provide positive encourage and share my love of the sport. I regularly lead Tuesday evening; Thursday afternoon and Sunday morning trail runs and also lead a Junior session on Wednesday evening
Graham Bush – Run Leader
Graham Bush. LIRF age 76. Leads the Maffeton
e/slow runs. Recently completed the London Classics and got the Classics Medal. Also involved with the Shufflers Swimming, Cycling and Pilates groups
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Andy Garvie – Run Leader
Andy has been running & keeping fit for most of his life. Also a keen cyclist & natural mover. He has complet
ed in all manner of events including triathlons & and ultra marathon. Andy is a student of all things around the endurance space & is always reading, listening & watching for new ways to improve. A huge enthusiast of the Maffetone method of running, no pain, no gain is definitely NOT his mantra, but having fun is!!
Suzi Ashworth – Run Leader
Hi I’m Suzi. I am a run leader. I started running quite late in life but i have run a half marathon and numerous 10Ks. I’m now happy leading slow jogs through our beautiful Suffolk contryside
Rob Squirrell – Run Leader
I have been running on and off for over 20 years. Love all aspects of running from 5k park runs to marathons and ultras whether its road, trial or muddy and wet cross country courses. Enjoy both social runs and chasing those PBs (not that they happen much now!!!).
On Tuesday nights you are most likely to see me taking part in or leading our structured sessions still looking to improve!!! A great way to put in the hard efforts that you won’t do on your own.
But there is nothing better than a casual paced Sunday trial run in the lovely Suffolk countryside.
Paul Cherry – Run Leader
I have been running for around 5 years, and love it. I have done a couple of marathons and one or two ultras with varying degrees of success, my main love though is exploring the beautiful Suffolk countryside on longer trail runs in the summer, its not getting lost its just bonus miles :-). I am possible the newest run leader, having qualified last year
Norman Smith – Run Leader
Hello I’m Norman. I started running in my 50s and am steadily getting slower and slower !
I usually lead a long Sunday run, at a hopefully comfortable pace, with my cocker spaniel Maisie.
I moved to Woodbridge 4 years ago from North London and am a Spurs fan ( and therefore used to suffering ! )
Ben Solway – Run Leader
Hi I’m Dr Benjamin Solway and have been a run leader for a while , I used to just tell people to get fit but didn’t myself. I used to go to a gym but realized I don’t like weights or treadmills ( these used to be a torture for people and still are ).
But 12 years ago found running. Know after 32 marathons I think I may have been infected. Just don’t wear the foot wear that I sometimes do, as most people may prefer trainers. Still waiting to run on heals ! I hate 5 k , but we all need to start somewhere also never done 100miles. I don’t believe in faster or winning, smiling and chatting is more fun. Also I sometimes vary routes, but then we have more time to enjoy the country side. Also am the wellbeing, welfare and safeguarding lead for club. Our club is made of various standards of runners, so all are welcome , as long as they wish to move along a trail or road
Helen McClennon-Warnock – Run Leader
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Ed Abbott
I began my running journey in 2011, after spending my youth doing gymnastics and riding horses.I love the challenge that running brings, and particularly the camaraderie of a club like the Woodbridge Shufflers.
I always considered myself a sprinter type runner but have started doing half marathons in the past year and now have a full marathon coming up! I began practicing the Maffetone method as a way of recovering from injury and increasing my fitness during lockdown and am usually found leading the Maffetone group on a Tuesday night or the shorter route on a Sunday.
I have a background in modelling and am known for running & whinging (known as ‘whunging’) when the weather is not to my liking.
Dave Stewart
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Sarah Smith
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Adam Smith
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Keith Anderson
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Rupert Reed
I co-lead the Sunday Slow Jogs. I have run on and off most of my life but was increasingly prone to various injuries which stopped me from running for months at a time. After a torn meniscus cartilage, I discovered Japanese slow jogging (and the Maffetone method) during lockdown as a low-impact, injury-free form of running. I now run 5k (deliberately slowly) four times a week and have been injury-free for three years.
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