Members’ Zone

Training

By clicking the link below you can see our Training Schedule which is made up of different coloured sessions. Each session is designed with a goal in mind. We have sessions for beginners, experienced runners and those looking to improve their PBs.

In addition, you can also click here to see what the idea behind each session is and understand approximate mileage for effort sessions.

An old version of our training plan can be seen here for reference.

Coaches & Leaders

Meet the Littledown Harriers Coaches & Leaders! All have as a minimum the Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualification from England Athletics.

• Head Coach – Sharon Taylor (Run Leader)
• Deputy Head Coach – Laurence Stevenson (Run Leader)

Our Coaches are all Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF) qualified and are able to provide coaching to non-track endurance runners. Feel free to ask them any coaching related questions you may have!

Our Coaches are:

• Paul Turle, Simon Davies, Gary Worsley, Danielle Dixon, Dily Ruffer, Heather Khoshnevis, Luke Dowsett.

Our Run Leaders are all Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualified which enables them to be able to lead safe and enjoyable running sessions for mixed ability groups of runners. They are not coaches, so are unable to provide any coaching to runners.

Our Run Leaders are:

• Paolo De Luca, Kevin Dowsett, Mike Neal, Mark Everett, Suzanne Janes, Andy Milsom, Becky Sinkinson, Richard Smith, Ant Robins, Mat Sharp, Maria Everett, Sam Smith, Jez Kelly, Tom Cawley, Heidi Snook.

Steve Williams

Heidi Snook

Tom Cawley

Andrea Dvorackova

Committee Members

Our running club is organised and run (pun entirely intended) by up to 16 voluntary committee members – we have a Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Male and Female team Captains, Male and Female Welfare officers, Head Coach and many other standing Committee members. We meet every two months to discuss matters arising within the club and endeavour to make the club as great as it possibly can be. Below you can see who these people are and what they do.

• Chairperson : Greg Hawkins
• Secretary: Suzanne Janes (secretary@littledownharriers.co.uk)
• Treasurer: James Sturman
• Membership Secretary: Neil Ryan
• Male Team Captain: Steve Williams
• Female Team Captain: Sharon Taylor
• Male Welfare Officer: Gary Worsley (littledownharrierswelfare@gmail.com)
• Female Welfare Officer: Sam Smith (littledownharrierswelfare2@gmail.com)
• Head Coach: Sharon Taylor
• Club Championship Coordinator: Steve O’Connell
• Communications: Mark Everett
• Committee Members: Anthony Robins, Kevin Dowsett, Maria Everett, Dani Dixon, Heidi Snook, Luke Dowsett

Welfare

We take the safety and wellbeing of our members, run leaders and coaches as a top priority. Should you need to report any accidents, incidents or safety concerns that occur during club activities, please use our Incident and Accident Reporting From.

Should any member wish to discuss a welfare concern, please contact either our male officer Gary Worsley littledownharrierswelfare@gmail.com or female officer Sam Smith littledownharrierswelfare2@gmail.com in confidence.

Renew Membership

Existing members will be sent a reminder email when yearly April membership is due with details of costs and how to renew.

Racing

Littledown Harriers Club Championship

Each year the club chooses 15 local races of varying distances which make up our Club Championship (CC).

To qualify for a ranking in the CC you need to complete 8 of these races. Alternative ways of achieving 8 races are to either: complete 6 of the named races plus a marathon and a parkrun OR complete 7 races and a marathon or a parkrun.

Most of these races will fill up quickly so enter early. Awards are given overall and by age category. There is also a trophy for completing all 15 races.

The CC is divided into male and female. The first male and female Harriers home in each race get 100 points each, the second get 99 and so on. At the end of the Championship, the best 8 scores for each participant are added together and the winners are crowned! Awards are given at our awards night held in January each year.

If you have any questions about the Club Championship, speak to the organisers for 2025 Steve O’Connell, Steve Williams or Heidi Snook.

DRRL Races & Dates 2026