April 2026 CMOTM

21 May 2026 - By Steven Alder

A massive congratulations to Rich Green who is April 2026’s Club Member of the Month! He completed his 100th marathon at the 2026 London Marathon as well as marathons at Brighton & Manchester – yes, running three marathons on consecutive weekends: Brighton on 12th April in 4:01, Manchester on 19th April in 4:37 (and supporting Wally) and London on 26th April in 3:40, what an achievement! He continues to fit in and regularly attend WRC sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and the Sunday long runs – what an achievement Rich, massive kudos and well done.

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Well done to our other nominees for April 2026:

Glen ‘Wally’ Waller – Manchester Marathon success! After missing out previously, and battling with some mental health challenges, hard work, dedication and unbelievable discipline to his training block allowed for an amazing marathon this time around – a 1-hour PB. Well-deserved and a great example of what ‘get up and go again’ can result in. Plus, along the way he also PB’d at 5k, 10k and HM and should be enormously proud.

Beth Pullen – Beth didn’t have much of a running history before joining the club but she has done outstandingly well since doing so. Beth showed amazing dedication and enthusiasm for her training for London Marathon, her first marathon, and regularly attended sessions on both a Tuesday/Thursday. She also joined long runs at the weekend. Beth has been brilliant. She then ran a fantastic race finishing in a great time in difficult conditions.

Jamie Marlow – Since joining WRC he’s been improving so much. His enthusiasm is contagious and just shows what hard work can achieve; sub 20 parkrun and soon to be PBs at all distances.

Owen Dare – He keeps improving with age, still getting PBs and for making fantastic progress on his PLATINUM Club Standard.

Georgia Blofeld – For her amazing run at the Paris Marathon and exceeding her target time.

Dionne Radley –She keeps pushing and has improved so much on her time with us.