CHERYL GEE

What do you do at MileShyClub? 

I joined MileShyClub as Sports Admin Assistant - it’s a really varied role and I love it. I’m here to answer any queries we get on email or from our socials and also love interacting with our members in the Facebook group. I create the content for all our social media platforms and enjoy attending our sessions and events to meet some of our runners. I’m always busy behind the scenes updating our websites and coming up with ideas for new events and social gatherings. It’s my responsibility to write the newsletters to keep all our runners up to date with the latest news from MileShy and I’ve been working hard to promote our fantastic running and walking groups - it’s been great to see new people signing up because of this!

What is your favourite event - running or non-running related?

I’ve done lots of different races from Fancy Dress 5Ks right through to the London Marathon. There are lots of other different races I love for lots of different reasons but if I had to pick just one event to do forever it would be parkrun. The parkrun community is just amazing and I love how inclusive the event is - there are so many different locations to try out it’s impossible to ever get bored of it and the parkrun challenge app has added even more fun with lots of weird and wonderful challenges to complete. I’m a Run Director at junior parkun - volunteering at juniors is the best way to start a Sunday morning!

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? 

I hate to sit still and can usually be found outside. My main passion is running - I’m a qualified Run Leader and Running Coach and volunteer with one of my local running clubs where I tend to lead the 5K groups, supporting new and returning runners at the back of the pack. I love hiking and spend a lot of time in the Peak District and Lake District. I completed the National Three Peaks Challenge a few years ago and more recently completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. We’ve started cycling more as a family this year so I’m looking forward to getting out and about on the bike more now the weather is getting better. I’m always looking for new experiences and have a to-do list that only ever seems to get longer and longer!