Geoff Jackson
President
He is an inspiration to us all, being an active runner at the club nights whether it is a mileage run or strength/stamina session, championship races and recently conquering an Ultra run, running for 24hrs. Geoff holds this honorary position within the club and he acts as the club’s representative at all internal and external functions. He is a member of the committee and contributes to the general standard of the club, providing advice and assistance to other sub committees throughout the year.
Sarah Rogers
Chairperson
Sarah is our Chair, she is responsible for the ultimate achievement of the strategic ambitions of the club as well as the overall management of its operational activities. She leads the committee and is responsible for ensuring that we adhere to England Athletics and UKA regulations and represents the club to external bodies . Sarah provides direction for the club by effective leadership and management. Monitoring and evaluating the progress of agreed actions. She will manage other Club Officers to ensure the delivery of their responsibilities, ensuring the club structure and responsibilities. Sarah works in close liaison with the Committee and Club Secretary setting the agenda for meetings and ensure it is in line with the club, England Athletics and UKA policies. She will act as a mediator in the event that disagreements arises.
Theresa Lamble
Vice Chairperson
Theresa is our Vice Chair, she supports the Chairperson in the running club
Katie Willetts
Secretary
Katie manages, processes and maintains a record of all incoming and outgoing correspondence and club documents. In addition, she records the deliberations and decisions of the club committee. Publishing minutes and keeping a record of high standards the clubs movements. She is responsible for the day to day business and administration of the club.
Miranda Habermel
Well-being Officer (Female)
The Well-being Officers are responsible for the safety of members and suitability of routes. We have a female and male officer available on the committee. They will be working together to inspect routes and write risk assessments where appropriate. They will be your first point of contact for well-being issues or concerns with club members. The Well-being Officers will provide regular reminders to all members and guest runners about keeping safe during runs.
Rowan Temple
Well-being Officer (Male)
The Well-being Officers are responsible for the safety of members and suitability of routes. We have a female and male officer available on the committee. They will be working together to inspect routes and write risk assessments where appropriate. They will be your first point of contact for well-being issues or concerns with club members. The Well-being Officers will provide regular reminders to all members and guest runners about keeping safe during runs.
Ed Gutteridge
Treasurer
Ed maintains the integrity and accurate recording of the club’s financial position. He looks after our budget and prepares our financial statement which he reports to the committee on a monthly basis.
Rob Dalgliesh
Membership Secretary
Rob processes your membership application, manages the club’s subscription renewal process and maintains an up-to-date list of all club members to report to the committee on a monthly basis. Rob is Admin for the Facebook page too to ensure fully paid up members have access.
Jean-Luc Coudret
Championship Co-ordinator
Jean- Luc will draw up a list of Club Championship races after consultation with Club members including various race distance options, ranging from 5km to ultra distance. Jean - Luc will draw up the rules as well as communicate the information to all members. Jean - Luc will actively encourage members to take part and will record results and post them regularly. Jean- Luc will work alongside other committee member and organise prizes for all categories. If you know of any local races that you feel the club could use as the Championship races, please let him know so it can be considered.
Mike Suggate
Cross Country Co-ordinator
The cross country coordinator is responsible for overseeing the registration of our club members into the Oxfordshire cross country league, ensuring all registration fees are made and that all members are aware of forthcoming cross country events. The competition itself is open to all registered Didcot Runners. You must have a club top to run in. They happen on the first Sunday of each month from November through to March and all levels of ability are encouraged to take part. Not only are they a great way to stay motivated over the colder months, but they are a fabulous way to socialise with our strong reputation for cakes and snacks!
Matt White
Social Secretary
Matt will be organising social events post championship races other events including Ice Skating, Theatre Trips, Annual Bake off, Christmas Do and any other trips of interest that may meet the needs and requests of members as well as dealing with venues and collects monies, working with a sub-committee where needed. Matt also promotes our club social events via email and social media to encourage as many members as possible to come.
Daniel Fisher
Coach
Coaches and leaders are the backbone of our sport. They inspire, support an work across all events, ability levels, aspirations, and ages to develop all athletes.
Dan plans and organises the weekly training sessions and leads the juniors.