The 2009 Harriers' Committee

Ian Lochray - Hon. Secretary

My name is Ian Lochray and I am the secretary of the Halterworth Harriers. I have been running with the Harriers for about three years now and have really enjoyed being part of the club. After many years of running on my own I now realise how much more fun and rewarding running is when you are with a group of like minded, friendly people.

I became the secretary of the club in January 2009. The main purpose of the role is to be the initial point of contact for the club. This could be for people wanting to join the club, for event organisers wanting to advertise their races or for a variety of other reasons. I am also responsible for organising the AGM and our regular committee meetings. Fortunately we have an enthusiastic committee who are there to do all the real work.
If you would like to get in touch, click on the ‘contact us’ link on the home page of this website.

Liz Tilt - Treasurer

I have lived in Romsey since 1990 and live on Halterworth Lane. I am a part-time NVQ assessor, a full-time mother and I am currently training to be a yoga teacher. I enjoy running with the Halterworth Harriers primarily for social reasons. I want to keep fit (averaging about 12 miles a week) but it’s the time spent gossipping during a run that hooks me in! My best time was running the Romsey 5 in 40 minutes earlier this year.
I have been Treasurer for the Halterworth Harriers since the club’s conception in 2003. Now that numbers have increased, I “job-share” with Dave Arnott. My tasks are to deposit cheques and cash into the club account and to raise cheques for specific events (eg hall hire for social events, annual subscriptions to Athletics Associations). I am also responsible for keeping a detailed record of all the money in and money out and I use the Quicken accounts package to ensure accuracy.

Frances Haig - Membership

Peter Haig - Kit manager

I am Peter Haig, the kit secretary for the Harriers. I am responsible for sorting out the orders for club running kit, such as our famous maroon vests, and tee-shirts. I hold the stock (we always have a few vests in reserve for new members) and take payments for the club gear. I can be contacted via the club website
Not a massive job, but a vital one; you don't see many runners out there without any kit on..

Rachell Shimell - Press officer

I'm the Press Officer for the Harriers and my name is Rachel Shimell. I can't actually remember when I started running with the club - the years have flown by. At first I didn't think I'd be capable of running a mile, but I surprised myself by running a 3-mile loop round Romsey and decided I'd give the Harriers a go. I was soon hooked and started regular training at Mountbatten track and joined runs during the week. At first the Saturday 7.30am run seemed an impossibility after a full week at work, but I've been doing it for years now and wouldn't be without it!
I became Press Officer a couple of years ago and my job entails co-ordinating news releases for the Romsey Advertiser (and further afield if we have a relevant story)and making sure we have good images to accompany them. I specialise in communications as a career so it seemed a natural thing to do for the club. Since the club is represented at so many races (and I certainly don't run them all!) I usually manage to get someone to write a piece and a willing supporter to take a picture. We've had a 100% success rate in terms of the paper carrying the story on the sports pages - which is great.

Judy cutbill - Social secretary

Hello, my name’s Judy Cutbill. I joined the committee this year in the position of co-Social Secretary – sharing with workload with Jane Heyer. I’ve been running for about six years and was one of the first members of the club. I found that running was great when I had small children – it allowed me to exercise straight from the door and not be away too long. I started running for fitness, but now it’s much more than just that for me – the enjoyment comes from being out in the fresh air with other runners who have become friends.

The social aspect is very much part of the club and as well as having a good chat when we are out running or training, we organise events throughout the year. These are often family oriented and partners and children are encouraged to come along.

Here’s a link to our social events for 2009.

Jane Heyer - Social secretary

My name is Jane Heyer. I joined the committee 3 years ago, initially as a general member and now as co-social secretary with Judy Cutbill.
I have been running for many years, but always by myself. When the club started I was asked if I was interested, but said no as I prefer to run very early (and I mean early - 5.15 a.m.!) and couldn't see me running with others. A year or so later I was persuaded into "giving it a go". Now I can't invisage me not being a member. It's so much more fun and inspiring to run with other like-minded, friendly people.
The social side of the club has grown as the club itself has grown. A lot of the activities are family orientated. It's fun to meet new people who have similar interests.

Sara Kenyon - Fixtures

Hello, I'm Sara Kenyon and I've been a member of the Halterworth Harriers almost since the club was founded. I have to admit that I was slightly surprised to find myself as a member of a running club as I didn't really think of myself as a runner before, but now I'm here it seems quite natural.

My role as Fixtures Secretary is to keep everyone informed of forthcoming events that they might like to enter and to encourage participation in the winter cross country league so that we have a full complement of team members. Taking part in a range of local (and sometimes International) events helps to raise the club profile and attracts new members. So, although it's not a difficult job it has it's part to play in keeping the club active and vibrant.

Dave Kenyon - Coaching

I'm Dave Kenyon, one of the Harriers coaches. I've had an on-off relationship with running for most of my life, but mostly off until I joined Halterworth Harriers about four years ago. Running for a club has added that extra incentive to stop me lapsing again and has even got me hooked on running marathons, when I used to say I would never run that far.

As far as my coaching career is concerned it started as an interest in finding out a bit more about how to train in a more structured way than simply going out for a run, so I took the Fit2Run distance learning course through Newcastle College. This taught me the basics and sparked my interest to learn more, so I followed it up with the Great2Run course from the same college, which took more time but delved into greater depth. Having applied what I learnt to my own training and seen the benefits, when the need arose for another coach for the Harriers I volunteered to go through the England Athletics coaching qualification, so that I could apply my knowledge to helping others achieve their running potential. Having completed the Level 2 course I'm now fully qualified to coach endurance events.

So, whether your already a member or thinking of becoming one I look forward to helping you achieve your running ambitions.

Dave Arnott

Dave Arnott - Coaching and treasurer

Hi - I'm Dave Arnott and I coach and count the money.