Club Contacts, Committee and key personnel
Below are the kind people that volunteer their time to ensure that Petts Wood Runners is a thriving, successful and sociable club. Please feel free to contact any of them with any questions or find them at the club on a Tuesday evening.
Marcus elwes - CHair
e-mail: chair@pettswoodrunners.orG
Marcus joined PWR in 2016 and, in addition to all types of running, he is a keen triathlete and completed his first full Ironman in September 2023. He is also co-Event Director of Bethlem Royal Hospital parkrun, which he helped set up in 2019.
Committee responsibilities:
Marcus is responsible for major club decisions & disciplinary matters. Committee
Ethos and Direction - Chair meetings - Reside over the committee positions - Important Decisions - Club spokesperson - Club representative at prize giving and major events.
Other club roles: Group leader l Mental Health champion
Committee responsibilities:
Marcus is responsible for major club decisions & disciplinary matters. Committee
Ethos and Direction - Chair meetings - Reside over the committee positions - Important Decisions - Club spokesperson - Club representative at prize giving and major events.
Other club roles: Group leader l Mental Health champion
Daniel Selman - Club Secretary
e-mail: secretary@pettswoodrunners.org
Daniel joined PWR in 2016. He takes part in most club races (although still doesn’t like the mud and wet of the KFL) and is infamous for starting slowly before working his way through the field. He has tried 7 times, but not yet succeeded, to run a sub 3 hour marathon.
Committee responsibilities:
Daniel is responsible for major club decisions & disciplinary matters. Legal & administration - Organise and set committee agenda - Administrate with sports affiliations - Provide support for captains and committee.
Other club roles: KCAA & EA administrator | General club contact | Group leader
Committee responsibilities:
Daniel is responsible for major club decisions & disciplinary matters. Legal & administration - Organise and set committee agenda - Administrate with sports affiliations - Provide support for captains and committee.
Other club roles: KCAA & EA administrator | General club contact | Group leader
james wall - Treasurer
Having started running in 2014 to take part in the post-race work socials, James joined PWR in 2017 and has since competed in events from 1 mile to a marathon. James joins in with most PWR activities, from the chilled out on the Tuesday night social run, to looking like he is moments away from deaths door during the fiercely competitive KFL and Club GP races.
Committee responsibilities:
Responsible for the club's major financial decisions, budgeting and reporting. Approves payments for club purchases, liaises with HM Revenue & Customs and presents the club's annual accounts at the annual general meeting.
Other club roles: Group Leader l Summer Fitness Trainer
Committee responsibilities:
Responsible for the club's major financial decisions, budgeting and reporting. Approves payments for club purchases, liaises with HM Revenue & Customs and presents the club's annual accounts at the annual general meeting.
Other club roles: Group Leader l Summer Fitness Trainer
Alexandra Robins - MEMBERSHIP Secretary
e-mail: membership@pettswoodrunners.org
Alex joined PWR in January 2018, having taken up running a year earlier and completing 43 parkruns in that time. She wanted to improve her running and so joined with that goal in mind.
She became a group leader in December 2019 and proudly wore club colours when taking part in 2020's Virtual Virgin Money London Marathon (earning a certificate from Guinness World Records for taking part in the biggest ever mass participation remote marathon!)
Alex loves everything that the club has to offer both socially and for improving running, and values the many opportunities that belonging to a running club brings.
Committee responsibilities: Manage membership subscriptions.
Other club roles: Group leader
She became a group leader in December 2019 and proudly wore club colours when taking part in 2020's Virtual Virgin Money London Marathon (earning a certificate from Guinness World Records for taking part in the biggest ever mass participation remote marathon!)
Alex loves everything that the club has to offer both socially and for improving running, and values the many opportunities that belonging to a running club brings.
Committee responsibilities: Manage membership subscriptions.
Other club roles: Group leader
RICHARD DUNSTAN - CLUB COACH
If there is a local race that Richard hasn't run, it is probably because it hasn't been organised yet! Richard was also at the first ever PWR Tuesday night meet and has been returning every Tuesday since then. Richard has run over 50 Marathons all over the world. He became the PWR coaching secretary in 2008 and enjoys his role in helping members achieve their running aspirations. He quotes "I hope to continue to play a part in making Petts Wood Runners one of the best running clubs in the country"
Committee responsibilities: Deal with all aspects of club coaching.
Other club roles:
Send weekly news mailshot | Summer fitness trainer | Group leader | Assistant PW 10k race director | Mob match organiser; and Kent London Athletics Network liaison
Committee responsibilities: Deal with all aspects of club coaching.
Other club roles:
Send weekly news mailshot | Summer fitness trainer | Group leader | Assistant PW 10k race director | Mob match organiser; and Kent London Athletics Network liaison
nat jacques - Women's Captain
Nat started running more seriously in 2015 when she worked through Couch to 5K, aiming to be able to safely get round a parkrun. Her first parkrun was also in 2015 where she fell in love with the atmosphere, the support and the joy of completing the run. Since joining Petts Wood Runners in 2017, the support and various group training sessions have been invaluable, helping Nat to progress and complete many races, up to Half Marathon distance in 2021. She loves seeing other Petts Wood members at races and parkruns and hopes to support lots of different teams of people at events as captain.
Committee responsibilities:
Point of contact for events, Promote and organise club teams, Register club teams
Committee responsibilities:
Point of contact for events, Promote and organise club teams, Register club teams
kevin howarth - Men's Captain
Kev joined PWR in January 2016. He didn't start running until he was 37 when his little sister challenged him to run the Fleet half marathon. She won. He has since run a sub 3hr marathon (she hasn't) and is the current Guinness World Record holder for the fastest marathon dribbling 2 basketballs. Kev loves doing canicross with his dog, Edie and particularly enjoys the muddy KFL series of races.
Committee responsibilities:
Point of contact for events, Promote and organise club teams, Register club teams
Other club roles: Group leader | Unofficial club photographer
Committee responsibilities:
Point of contact for events, Promote and organise club teams, Register club teams
Other club roles: Group leader | Unofficial club photographer
liz squires - Social Secretary
Liz joined PWR in February 2018, when a change to homeworking meant she could get to the Tuesday night runs. Last year she started to take part in the KFL’s and Grand prix events and found that although she’s always near the back she loves the challenge and being part of a team (PWR).
She became a group leader in September 2021 and wants to encourage PWR runners from all groups to take part in the organised racing events as she really believes its the taking part that matters and not your finishing time.
Committee responsibilities: Arranging all social events for members
Other club roles: - Group leader
She became a group leader in September 2021 and wants to encourage PWR runners from all groups to take part in the organised racing events as she really believes its the taking part that matters and not your finishing time.
Committee responsibilities: Arranging all social events for members
Other club roles: - Group leader
rob lillywhite - Health and Safety Officer
Rob only took up running at the age of 60 and joined the club in August 2018.
Improving through the club run groups to GP6 he regularly competes in the Grand Prix competitions and KFL. He has run 2 marathons and hasn’t ruled out another in the future.
Committee responsibilities:
For making vexatious teach-grandma-to-suck-eggs rules about everything, demanding risk assessments from all and sundry, spoiling everybody's enjoyment and being a right pain in the backside.
Other club roles: Group leader l Safeguarding Officer
Improving through the club run groups to GP6 he regularly competes in the Grand Prix competitions and KFL. He has run 2 marathons and hasn’t ruled out another in the future.
Committee responsibilities:
For making vexatious teach-grandma-to-suck-eggs rules about everything, demanding risk assessments from all and sundry, spoiling everybody's enjoyment and being a right pain in the backside.
Other club roles: Group leader l Safeguarding Officer
BARBARA CARR - MINUTES SecretarY
Barbara joined PWR in 2017 and is now a regular at events, is a group 3 leader and a group 5 runner…hoping to progress to group 6. Barbara likes the social aspects of the club too.
Committee responsibilities: Minutes for committee meetings and AGM.
Committee responsibilities: Minutes for committee meetings and AGM.
Hannah Harrison - WELFARE Officer
Hannah started the beginners course in the Winter of 2013 and quickly joined PWR. She enjoys running, chatting and laughing regularly on Tuesday nights in Group 3 or 4. Hannah completed the LIRF (Leadership in Running Fitness) course at the end of 2018 and now encourages and leads the Group 2 runners. Hannah has completed 2 half marathons and enjoys cheering on fellow runners whatever their speed.
Committee responsibilities:
Feedback views of all members to committee and ensure responses where required; General support/liaison point for all club members. Support for club captains in promotion of event participation across all members.
Other club roles: Group leader l Safeguarding Officer l Mental Health Champion
Committee responsibilities:
Feedback views of all members to committee and ensure responses where required; General support/liaison point for all club members. Support for club captains in promotion of event participation across all members.
Other club roles: Group leader l Safeguarding Officer l Mental Health Champion
JASON MERCER - Race Director
e-mail: racedirector@pettswoodrunners.org
Jason has been a member of PWR since 2016, having been invited to join by a friend at Bromley parkrun. He has enjoyed (endured) running various race distances, preferring road to trail, managing to avoid head-turning results.
Having reached the lofty heights of being a gorilla at the 2018 Petts Wood 10k before being a cowboy hat-wearing Tail Walker in 2019, Jason came forward to be our Race Director for the 2022 event, which was such a triumph that he has decided to do it again in 2023! Fellow volunteers should make sure Jason writes things down when they present him with information....unless it's football trivia from the 1990s, he will not remember it.
Committee responsibilities:
Jason holds this role as a non-committee member, and is looking forward to putting on another great event with the help of the club (and Mrs M)
Having reached the lofty heights of being a gorilla at the 2018 Petts Wood 10k before being a cowboy hat-wearing Tail Walker in 2019, Jason came forward to be our Race Director for the 2022 event, which was such a triumph that he has decided to do it again in 2023! Fellow volunteers should make sure Jason writes things down when they present him with information....unless it's football trivia from the 1990s, he will not remember it.
Committee responsibilities:
Jason holds this role as a non-committee member, and is looking forward to putting on another great event with the help of the club (and Mrs M)
JASON HONE - ONLINE CONTENT OFFICER
Jason joined PWR in September 2019. Because of PWR his fitness, stamina and all aspects of running have improved and he also discovered he loves trail/cross-country running in the wet and mud!
Jason completed his first marathon in April 2023 after being lucky to be drawn out of the club ballot to run the TCS London Marathon.
Club responsibilities:
Development of online strategy | Maintaining the club website | Ad-hoc club designs
Jason completed his first marathon in April 2023 after being lucky to be drawn out of the club ballot to run the TCS London Marathon.
Club responsibilities:
Development of online strategy | Maintaining the club website | Ad-hoc club designs
Mike Reeves - Track coach
Although no longer on the committee, Mike Reeves is still at the track on most Thursday evenings coaching club members.
Mike is a founder member of PWR being one of the twelve to join in on the first night. He first competed in athletics in 1975 for Bexley AC and after 25 years service to the club was made a life member in 2000. His PBs include a 1:12:56 Half Marathon and a 2:58:06 Marathon. In 1984 Mike was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis and was told he may never run again.
Mike achieved his first coaching badge in 1986. Mike was proud to be selected as a masseur for the 2012 London Olympics and worked in the Olympic Stadium with the athletics and the basketball arena with the Paralympians.
Mike is a founder member of PWR being one of the twelve to join in on the first night. He first competed in athletics in 1975 for Bexley AC and after 25 years service to the club was made a life member in 2000. His PBs include a 1:12:56 Half Marathon and a 2:58:06 Marathon. In 1984 Mike was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis and was told he may never run again.
Mike achieved his first coaching badge in 1986. Mike was proud to be selected as a masseur for the 2012 London Olympics and worked in the Olympic Stadium with the athletics and the basketball arena with the Paralympians.
GAVIN MaCkAY - kENT fITNESS lEAGUE tEAM mANAGER
Gavin likes nothing better than being covered in mud and cheering on his PWR buddies at a cross country race. As KFL manager, Gavin co-ordinates with the race organisers, PWR team captains, collects race entries from members, puts up the club gazebo and flag, provides lifts to members to get to events, arranges a location for the post run social and any other job going! He is also a pretty good runner as well!
Gavin's enthusiasm for all things KFL has marked a significant upturn in PWR's recent performances in the league, having come top of the combined league in 2018/19, 2021/22 and 2022/23 under his management.
Other club roles: Group leader
Gavin's enthusiasm for all things KFL has marked a significant upturn in PWR's recent performances in the league, having come top of the combined league in 2018/19, 2021/22 and 2022/23 under his management.
Other club roles: Group leader
