Josie Rhisiart, M?n Milers Run Leader wins national award

When it comes to encouraging others to take up running Josie Rhisiart is top of the podium.

For her dedication and achievement, the Run Leader with social running group M?n Milers has received a special award. At a time when spirits have been dampened by the recent tightening of Covid restrictions, Josie’s nomination to receive the Run Wales: Inspirational Run Leader of the Year award is welcome news.

The accolade, part of the Welsh Athletics National Awards programme for 2020, is given in recognition of a Run Leader’s work and dedication in encouraging members of their community to take part in running activities.

Josie participated in the webinars that SMN ran for Welsh Athletics and Run Wales and said: “During those early days, I logged into some of the Welsh Athletics webinars and there were a couple with Sports Marketing Network and they gave me the courage to try different things. They said it is an opportunity during lockdown to try to do things differently and ‘yes’ it was going to be different because it was about supporting a different type of runner, in a different way, but it was a chance to think outside the box and ‘ok’ you couldn’t do the normal group runs but how can we help people get out? What would help me? How would I want to go out and run?”  "

Well done.Josie!