Who are the Blister Sisters?

The Blister Sisters began as a small friendly beginners running group, which has grown and evolved and is now a large beginner friendly running group!

The aim of the group is to break down some of the barriers us lovely ladies have to running. We offer a supportive and relaxed environment, and a big enough group than you can feel assured no one is taking any notice of you! The group has a very informal feeling and no one is there to judge anyone else’s progress.

The group is run and led by UK Athletics Qualified Coaches and Run Leaders, but this doesn’t mean they are scary super runners! They are the friendliest and most welcoming bunch you could want to meet.

Our Coaches and Run Leaders work as volunteers to facilitate the group – such is their passion to get us ladies out running!  They bring their experience and knowledge – but the focus on our sessions is always fun with the aim to improve your running without it feeling like hard work!

Our youngest members are 18 and go right up to over 70’s.  We have a wide variety of fitness levels and running ambitions, but together we are a team and it doesn’t matter what your running dreams are – we all work together and support each other in achieving these.

There are a number of women running with us who were convinced they 'couldn't run'....with a bit of persuasion they agreed to give it a go - and the best news is they are still coming and making great progress!

We love getting new members and growing the running community – so what are you waiting for?! Come along and give it a try.

Remember – you don’t have to be able to run to join us!

The Blister Sisters meet on a Wednesday Evening at 7pm

We meet in the Car Park at the Light Railway Station

From there we head out for a brief warm up – this is designed to get everyone moving and stretching and ready for action.

Our sessions can then range from just going out for a run- to a speed and agility session. We are normally back at the car park by half 8 where we then do our cool down stretches.

All these sessions have something for everyone, whether a beginner or seasoned runner, these can cover different distances or intensities. The group is non competitive, the only person you are competing with is yourself!

If you are new to running there is nothing to be nervous about – all beginners start with a walk jog programme and gradually build up your fitness. You would never need to worry about not being able to keep up or holding anyone back – our run leaders are there to support everyone and most importantly be there to offer a reassuring helping hand to beginners through those first daunting weeks.

As a beginner being part of a group is great motivation, and also you have the reassurance that we all had to start somewhere so completely understand how daunting it can be!