Dasher of the Month 2026 - Courtesy of Simon Smith

This month’s star Dasher is the rapidly improving Katie Holden, now an experienced half marathoner who has started training for her first marathon. Good luck, Katie

October’s star Dasher is club legend, Rick Marsden. Rick is a top, top bloke and one of those people who excels at everything he turns to – road running, fell running, darts, pool, disco dancing, karaoke…….. so annoying!

1. Do you have a nickname?

This month’s star Dasher is our rapidly improving, unsung hero, Ruth, who selflessly starts most Sunday mornings by directing the Witton Junior parkrun .

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June’s Dasher of the Month is the awesome Paula, our bog-trotting superstar and one of the most cheerful and enthusiastic people you could ever wish to meet. Btw, zoom in on Paula’s face (bottom left pic) – Could this be the greatest action shot in the history of sport?

This month’s profile features Dashers’ road-running legend, Russ Corsini. Russ has been running at a consistently high level for many years and he smashed last week’s Manchester Marathon with a cracking time of 3.46.36 as a V65 England Master 

The Dasher Profiles are back with a runner that always delivers – Phil Seddon, Darwen’s finest postman