About

About Tina

With one of my first groups (2nd from left, back row) at the Simon Fun Run

I spent my youth taking part in many sports, from running and cycling to gymnastics and ice skating. In my mid-20s I discovered ashtanga yoga and, as any serious ashtangi, I focused purely on yoga and stopped running and the gym for few years. I loved it. I was up at 6am every morning to go to my early morning class with one of the world’s top teachers, Michaela Clarke. I spent some time in India studying yoga intensively and I attended various workshops with leading teachers such as John Scott. I also spent a year learning from  William Holtby, one of the best teachers I’ve ever come across, in Thailand.

After moving to Dublin I felt I needed a change so I took up running again. I used to run quite a bit and apart from cross country running, I never particularly enjoyed it but did it anyway because it’s great exercise. When I started running again, I decided to take what I’ve learned from yoga and use it in running. Possibly the best thing yoga teaches you is awareness of your body and your breath as well as living in the moment and accepting yourself, your body and its limitations as it is today. With this awareness, together with certain breathing techniques, and yoga postures, I found that, to my amazement, I loved running from day one.

I have since qualified as a Personal Trainer with ISSA and I’m hoping to study fitness therapy in the future and would also like to qualify as a yoga teacher one day. I am married and had a baby girl, Yasmin, in November 2010. Today, I combine running with yoga, I go to the gym and stay active by cycling a lot.

About Run with Tina

Run with Tina started in the spring of 2009. I was unable to find a new job in marketing and told a new friend that I was considering re-training as a personal trainer. My friend asked me to help her start running so I created a gentle programme for her and we started meeting up regularly. We had a great time and very soon more girls wanted to join us so I developed the programme into an 8 week Running Made Easy course and so it started… very soon word got around and I had a long waiting list and no longer even wanted a job in marketing!

Now, in spring 2011, we are expanding and taking on new instructors. All instructors are fully qualified and insured fitness instructors and enthusiastic about running. We all take a gentle approach and work hard to create a friendly, encouraging and fun atmosphere in our classes.

OTHER INSTRUCTORS

Mark Redican

Mark is a qualified Personal Trainer, Neuromuscular Therapist and Massage therapist with vast experience in personal training, running training, exercise for the older adult and teaching bootcamps and circuit classes.

A keen middle distance athlete, with medals at county and national level, Mark has over 20 years of personal experience with the vagaries of running and training and of managing personal fitness and injuries. Over this time he has of course also shared the journeys of many fellow runners and friends in their attempts to win the battle for the elusive balance between work, life and consistent fitness levels.