Lizzie's Team

Andy and Lizzie were both on the 2025 England BYU team and have been working together since September 2025. Andy's approach towards Lizzie is a mixture of hard graft, tough love (4x 15 min intervals anyone?!) and unwavering support, the perfect combo to get the best out of Lizzie!

Certified England Athletics (CiRF) coach and UESCA, Andy has a keen knowledge on reading the data to get the best out of his athletes.

Andy loves nothing more than a gruelling treadmill hills session or wearing a weighted vest whilst walking his dog Stanley. Andy's a keen BYU athlete with a PB of 40 (2025) and loves a tough challenge - a big fan of the Spine series he has completed the Sprint as well as the C North and will be doing the full winter in January 2026.

Part of Lizzie's recovery and injury prevention squad Angela is a Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapist (highest qualification available in the UK). Angela has hero status within the running community because she does so much for the sport. Just a few things that Angela selflessly does: chairperson for Hart Road Runners, coach for Hart Road Runners and FCAC Juniors, race volunteer at many events, sports masseuse at weekend events all over the county, crew to countless runners across all distances and keen supporter at any event whether she is participant or cheer person. Angela is often seen with the gorgeous Treacle in their green camper van, most likely delivering something to a runner in need! Angela is a wealth of knowledge and fascinating run-related stories and has taken part in just about every distance going. Angela crewed Lizzie to bronze at Wild Horse 200 in 2024 and then in 2025 crewed Lizzie to an 11 hour PB on the Wild Horse!

Ash Manor Sports Centre is part of the Freedom Leisure group - they offer a FLAIR (Freedom Leisure Athlete Investment & Recognition) membership to athletes competing at a national level.

Lizzie was delighted to be one of the athletes invested in from 2025 and the sports centre membership has enabled Lizzie to add more strength and conditioning to her training program as well as use the stair stepper and treadmill for specific sessions set by her coach. Lizzie also has sessions with her personal trainer at Ash Manor Sports Centre.

Lizzie first met Brett when she hired him as a mountain leader so she could learn map and compass skills. They had a great day out together on the Black Mountains Round and since then have done numerous runs together including Brett pacing Lizzie on the overnight section of the Gwynne-Harris Round, again on Wild Horse 200 in 2024 and ahead of DBR 2023 Brett took Lizzie up Tryfan and introduced her to Crib Goch.

Brett is a phenomenal individual working as an outdoor activities development officer at Gwent Outdoor Partnership. Brett and super pup Bryn run up Sugarloaf every morning to get their day started. Brett is an invaluable member of his local Mountain Rescue team and won the Spine South Challenger MRT in 2024.

Website ninja and occasional crew to Lizzie. Darren runs Web X Design Studio and created and maintains this website. Highly recommended for all things website or online related, his tech knowledge is outstanding.

With three decades in the fitness industry Eddie knows his squat press from his squat thrust. Eddie is helping Lizzie prepare for her England debut at the Highlander Four Nations Backyard Ultra in July 2025. He's put together a stunning plan which is entirely suited to Lizzie's personal  needs and development as a stronger runner. Lizzie started seeing positive gains from the second session where she noticed an injection of strength from her hill repeat session. Eddie will see you from his outdoor home gym, in your own home or at your gym, he is based in Tongham, Surrey.

Lizzie is a big fan of Fenix head torches and has been lucky enough to have been assisted by Fenix ahead of her Wild Horse 200 attempt in May 2025 as well as her BYU England debut at the Four Nations BYU in July 2025.

The HM65R-T V2.0 is a fantastic addition to Lizzie's kit which has cool white light for normal running conditions and a warm white light to penetrate through mist and fog, ideal for the foggy conditions Lizzie often faces in Bannau Brycheiniog.

Where to start with Fran? This absolute legend of a human being is Lizzie's bestest running buddy, they train together in the hills and Francis has seen Lizzie through every emotion possible as her crew and pacer. Fran is able to know exactly how to keep Lizzie's spirits up and no task is too big an ask from changing socks (he hates other people's feet), pep talks, dismantling crew stations to stepping in last minute to pace the final 38 miles of Wild Horse 2024 and helping Lizzie up a staircase when her legs were shattered after Trails & Tarmac BYU. Francis owns and runs a successful business sourcing impossible things for large companies and spends his spare time helping others, keeping the locals in check at his favorite drinking haunt, and galavanting around the hills of Wales and the flats of Oxford.

Harrier trail running were kind enough to help Lizzie ahead of her Dragon's Back 2023 attempt. Harrier provided Lizzie with a pair of Catbells Aluminium Z-Poles.

Lizzie had previously run with the Helvellyn Carbon Z-poles until she killed one of them due to wear and tear. The Catbells proved extremely robust and reliable and were a vital part of Lizzie's essential DBR kit, they were really put through their paces!

Lizzie usually runs with either her Catbells or her Helvellyn Pro Carbon Z-poles which are a fixed height.

Huel have been very kind to provide Lizzie with product to support her overnight fuelling strategy. Lizzie uses Huel Ready to Drink and Black Edition Ready to Drink nutritionally complete meals to support herself whilst running overnight.

Kev is head coach at Lizzie's running club Hart Road Runners, the host of successful Aid Station podcast and a seasoned ultra runner having completed four 200 milers in 18 months, Dragon's Back hatchling course, a track 24 hour event and many, many more.

Kevin has crewed Lizzie at various races including Rasselbock's Sherwood Pines where he helped Lizzie through 50 yards and he also supported her at the Copthorne Races 100 in 2024 when she was the only one to finish against Storm Bert. Kev has an unwavering belief in Lizzie and never dampens her dreams, he is also a keen cyclist and enjoys the odd holiday, his wife Gill hasn't yet noticed that holiday locations sometimes tie in with race recces!

Kyloe in the Wild very generously sent Lizzie a pair of sunglasses in time for her England BYU debut at the Highlander Four Nations BYU Scottish Championships. Lizzie can hand on heart say that these sunglasses are the best she has ever owned. They do not slip (even during burpees at boot camp), they are 100% polarised and they look awesome.

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Lizzie has been fortunate enough to have had so much help from pacers on various races including the Gwynne Harris Round, Wild Horse 200 and Beacons Way 100. You can read more about these phenomenal and selfless people within the relevant blog posts.

Pacers: Jamie (Gwynne Harris Round), Guto (Beacons Way 2024), Glenn (Wild Horse 200 2024 & 2025), Bethan, Martin, Jo, Will and Sasha (Wild Horse 200 2025). Laurie, Emma, Hilary, Martin, Rhian, Debbie, Micheal, Jules (Balls to Cancer - Tackling Prostate One Mile at a Time 2026)

Logistics: Jules and Nikki (Wild Horse 200 2025).

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Lucy is a mindset coach who has been working with Lizzie since her first Backyard Ultra in 2021. Lucy is a phenomenon, arming Lizzie with an arsenal of mental skills to creativity get Lizzie out of any negative spaces during a race, Lucy plays a big role in ensuring that Lizzie stays happy and positive throughout her races and always running with joy. Lucy is a fellow Blaze boot camp buddy and enjoys the odd run especially when accompanied by Bella, a super cute Labradoodle.

Experience physiotherapist and keen cricketer Muhammad focuses on evidence-based practice. Using a mixture of sports massage, acupuncture, assisted stretching, passive stretching and PNF stretching (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) he also provides Lizzie with 'homework' to do, a mixture of stretches and strength exercises. Part of the injury prevent team, Muhammad has had a hugley positive impact on Lizzie's strength and flexibility since she has been seeing him.

Muhammad works out of Lake Therapy in Farnham where new clients can benefit from a free 60 min initial consultation and 15 min report of findings (value £100) - be sure to mention Lizzie upon booking to receive this free discount from Lake Therapy.

SNACK'd are gut friendly, gluten free, vegan oat bars, delicious and moist, they have been powering Lizzie through her epic ultra runs since May 2025.

Damien and and all the team at SNACK'd have been incredibly supportive of Lizzie's journey enabling her to get to the start lines of her races. Lizzie is enormously proud to be sponsored by SNACK'd.

Trailskin Ultra bundle includes the following & makes an ideal gift for yourself bestest or running buddy:

• 1x TrailSkin Anti-Chafe Salve - 60g
• 1x TrailSkin Revival Foot Balm - 60g
• 1x TrailSkin Trench Foot cream - 15g
• 1x TrailSkin Anti-Chafe RACE TUBE - 15g

Made with natural ingredients including zinc oxide, Trailskin products offer a shield against chafing, blisters, irritation and dry skin. Lizzie particularly likes the Anti-Chafe Salve.

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Ben at Twisted Running was kind enough to design and sponsor the 2025 Backyard Ultra England team, the kit looked blooming fantastic!

Twisted running apparel is a great fit and is known for the fabulous colourful patterns.