Foxy Ladies began in December 2013 with just three friends and a simple idea: running should be something every woman could feel part of.

Our founder, Julia, was already a qualified run leader and had discovered just how rewarding it could be to help someone go from beginner to runner. But her own experience of looking for a club had highlighted a problem. With young children at home, evening sessions weren’t always practical, and some clubs offered different sessions depending on how fast you could run.

She wanted to do things differently. Foxy Ladies would offer sessions during the day as well as at other times, welcome women of all abilities and, most importantly, make sure pace was never a barrier to belonging. What began as one small Thursday group quickly grew through word of mouth. After Julia qualified as a Coach in Running Fitness in 2014, the first 0–5km Learn to Run course launched that September — and the courses soon began filling to capacity.

More runners joined, more sessions were added and new run leaders were trained to support the growing Foxy community. Today, Foxy Ladies has over 160 members, supported by five qualified run leaders and a Head Coach, with opportunities to run throughout the week.

But one thing hasn’t changed since those early days: we look after each other. We loop back for the last runner. We cheer every Foxy across the finish line, regardless of pace or position. We encourage each other to get out there, find company for a run and celebrate what we’ve achieved.