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Changing lives one step at a time! Registered Charity Number: 1214683 We provide free training plans, advice, guided sessions and support.

Offering support, coaching, and guided fitness sessions to help those who suffer or have previously suffered with addictions, into the wonderful world of athletics and adventure! We are a charitable association that aims to help others into the world of fitness, sports, athletics and adventure.

31/08/2026

Looking to run in the London Marathon next year but didn’t get a space? Ballot entries can be difficult to come by, with more and more people applying each year to run one of the world’s most famous marathons!

That’s why we are delighted to announce that we can offer one charity place to run on the Saturday(24th April 2027) of the first double TCS London Marathon next year! 🙌

If you would like the opportunity to run for Addicts to Athletes, a charity that helps those suffering from addiction to find freedom with fitness, then please like and share this post, tag our page, and state why you would like to run for Addicts to Athletes. Each share will be entered into a ballot, and then randomly selected on September 13th 🙏

Alternatively you can state your interest by messaging our page, or sending an email to [email protected]
Don’t forget to include your reasons for wanting to run for us in your message or email! 📧

If your name is chosen and you want to still want to run next year, then you’d need to pay a £100 non-refundable fee to us to secure your place. You’d also need to commit to fundraise a minimum of £1000. You’d be required to register with the London’s Marathons fundraising partner, Enthuse, to set up your fundraising account.

You will be given a free Addicts to Athletes branded running top, and be expected to wear this on the day of the event(bonus points if you use it for your training too!) 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

So like, tag, share, and describe why you’d want to run for Addicts to Athletes to get a chance at this amazing opportunity to run the famous marathon in the capital! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃

27/08/2026

It’s time for our spring and summer round up! This newsletter will show you everything that’s been happening in the world of Addicts to Athletes, from awesome activities and epic fundraisers, to brilliant wipeouts and inspiring stories 🙌

For those that have subscribed to our mailing list, you’ll have received a high-quality PDF of this newsletter 📰

In this edition, we’ll also share our recruitment flyer, and invite people to register interest to represent us in the London Marathon 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

This work wouldn’t be possible without the help of our funders listed below, who have supported us to support others! Their grants have allowed us to flourish as an organisation, so thank you to them!

The National Lottery Community Fund
Devon Community Foundation

24/08/2026

The Bideford Duathlon 2026! Organised by Bideford Bridge Rotary Club! 🏃‍♂️ 🚴‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ Well done to all Addicts to Athletes members for taking part 💪

23/08/2026

We all had a brilliant time in Bideford today as Addicts to Athletes members took on the Bideford Duathlon organised by Bideford Bridge Rotary Club! 🏃‍♂️ 🚴‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️

Connor and Mike entered their ‘Addicts to Athletes’ relay team, with Connor as the runner and Mike as the cyclist 🚴‍♂️ Ewan, Ash and Alex had even more work to do, as their individual entries meant they’d have to run 5km, cycle 25km, and then run another final 5km to finish! 🤩

After the first 5km, Connor finished the run in second place, only 10 seconds behind the relay team in front. A quick high-five in transition and Mike was off, speeding his way along the course and overtaking the other relay team that was in front. A fantastic cycle leg, and another quick transition from Mike meant Connor just had to hold his pace to claim the team trophy 🏆

The final run in the heat was tough, but he held his position and managed to finish with a sub-19 5km! 🏃‍♂️ Huge well done to Mike and Connor for claiming the first ever Addicts to Athletes Team Trophy 💪 🏆

Ewan, Ash, and Alex all did brilliantly too, taking on each leg individually with no rest in-between! They faced two separate 5km’s in the heat and a hilly bike course! Their strategy was completely different to a relay team, having to think more about fuelling and pacing! 🙌 🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️

It was great to see other club members/volunteers and family coming down to support us too, so a big thanks to them as well as the team at the Rotary Club for putting on such a great event! 🙏

22/08/2026

Today we organised two fishing trips for two groups of 5! 🎣 Setting off from Appledore, the anchor was soon down and the lines were in the water. It didn’t take long for the first bite, as Adam caught a smoothhound after just a couple of minutes in the water.

Shortly after, Andy caught a dogfish, and then later on also caught a smoothhound!

In the second trip, more smoothhounds were caught, with Don, Mike, and Rob all landing a catch! 🐟

The weather was perfect and it was a great couple of hours in the water, taking in the lovely sights of Appledore, Instow and Crow Point!

Thanks to Colin Eastman from Lundy Charters for a great couple of trips 🙏

21/08/2026

Looking to run in the London Marathon next year but didn’t get a space? Ballot entries can be difficult to come by, with more and more people applying each year to run one of the world’s most famous marathons!

That’s why we are delighted to announce that we can offer one charity place to run on the Saturday(24th April 2027) of the first double TCS London Marathon next year! 🙌

If you would like the opportunity to run for Addicts to Athletes, a charity that helps those suffering from addiction to find freedom with fitness, then please like and share this post, tag our page in your post, and state why you would like to run for Addicts to Athletes. Each share will be entered into a ballot, and then randomly selected on September 13th 🙏

If your name is chosen and you want to still want to run next year, then you’d need to pay a £100 non-refundable fee to us to secure your place. You’d also need to commit to fundraise a minimum of £1000. You’d be required to register with the London’s Marathons fundraising partner, Enthuse, to set up your fundraising account.

You will be given a free Addicts to Athletes branded running top, and be expected to wear this on the day of the event(bonus points if you use it for your training too!) 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

So like, tag, share, and describe why you’d want to run for Addicts to Athletes to get a chance at this amazing opportunity to run the famous marathon in the capital! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃

16/08/2026

Here’s the A2A weekly round up:

On Monday afternoon Mike led another 1:1 cycling session out to Saunton 🚴‍♂️

Then on Saturday Connor and Jane completed the Barnstaple parkrun 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ After this Connor met a new club member starting her running journey. On her first ever run she completed a total distance of 3km with a mixture of running and walking! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ Huge well done to her for her efforts! 💪

Finally on Sunday group members met up with Simon from Active Devon to film some content for an upcoming piece they are doing 🎥 🚴‍♂️

Next week there will be less sessions on offer, as Connor is meeting a potential volunteer next Thursday. Next Saturday we have organised a fishing trip for club members, and on Sunday both team and club members are participating in the Bideford Duathlon, so no group cycle session that day!

09/08/2026

Another busy week at A2A! 🙌 This week we delivered a number of different sessions and across three different sports 🏊‍♀️ 🚴‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️

Midweek Mike led two 1:1 sessions, taking on more difficult road cycling routes with decent elevation gain 🚴‍♂️ 🚴‍♂️

The Bideford running group set off on Wednesday evening 🏃‍♂️

On Thursday Connor delivered a swim session for a new club member 🏊 🏊‍♀️

Then on Saturday team members completed the Barnstaple parkrun 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

Finally earlier today Ash delivered a group cycling session starting in Bideford 🚴‍♂️

In two weeks time both team members and club members will be taking on the Bideford Duathlon! Best of luck to them in their training and on race day 🙌

06/08/2026

A big thank you to all of our activity leaders! 🙏 Every one of our team members work in other roles for their day jobs, but each still find the time to spend their evenings and weekends supporting others on their recovery journeys.

Here’s a photo from cycling leader Mike taking a group out last Sunday, after already working a full-time week in another role 🙌

This week Mike has already led two 1:1s after work, helping a club member build fitness and speed for his upcoming Bideford Duathlon 💪

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