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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.

19/10/2026

Last week was another busy one at A2A 💙

On Wednesday evening was our run session in Bideford 🏃‍♂️

Then on Thursday Connor delivered a 1:1 swim session 🏊 🏊

Our 3rd boxing session took place on Friday, which was a very challenging one but enjoyed by all 🥊

Golf returned on Saturday as two groups of 4 enjoyed the sunshine over 9 holes at Portmore ⛳️ 🏌️‍♂️

Finally on Sunday our volunteer Mike delivered a social group cycling session 🚴‍♂️

Also on Sunday Mike(another Mike!) and Connor teamed up once again to take on the Minehead Triathlon 🏊🏻‍♂️ 🚴‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️

That’s a huge number of interventions delivered again and it’s great see a number of people attending a variety of different sports and activities 🙌 Well done to all involved, from club members to volunteers 💪

18/10/2026

The mighty duo were back today, participating in the Minehead Triathlon as a relay team and picking up 3rd Place! 🥉 🏊 🚴‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️

First up was Connor, taking on the chilly 12.9°c 750m swim in the open water of Minehead Bay 🏊 There was a slight bit of chop in the water meaning sighting was difficult, but he battled through, made it to transition and passed the timing chip to Mike.

The cycle was a 20KM undulating route heading out towards Porlock and back. Mike fought hard, cycled well and smashed this in a fantastic 44 minutes! 🚴‍♂️ 🙌

Finally it was back to Connor for a 5km mixed-terrain run starting at the seafront. It then had a tough climb up into Culver Woods, before descending back onto the beach for an epic finish 🏃‍♂️🌳

Huge well done to Mike and Connor to their great performances and bringing home another Addicts to Athletes team trophy! 🏆 🥉 That’s 2 podiums in 2 races for the boys! 💪

Big thanks to the organisers at Channel Events for putting on another great event, and also thanks to all the volunteers and safety teams 🙏

17/10/2026

Full attendance today as two groups of 4 took on the newly renovated 9-Hole course at Portmore Golf Park ⛳️

Some great playing from everyone, with one person even getting his first birdie! 🐦 🏌️‍♂️

Golf is always one of our popular activities, with the last two sessions having full attendance and plenty of smiles 🙌

This activity was funded by Devon Community Foundation through the PCC fund so a big thanks to them. It’s allowed us to put on a number of great activities this year 💙

16/10/2026

Boxing at Barum Boxing Club - 3 x 1 minute Rounds scoring points for shoulder shots. Well done to everyone giving it everything today 💪

16/10/2026

What a session today at Barum Boxing Club. We all gave it everything today, and even had some fun in the ring, scoring points for shoulder shots 🥊

There was also a circuit included in today’s session, including battle ropes, kettlebell swings, slams and wall throws. 💪 We finished we the infamous tank run and pull, before warming down and stretching out 🙌

11/10/2026

This week has been another busy one for A2A! 🏊 🚴‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🥊

On Wednesday evening our Bideford Run group completed a 9KM run 🏃‍♂️

Then on Thursday Connor delivered a swim session for two ladies. One lady swam a total of 50 lengths, which was 18 more than last time! 🙌 🏊‍♀️

Boxing was back on Friday, starting off with skipping before working on more boxing skills. Finally we finished with King of the Ring which was great fun! 🥊

On Friday afternoon Team Members Connor and Mike set off for a 2 day hike on Exmoor, completing a total of 37km and 1600m elevation gain 🥾

Finally on Sunday, Ash and Ivi completed a 26km cycle from Bideford to Torrington, returning through the hillier Mo*****gh route 💪

Next week should be another busy one, with a range of activities to take part in such as running, swimming, cycling, golf, and boxing! 🙌

04/10/2026

Another week at A2A and another week of activity for those in recovery 💪

On Wednesday evening our Bideford Run session took place 🏃‍♂️

Thursday morning Connor delivered a swim session for a lady who recently referred into Addicts to Athletes, here’s what she said about the session. “Thank you so much for the swimming session this morning I thoroughly enjoyed it and definitely want to keep going with it”. 🏊‍♀️ 🏊 She did excellent for her first swimming session! Well done!

Then on Thursday evening Connor gave a talk about the charity to the Bideford Tarka Rotary Club and the president of Bideford Bridge Rotary Club 🗣️

Friday morning was the start of 4 boxing sessions 🥊 This was enjoyed by all and we are all looking forward to the next one! 🙌

Then on Sunday, cycle leader Ash led a social cycling group out to the Puffing Billy in Torrington 🚴‍♂️

Huge well done to both club members and team members for their efforts this week 💪

02/10/2026

The first of our 4 boxing sessions started today at Barum Boxing Club 🥊

This was great fun and had us all moving, learning the fundamentals and also doing some bag and pad work. The coach Gavin was brilliant, and helped us all to settle in and have a good time 🙏

We’re fully booked for next weeks boxing, but people interested can still join the waitlist if they like 🙌 🥊

27/09/2026

Well done to Alex, Robbie, and Connor on their performances today at the RUN Barnstaple Event! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃 🏃‍♂️

Firstly in the half-marathon event, a fantastic effort from Robbie led to a finish time of 1:42:36 💪

Just behind him was Alex with a brilliant time of 1:46:30 🙌

Then in the marathon event, Connor finished with a time of 3:23:09 🏃‍♂️

Well done to all those that took part today, representing Addicts to Athletes in the team kit 🩵 💪

Thanks to all the volunteers that make this event happen too 🙏

25/09/2026

We’ve got some great activities lined up for October 🙌

From 2nd October we’ll be starting some boxing sessions at Barum Boxing Club 🥊 There’s 8 spaces in total which all got filled within 24 hours! 🤙 People can still go onto the waitlist though in case we get any cancellations.

There will also be another golf session planned, this again has been fully booked less than 24 hours after invites were sent! ⛳️

We plan to do a bouldering session too and we still have space for this one! 🧗

Apart from that we’ll also be offering our usual swim, bike, and run sessions! 🏊‍♀️ 🚴‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️

Mike and Connor will also be attending the Minehead Triathlon as a relay team in October, hoping to put in another great performance on the back of their recent Bideford Duathlon Relay Team victory! 🏆

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