Instructors

Founder & Course Director: Tina Murphy

I was always sporty, but I didn’t always like running. I enjoyed cross-country, and I ran because it’s great exercise, but I never got much of a kick out of running for the sake of it.

In my mid-20s I discovered ashtanga yoga, and as any serious ashtangi would, I focused purely on that. I stopped running, skipped the gym, and was up at 6 every morning for classes. When I moved to Dublin I felt like I needed a change, so I thought I’d give running another try, this time applying what I’d learned from yoga. To my amazement, I loved it from day one.

Run With Tina didn’t start with a business idea, it started with a desire to help other women who wanted to learn to love running as I have. I started my career in marketing, but for a while I couldn’t find the right marketing job for me. In 2009, a friend asked me if I could help her start running, so I created a programme for her that was gentler than some of the beginner programmes I’d seen, and we started meeting up regularly.

We had a great time, and soon more women wanted to join us, so I created an eight-week Running Made Easy course. Before I knew it I had long waiting lists and I’d forgotten all about finding that marketing job.

I’m qualified as a Personal Trainer with ISSA, and I’m continually learning about fitness, nutrition and health. And since I had my daughter Yasmin in November 2010, I’m learning even more about encouraging healthy and active lifestyles for families.

Other instructors

Mark

Mark is a qualified personal trainer, neuromuscular therapist and massage therapist. He’s helped clients in fitness and running training, exercise for older people, as well as circuit and boot camp classes. His patience, sense of humour, and knack for motivating new runners means he brings a great combination of experience and extra personality to the Run With Tina team.

It’s at least as important that Mark has been a runner all his life. He has more than twenty years’ running behind him, with medals at county and national level, but he still understands what it’s like to be a beginner. Not only that, but he also understands the ongoing challenge felt by athletes of all levels, in balancing work, life, and fitness levels — all while emphasising an injury-free experience.

If you are interested in becoming a Run with Tina instructor – see our jobs page