The Team

Leanne Crawford  |  Club Secretary

Leanne has been running on and off for about 15 years, primarily for mental health. Started running in earnest in 2018 but only short distance road. After completing her first ever 10K in 2023 (and didn’t think she'd manage the distance) Leanne discovered trail running and long distance in 2024. And has completed a lot more races. After taking a short break due to injury, Leanne joined the club in January 2025. 

Steve Walker  |  Run Leader  |  Club Championship Officer

Steve joined the club in December 2023, getting back into running after a small 25 year break. Loves to run for headspace away from a very busy career in marine safety. Selected Riviera Racers for motivation to get out, plus loved the trail offerings. Definite preference for trail running over road. Speed from the younger years has slipped so now pursues trail marathon and ultra events. Steve’s also a National level trampolining coach in h

Holly Godsland  |  Run Leader  |  Welfare and Safeguarding Lead

Holly joined the club in 2022, wanting to meet like-minded people and push herself to avoid running the same route all the time! Holly is motivated by medals, Park Run and Strava! Her favourite distances are 10k (and sometimes 1/2 marathons). She has always enjoyed running, but this developed further during Lockdown where she discovered the natural beauty around Torbay. Since then, she's pushed herself to try new routes and distances

Vicky Jewitt  |  Run Leader

Vicky loves trail running, long distance and marathons mostly. Her favourite place to run is either the coast path or Dartmoor. Vicky joined the club when training for the London Marathon and loved the friendly welcoming atmosphere. Vicky has been running since attending university in Cumbria. Vicky enjoys navigating and orienteering. Vicky has also done lots of marshalling at events and VI guiding at parkrun. Vicky works as an outdoor activity instructor full time. 

Lucy Nelson  |  Run Leader 

An ex-PE teacher who started running in 2018 to ‘de-stress!!’ keep fit and meet people who share a love of being active  outdoors. Lucy's preferred distance is around 10k and she loves trail running

Tracey Roberts  |  Run Leader

Started running in 2019 when challenged to take part in Parkrun by family. Joined Riviera Racers in 2019 to meet people and increase distance. Loves both trail and road with a preferred distance of up to Half marathon. Doesn’t mind the hills but prefers them to go down!