At ForgetTheGym, we help runners all over Ireland (and online) to start running, keep running and most importantly feel good running. We also love bringing people together and love the social side of running.

We are a team of 4 coaches who understand how hard it is to juggle everything. But we recognise how important it is to look after our body and balance some of the stress in our days. So we don’t shout, scream or scare you off running, instead our aim is to encourage you to get started, build your running confidence and keep you motivated and inspired to keep on moving.

Founder and Coach – Mary Jennings

Mary is a regular columnist with The Irish Times and a frequent voice on radio, television and print. Mary is the author of the book ‘Get Running’ published in 2019 by Gill Books. Mary is one of the few ChiRunning instructors in Ireland and holds an MSc is Sports and Exercise Psychology.

As well as working with individual and groups, Mary has presented at corporate wellness events. Clients include: Aer Lingus, AVIVA, Accenture, PwC, The Irish Times, Thrive Festival, JP Morgan, Deloitte and Virgin Media.

From being a self-confessed overweight and unfit couch potato, things changed in 2009 she built up slowly from walking to running 10k and hasn’t looked back. She truly caught the running bug, qualified as a personal trainer in 2011 and has since replaced the 9-5 office job with running shoes.

From parkruns to marathons, Aoife has seen running change her body and her mindset and today coaches our runners who need support, motivation and a gentle nudge in the right direction. She is a keen foam roller advocate but lucky for us she also enjoys baking yummy post run treats, and we all get to benefit from her culinary skills.

Aoife is ensuring her love for running is passed on to the next generation as she encourages her children to enjoy junior parkrun on Sunday mornings.

Dee combines her love of food and cooking with her nutritional background to show people that food can be both tasty and healthy. She believes the best tool to inspire people to eat healthy is flavour and thankfully she approves of our post run picnics and coffees.

The camaraderie and support knows no bounds. Behind the scenes our running family keep each other motivated and inspired via our private forums, pop-up events and of course the personal friendship bonds which have been created over the years.

You might see us at races and events in our Running Chick and Chick Magnet gear. Read more about our running community.