article_snippet.sent: Friends were talking about the 'Couch to 5k' beginners running programme so Sharon Smith started doing that and signed up for a 5k Race for Life, which Sharon Smith did last July in an impressive 40 minutes.
article_snippet.sent: After getting a taste for activity Sharon Smith joined a runners' website, The Running Bug, which 'changed Sharon Smith life' as Sharon Smith was egged on by other enthusiasts.
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith added: 'The site, especially the members' forum, gave me so many tips and so much encouragement.'
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith took part in a 5k Race for Life which Sharon Smith completed in just 40 minutes .
article_snippet.sent: The designer has since completed two 10k runs last year and even ran the Brighton
article_snippet.sent: half marathon in two hours and 59 seconds in February last year.