Meet Our Runners: Julie Sturges

Meet Our Runners: Julie Sturges

Hello, I am Julie Sturges a Lead Nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust for the Tissue Viability service. I trained at Stoke Mandeville School of Nursing in 1986 and began work as a newly qualified staff nurse within the burns and plastics unit where I developed a passion for all things wound-related. I worked at other hospitals before returning to the Trust in 2001, firstly in plastic surgery then moving to tissue viability.

I have never been sporty, until 8 years ago when I undertook the NHS couch to 5k app with my neighbour. I then joined a local running club ‘On the Run’ and developed an obsession with Parkrun, I have now run 240 of them at 132 locations and volunteered 74 times. I go to London to watch the London Marathon each year and always enter the ballot – unsuccessfully!

I saw the Trust requesting applications to run and raise much-needed funds for the Trusts Charitable Fund and decided to apply in a moment of madness. I have done 3 half marathons over the years, the last being in 2023, but my usual runs are 3-5 miles. I have followed my 16-week training plan to the letter and am up to 17 miles. The support from everyone has been amazing and I am looking forward to representing the Trust on marathon day and hoping to do myself proud.

Helen Griffith and I are holding a fundraising quiz on March 9th and selling raffle tickets at £1 each with some great prizes, my sponsorship link is below, thank you.