Barnes Fitness is an independent sports event management consultancy owned and run by wife-and-husband team Ellie and Ian Gosling. (The "Barnes" name comes from Ellie's maiden name — we don't live in Barnes!)

Ellie began her fitness career in 2010 as a Personal Trainer, Spinning Instructor and Sports Massage Therapist, before organising a "one-off" 5km fundraising event to help raise money for the 2012 World Triathlon Age Group Championships in Auckland — and the Events side of the business was born.

Running first brought us together. We met as members of Reading Roadrunners in 2008 and have been training and competing around the world ever since. Our three active children — Max (born 2014) and twins Hannah & Freya (born 2015) — are regular faces at our events, taking part and helping out.

Having taken part in and volunteered at countless running, triathlon, duathlon and swimming events, we've taken the best bits from everywhere we've been to create friendly, welcoming challenges open to all.