Directors
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Shane Ohly
Chief Executive Officer
2011 (founder)
Shane has a background working as a freelance event planner, race and/or event director at some of the largest adventure sport events.
As the Race Director at Ourea Events, Shane is responsible for the health and safety of the participants, event team and members of the public.
He is an elite mountain runner and orienteer who won the coveted OMM Elite in 2011, 2016 and 2017.
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Lucy Scrase
Chief Operations Officer
2019
Lucy is an accomplished event professional with two decades of experience in sporting, outdoor and consumer events including the Ski and Snowboard Show, The Outdoors Show, Keswick Mountain Festival and the London 2012 Olympics.
At Ourea Events, Lucy is responsible for site operations and logistics and acts as the Event Director at each of the Ourea Events' races.
Outside working life, Lucy is a keen mountain biker.
Business Operations
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Neil Davies
Finance Manager
2021
Holding the CIMA qualification and bringing experience of working within the outdoor industry, Neil is responsible for all aspects of finance within the organisation, from payroll to carbon accounting.
He is an active trail runner and climber having participated in the inaugural Salomon Glen Coe Skyline® event in 2015 and completed a Bob Graham Round in 2019.
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Charlie Williamson
Customer & Event Team Manager
2021
Having worked in the events industry for a number of years - on runs, treks and cycles, Charlie brings a great deal of experience and enthusiasm to the team. As our Customer Services Manager she is the main point of contact for all our amazing participants as well as the event team.
A passionate trail runner, cyclist and skier, occasionally found up a climbing wall or in the CrossFit gym.
Event Operations
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Jen Edson
Warehouse & Logistics Manager
2022
Jen is responsible for looking after all of our kit and managing our warehouse.
She is a keen Canicrosser with her Border Collies, and has competed in both human and dog triathlons as well as many trail races. She loves being outdoors and doing various activities including SUPing, walking, running, and swimming. Basically, anything she can do with the dogs.
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Greg Mickelborough
Event Operations Director
2022
Greg's first experience of Ourea Events was competing in the inaugural Cape Wrath Ultra® in 2016, albeit unsuccessfully. With over a decade touring theatre, aerial and dance productions all over the world, production managing music festivals and arts centres, and competing and volunteering at several of Ourea's events, he brings a diverse range of skills and experience to the team.
Having recently moved up from Sussex to escape the rat race, Greg enjoys walking the fells and SUP boarding the waters with his wife Alice and two dogs, Foss and Tarna.
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Lorna McBride
Operations Coordinator
2023
Lorna assists with operations, helping to ensure events run smoothly behind the scenes. She also supports the customer services team, helping coordinate with our amazing event volunteers.
In her free time, Lorna loves getting out in the mountains. She enjoys hillwalking, scrambling, climbing and cycling, and is always keen to give new outdoor activities a go. When she fancies a change of scenery, she can occasionally also be spotted rowing on Windermere.
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Darren Graham
Race Director
2023
Darren has been a keen participant and volunteer at many Ourea Events over the years and has successfully completed the Dragon's Back Race® and Cape Wrath Ultra® along with many other ultra events. He has also organised many local races, and now brings his unique mix of experience to the Race Director role at Ourea.
Darren is responsible for route planning and course operations, landowner and stakeholder relationships and permissions.
When not organising and directing races, Darren can be found running or roaming across the nearest wild space he can get to.
Marketing & Sales
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Eleanor Claringbold-Driscoll
Marketing Manager
2022
Eleanor looks after all the content, copywriting and communications within the business, from emails to participants, the website and social media. On event, it is not uncommon to see her chasing runners with a phone in hand to produce the Event Blogs.
Eleanor loves fell running, hiking, swimming and any activity that allows her to be outdoors. She is an active member of the Black Combe Runners and would love to take on some longer distance challenges.
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Charlotte Eccles
Marketing Coordinator
2023
Charlotte joins the Ourea Events Team as the Digital Marketing Coordinator and is in charge of all things Social Media.
Having moved to the beautiful Lake District 4 years ago from Lancashire, Charlotte spends all of her free time out in the fells either walking, running or cycling! She is often found swimming in the lakes and tarns - all year round, getting her cold water fix!