Rebecca Newman

A long-time fan of running but whose last marathon was London in 2002. After training at Mountview Theatre School in London, Becky worked in theatre and television for fifteen years. In 2005 she rescued a run-down London pub from demolition and turned it into a mecca for real ale. Awards won for this pub, The Bricklayer’s Arms in Putney, include South-West London Pub of the Year 2006, 2008, 2010 and Greater London Pub of the Year 2007 and 2009. In 2012, it was voted 3rd Best Pub in England by National Geographic Travel. Becky writes about beer for various newesppers and magazines and is currently working on a Welsh cider and perry guide to be published later this year. She has also been learning to brew and she plans to install a brewery at her pub very soon. She is both delighted and terrified to be taking part in the North Pole Marathon and dedicates the race to her five-year-old son, Luke.