What Do I get with Membership?
- Welcoming Tuesday night 7pm Winter sessions from the Market Place with up to 5 leaders at different paces per week
- A full winter calendar of 630pm Winter offroad pub runs – differing venue each week, October to March. One group, one pace, muddy, headtorches and wrap up warm!
- Monthly whole group “Chip Cob Runs” from a different pub each month, £5 chip cobs at the end. Offroad
- Free Thursday night speed & improver sessions. All abilities, Well attended
- Free entry to our local BDL summer league races
- Free entry to our local BDL winter X Country races
- Take part in our Summer Fell Race series, relaxed, low key informal events operating in the peak district weekly from May to August.
- Subsidised Track Sessions Summer & Winter @ Ilkeston £2, 7pm
- Become part of the Community on WhatsApp – a collection of group chats under the umbrella of our club keeping everyone abreast of announcements and info
- A chance to enter our London Marathon ballot. 1-2 places available
- England Athletics Affiliation giving a discount to certain races
- A chance to get unlimited support, advice, inspiration, encouragement and motivation from like minded local runners – see below!
- 10% Club Discount from SportsShoes over £50 (see Community Group)
What Don’t I get with Membership?
- Club Vest – if you wish to race in our local free league races you’ll need to buy a vest from the club shop, don’t rush though
SOCIAL – If you’ve moved to Belper and want to meet like-minded people or you just want to be social, you’ll see our calendar encourages that. We often base ourselves from a pub and staying for a drink after a session is a great way of chatting to club members you’ve not spoke to before. Look out for our Monthly Chip Cob Runs year round and our Winter 630pm Social Runs.
SUPPORT – If you’re struggling with your training or you’re looking for a pat on the back after a good run, running with us will give you all the support and encouragement you need. You’ll see that members can join our Strava group and Strava is one of the best (free) motivational tools out there. 100% Positive!
SAFETY – Running on your own can feel a little uneasy, especially if it’s in the dark or offroad – running with us will give you that extra security. We run safely offroad in summer and winter with many members discovering the delights of aspects of running they’d never previously had confidence to try
COMPETITIVE – Not everyone who runs is looking for competition but if you thrive with a little rivalry then we can certainly help provide that. We offer free summer league and winter cross country league races which are often attended by up to 400 runners. We also offer our competitive fell and age graded club champs series.
MOTIVATION – Running is a great way to get a little solitude but sometimes it helps having someone to chat to and cheer you on when you’re finding it difficult. Knowing that other people will be out and looking fwd to seeing you will inspire you to get up off that sofa!
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE – Mixing up your running routes helps keep things interesting and who better to help you discover new places to run than passionate runners who know the area. We also offer free navigation for runners courses to help give more confidence. You’ll see here a group of us at Crich Memorial on one of our winter Social 630pm runs
