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Post by hxpete on Oct 23, 2012 10:43:11 GMT
I am a member of a club partly for the race entry discounts that you get, sweatshop voucher etc. We have a good old night out a couple of times a year too. Training is down to us to do on our own as due to our differing shifts we don't have a specific club night for running together. It works well for us  |
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Post by rottenrhon on Oct 23, 2012 10:45:30 GMT
I'm not because I suck at running. I also like to do it on the treadmill but enough about my personal life.
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Post by twinnies on Oct 23, 2012 10:49:17 GMT
I'm a member of two sportist clubs, local running club and local Tri Club, love both.
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Post by Popple on Oct 23, 2012 10:59:59 GMT
I am a member.... I wouldnt do half the things I do (running wise) if it wasnt for the club! No way would I visit a track if it wasnt a club organised session!!
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Post by sheriff on Oct 23, 2012 11:37:08 GMT
Member of a UKA registered club and SRC.
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Post by neilster on Oct 23, 2012 12:15:20 GMT
I belong to a club and love it. Apart from the 2 training nights, there are also lots of runs that people organize between those and at the weekend that you can tag along with.. Also we try and go out for a "few" drinks every couple of months.
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Post by Bluepegasus on Oct 23, 2012 13:44:10 GMT
I used to belong to a club, but I am a misery and prefer running alone, so I left it some time ago. I still take part in races though.
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Post by Wino on Oct 23, 2012 15:59:14 GMT
Nope, not attached to any club, there are none for a good 7/8 miles away although there is quite a few runners around here....but you never seem to see them in pairs
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Post by slutmeister on Oct 23, 2012 18:32:50 GMT
I'm a member of Dark Peak Fell Runners, a Sheffield based club  |
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Post by MartinD on Oct 23, 2012 19:49:33 GMT
Like twinnies, I'm a member of a running club and a tri club (although only for a few weeks in the case of the tri club...)
I find that the running club training sessions are often sessions I wouldn't do by myself, or that I end up running them faster because I'm running with others. There are also nights where I definitely wouldn't have gone out for a run on my own because of the weather where I have gone out because it's training night...
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Post by andywg on Oct 23, 2012 21:03:33 GMT
I am a member of one club and will soon be joining a second claim club.
I put my massive speed improvement down to running with faster people and trying to catch them up. My club is only small, but that helps with the support. One of the best moves I made was heading down to the club!
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Post by grant on Oct 23, 2012 21:05:51 GMT
I used to be a club runner. I'm still registered with Scottish Athletics though.
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Post by wightvixen on Oct 24, 2012 7:21:42 GMT
As I don't drive I would find even my closest club awkward to get to, particularly on dark winter evenings. I've considered joining an internet based club, but I don't really race often enough to get value for money from it.
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Post by snakeysam on Oct 26, 2012 12:05:17 GMT
I'm a member of a club and I love it. I still tend to train on my own because I help coach the juniors and the sessions are at the same time as the seniors, but my having access to a track for speed work and the banter/ rivalry at races have made it a worthwhile decision to join. I've got into other types of races too as opposed to just road and I think that has helped my running in general too.
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Post by jeanette on Oct 26, 2012 12:12:06 GMT
I joined Bodmin Roadrunners earlier this year and am loving it.
(It didn't exist before that and I didn't have one near enough to make it worthwhile joining. I would consider joining an online club if I didn't have a 'real' club nearby but only if the cost justified it - I don't do a huge number of races so if it was too expensive I wouldn't be saving anyything.)
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