Running club
A running club, is an eclectic institution specialising in running and oriented towards the sport and recreation of running or track and field. The club may train for and compete in cross country, road running, fell running, track and field some clubs even branch out into multi discipline sports such as triathlon.
Clubs by country
International
- Achilles International
- HSI
Greece
İzmir | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK |
United Kingdom
Cambridge | Cambridge University Hare and Hounds |
Plymouth | Plymstock Road Runners |
Leeds | Kippax and District Harriers |
Leicestershire | Hermitage Harriers |
Merseyside Kirkby Milers | Liverpool Harriers Liverpool Running Club |
South East | Eastleigh Running Club |
North West | #247RUNNING - Cheshire Burnden Road Road Runners - Bolton |
Scotland | Linlithgow AC |
Wales | Swansea Harriers Athletics Club |
United States
Northeast | Boston Athletic Association DC Road Runners Club |
Pacific Northwest | Bowerman Track Club |
West | Athletics West Divine Madness Running Club |
South | Atlanta Track Club West Texas Running Club |
Running crew
There is a distinction between a running club and crew, the latter emerged in the early 2000s, and they differ from traditional running clubs as the focus is on urban running on city streets.[1] One of the crews widely considered to be the first is the Bridge Runners formed by Mike Saes in New York City in 2004.[2] In 2006, Charlie Dark formed Run Dem Crew in London which has since grown to several hundred people who meet every Tuesday,[3] and has led to Dark receiving a Points of Light award from the UK prime minister Theresa May for his dedication to establishing the alternative running community.[4]