Membership Benefits

The Club offers a range of free coaching, training, race event and social activities. Standard club membership costs £30 per annum with additional benefits available by joining UKA England Athletics for an additional £19 per annum.

Note the membership period is from 1st April to 31st March.

Royston Runners Membership Benefits

  • Training. Access a range of training programmes to support their running goals and achieve their personal bests.
    1. Monday Circuits Training to improve running and body fitness facilitated by our Senior Club Coach,
    2. Tuesday Club Runs with dedicated road and off road pace times facilitated by trained and licenced Group Run Leaders,
    3. Monthly Wednesday Track Training Sessions at an approved race track facilitated by our Senior Club Coach,
    4. Thursday Training Sessions centered on members personal development and training programmes, facilitated by our Senior Club Coach and Club coaches,
    5. Club Monthly Training Plans offering best in class training sessions and activities.
  • Advice and Support from Club Coaches, Club Captains and Group Leaders.
  • Professional Development with access to personal development courses provided by EA including Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) and Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF) programmes.
  • Entry to UKA Competitions/Championships including County XC Championships and National Championships.
  • Access to Club App to book training sessions, buy Club kit and other ticketed items and keep in contact with Club members.
  • Exclusive offers through CmC to their events and merchandise partners.
  • Access to a enviable list of subsidised fun and family focused Social Committee organised running events and social gatherings.
  • Raise monies for our nominated Charity ‘Royston and District Community Transport’ https://www.roytrans.co.uk/
  • Subsidised Transport to selected sporting events such as Mid Week Leagues and Sunday Cross Country.
  • Allocated Club Ballot Place(s) in the London Marathon (two places if we have over 190 EA individual members).
  • Training and Education including professional speaker presentations.
  • Active and informative private and moderated Social Media site to share experiences and develop healthy running friendships.
  • Opportunities to buy non profit making Club branded Kit.
  • Under 17s running division for younger runners The Crows facilitated by licenced coaches.
  • Exclusive Member Offers and Discounts at running shops and associated sports specialties such as physiotherapy.
  • Volunteering Opportunities to support events in the annual calendar and to ‘give back ‘ to benefit their member colleagues.
  • Trained Welfare Officers who ensure we operate adult and younger person Safeguarding and welfare compliance.
  • Governance by a Committee run Club which aims to ensure we provide the best possible experience for our members and operate compliantly within England Athletics policies and procedures.

England Athletics

England Athletics (EA) is the regional body of UK Athletics, the national governing body for athletics. It provides support, resources and training to clubs, coaches, and athletes. It also organises grassroots campaigns such as Run Together and This Girl Can to encourage individuals to take up running.

Royston Runners benefit in a number of ways from links with EA, and we are keen to maintain this relationship, in order to help the club to thrive and develop.  EA is funded substantially from membership fees.  Without these fees, EA would go out of existence.

How Royston Runners benefit from you taking out EA membership

Existing members can access a range of training programmes to support runner, club and coach development.

  • Group leaders of Tuesday Club Runs gain training licences by attending EA’s Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) programme.
  • Coaches, Captains and Group leaders gain higher level training licences by attending EAs Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF) programme.
  • Advice and support on how to manage the Club and ensure we remain compliant with England Athletics policies and procedures.
  • Help and best practice in hosting events and making sure they are well run.
  • Allocated place(s) in the London Marathon (two places if we have over 190 EA individual members).
  • Access to free coaching sessions with a professional coach for all members if we have 50% EA membership.
  • Targeted coaching for us as a club to help with priorities e.g. help on how to achieve 10k PB’s, recruiting and developing volunteers.

EA Membership Benefits

  • Access to a range of support and information services.
  • Training and development opportunities, including free webinars and professional qualifications.
  • Eligibility to participate in UKA competition/championship events not open to the wider public.
  • Exclusive partner offers and discounts. Discounted road race entry and early bird access to premium athletics events, and a range of offers from partner companies.
  • Check out the full range of benefits available for individuals here