New Members - Join the club between January and March 2026 and benefit from extended membership of East London Runners and England Athletics up to 31st March 2027.* *This only applies to those being registered with England Athletics for the first time. It does not apply to lapsed athletes or those who have changed clubs. email info@eastlondonrunners.org.uk for further information.
Saturday morning parkrun. At 9.00am FREE timed 5k runs/races at Wanstead Flats (Harrow Road), Valentines Park (Ilford), Roding Valley, Walthamstow, Barking and many other venues across London, the UK and other Countries. Suitable for all levels from beginners to experienced runners. First timers register at www.parkrun.com
Race HQ Postcode: E9 5EG Please note that parking is difficult near the clubhouse. Also the organisers asked that you be alerted to the planned engineering on the Central Line. Race time: • U11/13s start at 10:15 - earlier than usual to ease overcrowding. • U11s 1 small lap of the park, U13s 2 small laps. Seniors (5m) and U15/17s (c4.5k) start at 11am Runners should use their number bibs from previous races. Please let Amit and Cathy know if you require a number. Vicky Park have an excellent clubhouse as we all know. Toilets and refreshments will be available. But please could we all be aware that with 500+ runners coming, if everyone leaves their bag in the clubhouse there'll be no room for people! And if all 500 people try to get into the clubhouse at the same time, there'll be chaos. So PLEASE leave bags in groups by your club flag outside the clubhouse. Please be aware that additional toilets are available right by the course route at the VP cafe hub E9 7DD. The facilities here are actually nearer to the senior start than VPH clubhouse. Additional volunteers always welcome! Thanks Cathy and Amit Winter League Captains
This is an ELR 5 mile cross country handicap race in Epping Forest. Your handicap will be calculated based on your recent 5K time. The slowest runners start first and the fast runners start last, therefore anyone could be first to the finish line! The start will be at 10.00am prompt. Location: Mill Plain, top of Chelmsford Road, South Woodford. We need volunteers (marshals and people for the course set up), as well as plenty of runners. Please add your name to race entries, or email info@eastlondonrunners.org.uk if you would like to take part on the day. Trail shoes or cross country studs are strongly recommended if you are running.
Session: Accelerations Leader: Nic Barberis-Negra Assistant: Becky Evans Monday 6.30pm -7.45pm Venue - Ashton Playing Fields, 598 Chigwell Road, Woodford Green IG8 8AA All sessions are suitable for beginners and more experienced runners. Cost: Adults £4.40 card or electronic payments only
We are taking entries for the Essex and Suffolk Road Relay Championships at Colchester on Sunday 22nd March. Please add your name to race entries, or email info@eastlondonrunners.org.uk by Thursday 12th March, if you would like to be entered as part of an ELR relay team. The event schedule will be as follows: Race 1: Junior Girls (U13, U15 & U17) Distance approx. 1.6 miles Start time 9.45am Race 2: Junior Boys (U13, U15 & U17) Distance approx. 1.6 miles Start time 10.30am Race 3: Women (Open, V40, V50 & V60) Distance approx. 3 miles Start time 11.15am Race 4: Vet Men (V40, V50 & V60) Distance approx. 3 miles Start time 12.15pm Race 5: Open Men Distance approx. 3 miles – Start time 1.15pm Races 1-4: team of 3 runners and for the Open Mens event it will be a team of 4. In order to comply with EA regulations, Team Captains are required to submit a list of names, EA numbers and Dates of Birth of their runners who could be part of their teams before race day so that county qualifications can be checked (same process as the County XC relays which were held in the winter). Athletes are reminded that they must wear Club colours. The club will enter you and pay your registration fee, however please ensure that you are available to run on the day. Thanks, Mike