About Us

Who we are and what we do

We are affiliated to England Athletics (EA Registration Number - 2658115), The Association of Running Clubs (ARC) & Devon County AA.
We are also a Registered Charity (UK registered charity number 05228).
We meet 3 evenings a week and often at the weekend, We have members of all ages and abilities, and aim to provide a wide variety of running activities to cater for everyone. We are a Clubmark Club which means we have been through a process of accreditation to meet the criteria of a club that has a Junior Section. To find out more about Clubmark click the icon.

Meeting place: Honiton Community College, School Lane, Honiton. EX14 1QT at 6:30pm: Map here

Meeting Point - Dining room lobby (winter only): go in main entrance of the College and then left down the corridor and through the doors in front of you.
Parking: Drive down School Lane to the bottom entrance to the College (opp. Sports Centre) then drive straight ahead through the security gate which will be left open for us. Alternatively park in the top car park and walk down.
Hire Times and Dates: We book the lobby area from 6:20 – 6:40 but will be able to retrieve our cars when we get back from the run.
The school will be closed to us at half-terms and school holidays. The dates are on the club calendar when the college is closed.
Muddy shoes!! Definitely NOT allowed in the college, but shouldn’t be a problem.

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Beginners

If you are new to running then we can cater for you. Jo Lowman (Level 2 coach) and Ian Jeeves (experienced runner) look after any new runners who come along. But it would be good to let us know to expect you just in case Jo and Ian are away or there is a special actiivity planned for that night. Fill in the Contact Form
A very useful guide for beginners is here

A Typical Week

Monday
6:30pm

Main Club Night. We generally do something together. In the Winter we are restricted to running in Honiton or close to it. In the summer we head for the countryside and run country lanes and footpaths. We always have options to suite different abilities.

Tuesday
6:30pm

Junior Club meets at Honiton Community College - link to Juniors Website above

Wednesday
6:30pm

Main Training Night. The club coaches arrange a specific training programme. Once a month we do a 5K Handicap Run, which means even the slowest runner can win - and often has. We also do occasional Pub runs on Wednesday nights from a village pub.

Friday
6:30pm

Faster runners group meets and does a 7-8 mile run. This will depend on what events are on at the weekend and who turns up.
Mixed Bunch - other members who want to get in a run will meet and decide among themselves what they are going to do - not a regular group.

Weekends

Some members organise longer runs on Sundays, or sometimes Saturdays. But most race events are held at the weekend so several members will be competing somewhere. The club also organises training runs for the infamous Grizzly or the London Marathon.