We are based in the southside of Glasgow, and are a friendly, welcoming and very active club, so ideal for regular, adult runners (18+).
If you’re seeking to develop your running, we have a group training structure that we hope will really help you achieve your goals and ambitions. We have a strong coaching team too and we are delighted to have National Coach Robert Hawkins setting our sessions and supporting our coaches and runners.
If you’re looking for support and motivation throughout the year or just after some structure, variety and company for your runs, that’s us too!
If you’re looking for competition, our main membership fees include all the cross-country and relay events you can handle. We have varied club competitions, championships and races, plus we’re nationally competitive at various levels and age groups.
How our Sessions Work
We meet for training at 6.30 pm every Monday and Wednesday, at Clydesdale Cricket Club, 22 Beaton Road, Glasgow G41 4LB. Our sessions last about 60 to 90 minutes.
Our coaches are club runners, with coaching qualifications, who volunteer to lead a session each evening. Coaches prepare our training programme to improve our speed and endurance. Training includes intervals, hills and tempo runs.
On Mondays we train at Hutcheson’s track on Beaton Road. On Wednesdays, we run in nearby parks in the summer, and on local roads during the winter. All our training sessions/plans are available here.
At the start of each session the Group Lead will make any announcements (news, events, etc) and explain the session. We normally train in 3 pacing groups, loosely based on your 10k running speed. This is to ensure that you can train at an appropriate level, while we all stay as safe as possible. We use our club colours for our groups (which are of course, interchangeable at any time depending on your current fitness level):
- Purple: under 42 mins
- White: 42 to 47 mins.
- Black: over 47 mins.
We do a 10-15 minute warm-up run, some running drills, and then up to 45 minutes or so, of effort. We then do a warm down back to our meeting point.
In your first few sessions take it easy. Don’t feel pressure to push yourself too hard. All we want is for you to have the best possible experience and we will do everything we can to keep you safe. After a couple of weeks we ask you to join up. We have a range of memberships (including a concession rate) based on how much you intend to train with us. Membership includes your own Bella purple running vest!
There’s more too than just training! We have an active social calendar, informal run options and groups, and a variety of club championships and events to keep you motivated. So, any questions, please ask or email us at membership@bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk
Try us Out
If you are happy to join us straight away, then just click the button below, or go to our Join Us page.
If you’d like to try a training session, please fill out a booking/registration form, just be sure to check the ‘First time attendee, or trialing member’ checkbox. On your first night, arrive about 10 minutes early, and introduce yourself. We can then introduce you and ensure you’re in the right pace group. You can also reach out to our membership secretary via membership@bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk We’ll check-in with you too to find out how you got on and answer any questions. Be sure to fill in a booking form on subsequent nights too.
Entirely new to running? Just recently started? We’d perhaps first suggest starting out with the popular couch-to-5k programme, or finding a nearby Jog Scotland group. There’s also a great running group who train in the same area as ourselves, the Southside Slowies (check them out on Facebook), who support C25K. When you’re comfortable running for an hour or more, please give us a try, or if you’re not sure, drop us an email!.
Remember, your first few weeks are free to try out the club. If you’re enjoying the training, then we’d ask you to become a training member of the club.
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