England Athletics membership and Races
The club enters teams in numerous races throughout the year and regularly challenges for the Kent Grand Prix.
All first claim members automatically registered with England Athletics, which gives discounts on some race entries.
The club enters a number of races throughout the year including team races, cross country and the Kent Grand Prix.
Friendly Group Runs
We offer friendly group runs on multiple nights of the week. With a network of over 300 runners, there is no need to run alone
You will get to meet lots of likeminded runners at our Tuesday club night and through our members only only community. Club members regularly arrange ad hoc runs with each other, particularly in winter, so no one needs to run alone in the dark.
Improve your running
Structured track sessions with an experienced leader for runners of all standards
Structured training sessions on a running track allow runner of all abilities to push themselves in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
Social
Feel part of the ORR Community with our exclusive Facebook group and WhatsApp communities to keep up to date with activities and for support.
Get to know other club members with our programme of regular social activities.
With a great programme of social events from our Christmas Party to Curry nights, there will be lots of chances to meet up outside of running.
New Members
Please feel free to come and join us for a few different sessions to try our runs before you join. Please contact us beforehand on orpingtonroadrunners@gmail.com and also make yourself known to a group leader as a newbie and we will look after you on the run. We cater for all abilities but you should be able to run a distance of at least 5K.
If you enjoy it, we would love you to join. Please follow this link to sign up Join Us/Renew | ORR Website, and these are the membership options for new members:
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First Claim - £30
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Second Claim * - £7
Membership runs from 1st January to 31st December each year and as the average cost for a gym membership in London now is £70 per month we offer fantastic value! The only additional fees are for the track sessions on Wednesday nights where there is a fee payable to the Norman Park track of £6 / £4.50 concessions.
First claim membership includes England Athletics membership, the benefits of which include:
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Discounted entry to many licensed races
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A profile on the power of 10 results and rankings website
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Exclusive offers from EA commercial partners
More information is available here
https://www.englandathletics.org/take-part/athlete-registration/benefits/
Renewals/ Membership
Renewals are due on the 1st January each year and the options for renewal are:
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First claim member: £30
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Second claim* member: £7
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Non-Competitive** member: £7
Please click here when you are ready to renew (you will need to sign in): Join Us/Renew | ORR Website
*This means that you are already a member of another running club, but wish to also run with ORR socially or competitively. If you would like to join as a second claim member, please inform the Membership Secretary of your England Athletics number (URN) and your first claim club.
** This means wish to run with ORR socially and you do not want to enter EA affiliated events as a club member