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Club Info 2024

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Welcome to the Harpenden Arrows Running Club!

Our vision is to be a fun, social and inclusive club, accessible to all from those tackling their first few miles to the longest ultras. Come and run with us!

Not sure if you are ready to join a club or what Harpenden Arrows has to offer? Check out our 'Membership' section.

Since September 2021 we have have returned to hosting the majority of our events at St George's School, Harpenden on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. You can find out more about our club nights here Club Nights.

Non-members you are very welcome to turn up try us out, but ideally please contact the Membership Secretary first so we can be sure we can welcome you properly.

The Arrows now have an online kit shop - read all about Arrows Kit

Club Ethos

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We've tried to capture the character of our club in a club ethos statement.

As many of us run to improve, we are always running with the aim to catch the person just in front but please be mindful as a runner in a club you are also responsible for looking out for the person just behind.

As a running CLUB we welcome members in all shapes and sizes.

We all like to run to get fit / stay fit / lose weight / compete / hit a goal – or just because it’s fun.

We celebrate each other’s achievements at whatever level.

RunTogether

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HarpendenArrows and RunTogether

You may have heard the Run Leaders talking about 'RunTogether' and you may have even found our RunTogether Website at https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/arrowsrungroups

Whats going on here? Is that another club or the same thing?

There's an easy explanation...

The RunTogether framework is something put together by England Athletics (Harpenden Arrows is an affiliated club) to facilitate and promote people getting together to run in groups, led by run leaders.

We've adopted the platform to give us a way to organise and schedule some parts of our offerings as a club.

Specifically, we use the Run Leader App to book people onto our runs - like a sort of electronic register. Your Run Leader will ask your name and add you in, on the night. This gives the club a record of who is doing what and gives the Run Leader quick access to your emergency contact details, should that be needed.

Suggestions

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What can we improve?

The club is run by a small management committee - all runners like yourself - but we don't necessarily know all the answers all of the time. There is a lot of stuff to do to keep the club working smoothly but if you have a suggestion for something new or to change something we'd love to hear it.

The committee meets regularly - about once a month - so if you'd like your idea discussed please feel free to summarise your thoughts in an email and send it off to our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. mailbox or to one of the other contacts if you feel its more appropriate.