To find out about Purbeck Runners, please see the About Us page.
Try before you buy! You are welcome to come and try the club three times before we ask you to join – if you’d like to try the club first please print and bring our guest form to any club run.
Membership year runs from 1st April until 31st March inclusive each year. Purbeck Runners membership is available to anyone over the age of 18 and we are an affiliated running club with England Athletics.
FEES:
2025 Membership Prices are as follows:
Full Membership
- Senior – 12 months £40
- Senior – 6 months £30 (available from 1 Oct)
- Senior – 3 months & under £25 (available from 1 Jan)
- Youth (18 – 21 years) – 12 months £30
- Youth (18 – 21 years) – 6 months & under £25 (available from 1 Oct)
Benefits:
- England Athletics (EA) athlete affiliation included, at a cost of £20
- Able to represent Purbeck Runners at races
- Take part in the Club Championship
- Enjoy benefits of being an EA member (EA Benefits 2025 -2026)
- £2 discount on licensed race entries
- Can attend our AGM and vote on club matters
- Attend all events/training sessions hosted by the club
Associate Membership
- £21 – 12 months
- £11 – 6 months and under (available from 1 Oct)
Benefits:
- Be part of the training community of the club
- Attend any social runs and events hosted by club
- No discounted race entry (have to enter races as a unattached runner)
- Can attend our AGM and vote on club matters
2nd Claim Club Membership
- £21 – 12 months
- £11 – 6 months and under (available from 1 Oct)
- This is for runners who are already registered as first claim (with EA affiliation) with an EA registered club.
- They can only represent Purbeck Runners if their first claim club does not compete in the relevant discipline and Purbeck Runners does. Currently, this would mean either (i) road and trail running or (ii) cross-country.
- Be part of the training community of the club
- Attend any social runs and events hosted by club
If you’re ready to join, please complete the form below to join Purbeck Runners.
Once processed, you will receive an invoice from England Athletics to complete your membership payment.
The “buttons” below are links to important documents relevant to the safety, wellbeing, conduct and privacy of all our members.
Beginners
Purbeck Runners are very keen to welcome new faces to our club.
We cater for a wide range of abilities from socially paced to speedy! However, we are currently unable to take beginner runners. There is a beginners running course that takes place 2-3 times a year that will get you running up to 5k. From there we could help get you up to 4 miles so that you are able to join one of our regular groups. If you would like more information on the beginner courses, or general help with getting started with your running please contact Paula Lawton-Archer via info@purbeckrunners.co.uk
For runners that are able to already run 4 miles as a minimum we meet every Wednesday evening when there are a variety of different paced groups. You can see more information on the “About Us” page.
All of our group leaders are experienced runners and many have completed the England Athletics’ Leadership in Running Fitness qualification. Nobody ever gets left behind in our groups, and all are well looked after.
Please bring along a filled in Guest Form with you to give to the Run Group Leader.
If you are new to running, please feel free to get in touch via our contact page for further information.
We very much look forward to meeting you soon!