Hedge End Running Club is a friendly running club for the Hedge End, West End and Botley areas of Southampton.
The club was formed in November 2012 and now has 300 members. We are a friendly bunch from serious road athletes to beginners and we currently have space for new members.
The best way to find out if you want to join us is to come along to a convenient club run or training session. You don't have to join the club to come running with us for the first time: why not come along and see if you like it?
There are a number of sessions throughout the week, however the main two are at 7pm Tuesday & Thursday.
The Tuesday session is generally 2 structured sessions to choose from:
1. Interval training or hill training. – 7pm start
2. Southampton Sports Centre Track – 7:30pm start
The Thursday sessions the beginners do a 3-4 (ish) mile and the rest split into groups for a 7 - 10 min or 10 - 12 min paced run that is around 6/7 miles. There is also the option of a structured training session in the form of hills or intervals.
Both of these days finish at around 8pm to 8:30pm at the latest.
The training sessions available are:
Step one - read the information below and pay your joining fee
Step two - register on Teamo (see info below)
Once done, you will be a member of Hedge End Running Club!
Joining Fee:
The joining fee is a one-off fee for new members. Existing members who have allowed their membership to lapse by 3 months, or more, will be required to pay the joining fee when they renew their membership.
Annual Subscription - First Claim:
For new First Claim Members, the annual subscription for Hedge End Running Club membership is £21, pro-rata based on which month you join. In addition to the annual subs, there is a mandatory England Athletics License registration fee of £19 (from 01/04/24) for First Claim members. All Hedge End Running Club first claim members will be registered with England Athletics.
Annual Subscription - Second Claim:
For new Second Claim members, the annual subscription is £21 annually, pro-rata based on which month you join (assuming you are already registered as an England Athletics athlete with your First Claim club).
See FAQS for more info on first or second claim.
Payment Method
Preferred Method - Via Bank Transfer
Account name - Hedge End Running Club
Sort code - 309950
Account number - 45046260
Include your name in the payment description
Joining Month
Annual Subs
Joining Fee
EA Reg. Fee
Total
April - June
£21
£10
£19
£50
July - Sept
£16
£10
£19
£45
Oct - Dec
£11
£10
£19
£40
Jan & Feb
£6
£10
£19
£35
March*
£21
£10
£19
£50
* New members joining in March can pay for a full year's membership and receive 13 months membership. The membership subscription is valid from the date you join until the following 31st March (unless joining in March).
The club use the Teamo app to manage our training and keep members informed of races and events. If you are interested in becoming a member, follow the instructions below on how to register on Teamo. Please note, your registration won't be complete until joining fees have been paid.
1) To set up the app, download Teamo from either google play or your app store.
2) Visit https://www.teamo.chat/club/register/hedgeendrunningclub and register
Please note Teamo has full GDPR compliance https://sites.teamo.chat/teamo/GDPRCompliance Medical information that you input will be available to run leaders, to be viewed and used in case of a medical emergency during a session.
3) Admins will then admit you to the club once all registration details and required fees are paid. Once admitted, you will see a full schedule of training, with locations, and a newsfeed.
If you don’t want the app that’s absolutely fine as you can log in via this website, but you will still need to register as above.
Existing members that wish to renew their membership can do so from the 1st of March.
For renewing First Claim members, the Club's annual subscription for 2024 is £21 plus a mandatory £19 England Athletics registration fee, giving an annual renewal fee of £40.
For renewing Second Claim members, the Club's annual subscription for 2024 is £21.
An Early Bird discount of £5 is offered for members that renew their membership before the 31st of March 2024, giving a total payable of £35 for First Claim members and £16 for Second Claim members.
Payment Method
Preferred Method - Via Bank Transfer
Account name - Hedge End Running Club
Sort code - 309950
Account number - 45046260
Include your name in the payment description
If you want more information, you can email the Membership Secretary at membership@hedgeendrunningclub.com
Hedge End Running Club is affiliated to England Athletics. The Club's EA affiliation number is 7692411.
In addition to the club being affiliated, athletes and coaches are also registered with England Athletics.
There are many benefits of being registered with EA, including reduced entry fees for UKA licensed road and multi-terrain events (minimum £2).
In addition, EA provide third party liability insurance for affiliated Clubs, and registered Athletes and Coaches. Details about the insurance cover can be downloaded from here.
Hedge End Running Club's policy is to register all First Claim members with England Athletics and there is an annual EA registration fee in addition to the Club's annual subscription, which make up the total amount payable to the Club each year.
Whilst Hedge End RC collects the EA Registration Fee, we just pass the payment (and some personal data) to England Athletics to complete the registration. Each registered member receives an England Athletics membership card and license number. Once you have been registered, it is your responsibility to keep your data up to date in the EA system through the EA myAthletics portal
If you forget you EA Unique Registration Number (URN), you can look it up here
Registered athletes moving their first claim membership between England Athletics affiliated clubs must perform this through an online process as follows:
A club transfer complete screen will appear giving details of the next stage of the process and contact details for England Athletics. You will be kept informed on the progress of your application by email.
Hedge End Running Club is administered by a Committee, elected every two years at the Club's Annual General Meeting.
The Committee is responsible for the long term, strategic direction of the club, finances, membership, affiliations and registrations, administration, club communication, club merchandise and social activities.
The Committee can be contacted by sending an email to committee@hedgeendrunningclub.com
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When you join a running club, providing it is your only club, that is your first claim club.
If you subsequently join another club, that will be your second claim club.
You can race as an individual in open races for any club you are a member of. However, for league and championship races and to count as part of a scoring team, you have to compete for your first claim club, unless it is not affiliated to UKA for that discipline, or is not participating in that league. This system is primarily designed to stop elite athletes swapping from club to club regularly.
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