Who are we? Totton Running Club (TRC) was formed in 1984 by a small band of friends who wished to add a bit of discipline to their training but wanted to maintain a family atmosphere and avoid the elitism of larger running clubs.
How large is TRC? TRC has a membership of about 200 of whom 100+ are regular runners. The turnout on training nights can vary from as little as 25 or so on a cold winters night to a much larger group on a warm summer evening.
Where do we meet? Most winter sessions start at 7p.m. from the West Totton Centre, Hazel Farm Road, Totton. In the summer months we meet at various venues in the New Forest and run on grass or forest tracks.
When do we meet? We meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. We also meet at various points in the New Forest on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m.
What standard is the club? Our fastest runners do well in the Hampshire Cross Country League and our best veteran runners regularly win prizes in local races. A mixed team of runners has won 1st place in the annual Test Way Relay. Our ladies veteran team won 3rd place in the Hampshire Cross Country Championships.
But I'm just a jogger ! For every fast runner we have ten with much more modest aims. We aim also to run a beginners group with the aim of building up to a 5 or 10k run.
How do we cope with a range of abilities ? On Sundays the group may split into smaller groups running a gentle 2 or 3 miles or a faster group running 10 or 15 miles, or even 20 plus when marathon training. The Monday and Wednesday sessions are all designed to allow everyone to take part without killing the joggers or holding back the top runners. This is done by running in ability based groups, we can have up to 5 groups. Our Fridays runs are generally broken into 2 groups, meeting in the New Forest for between a 5 to 7 mile run. Yes we do run in the Forest in the winter by using head torches to see our way!
How serious is the training ? As serious as you like! We have joggers who sometimes want to go out for a gentle run around the streets and others so keen to improve that they join in the tougher sessions. Our top people can be seriously stretched and at the same time as our slower members are inspired to improve. Everyone who joins us is interested in either losing weight or getting fitter but the degree of seriousness varies from committed athlete to social jogger.
Does the club enter in any competitive leagues ? Yes ! Every other Wednesday evening from April to September we compete in a local league, racing between 4 and 5 miles. In the winter we run in the Hampshire Cross Country League. There is also a local Sunday cross country league for runners who prefer a slightly lower key event.
Is it all running then ? Definitely not! We have in the past arranged sports holidays to Club La Santa in Lanzarote, an Easter break in Brixam Devon. We organise an annual Dinner Dance Awards Night, skittles nights, trips to shows and other family events.
Is it expensive to join ? Adult membership for the club year is £25 . (This includes a payment to U K Athletics for registration). Club year is Ist March to last day of February. Half year membership available.
Junior Membership(15-18) No Fee apart from UKA registration fee. (Must be accompanied by a related adult or parent /guardian appointed senior club member at any club activity)
It must be stressed that only paid up members may represent the club and only paid up members are covered by club insurance.
Included in your fee is money off road races and free entry into the RR10 and Cross Country Leagues. New members also get 10% discount off the price of club kit for the first order.
Some local sports shops will also give a 10% discount on production of your club membership card.
How large is TRC? TRC has a membership of about 200 of whom 100+ are regular runners. The turnout on training nights can vary from as little as 25 or so on a cold winters night to a much larger group on a warm summer evening.
Where do we meet? Most winter sessions start at 7p.m. from the West Totton Centre, Hazel Farm Road, Totton. In the summer months we meet at various venues in the New Forest and run on grass or forest tracks.
When do we meet? We meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. We also meet at various points in the New Forest on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m.
What standard is the club? Our fastest runners do well in the Hampshire Cross Country League and our best veteran runners regularly win prizes in local races. A mixed team of runners has won 1st place in the annual Test Way Relay. Our ladies veteran team won 3rd place in the Hampshire Cross Country Championships.
But I'm just a jogger ! For every fast runner we have ten with much more modest aims. We aim also to run a beginners group with the aim of building up to a 5 or 10k run.
How do we cope with a range of abilities ? On Sundays the group may split into smaller groups running a gentle 2 or 3 miles or a faster group running 10 or 15 miles, or even 20 plus when marathon training. The Monday and Wednesday sessions are all designed to allow everyone to take part without killing the joggers or holding back the top runners. This is done by running in ability based groups, we can have up to 5 groups. Our Fridays runs are generally broken into 2 groups, meeting in the New Forest for between a 5 to 7 mile run. Yes we do run in the Forest in the winter by using head torches to see our way!
How serious is the training ? As serious as you like! We have joggers who sometimes want to go out for a gentle run around the streets and others so keen to improve that they join in the tougher sessions. Our top people can be seriously stretched and at the same time as our slower members are inspired to improve. Everyone who joins us is interested in either losing weight or getting fitter but the degree of seriousness varies from committed athlete to social jogger.
Does the club enter in any competitive leagues ? Yes ! Every other Wednesday evening from April to September we compete in a local league, racing between 4 and 5 miles. In the winter we run in the Hampshire Cross Country League. There is also a local Sunday cross country league for runners who prefer a slightly lower key event.
Is it all running then ? Definitely not! We have in the past arranged sports holidays to Club La Santa in Lanzarote, an Easter break in Brixam Devon. We organise an annual Dinner Dance Awards Night, skittles nights, trips to shows and other family events.
Is it expensive to join ? Adult membership for the club year is £25 . (This includes a payment to U K Athletics for registration). Club year is Ist March to last day of February. Half year membership available.
Junior Membership(15-18) No Fee apart from UKA registration fee. (Must be accompanied by a related adult or parent /guardian appointed senior club member at any club activity)
It must be stressed that only paid up members may represent the club and only paid up members are covered by club insurance.
Included in your fee is money off road races and free entry into the RR10 and Cross Country Leagues. New members also get 10% discount off the price of club kit for the first order.
Some local sports shops will also give a 10% discount on production of your club membership card.