Cleobury Mortimer Running Club
Cleobury Mortimer Running Club was established on a warm Tuesday evening in September 2015 when a group of around 8 like-minded runners met at Cleobury Sports Hall for the first time.
The friends had been running together with other groups but there was no provision for a structured club, with coaching available, within the town.
As some of the group were training with Ludlow Runners, we approached them about helping CMRC find its feet and they were incredibly keen to assist us. They enabled us to become a satellite club and oversaw all the administration of the club whilst allowing us to grow. They were instrumental in getting us started.
As the club had also overseen the set-up of Wyre Forest parkrun, our reputation was growing fast and so were our members. Within just 18 months numbers had grown to around 60.
As the numbers increased so did the confidence of the club's founders and, with encouragement from our friends at Ludlow Runners, we were able to set up our own standalone England Athletics club in January 2018.
Our membership is now over 150, crossing all abilities and ages. We have five different groups leaving the sports hall on Tuesdays at 7pm, as well as beginners' sessions on Wednesdays and social runs on Thursdays and Fridays. We have two successful England Athletics running coaches, two more in training and seven qualified leaders. Our involvement at Wyre Forest parkrun is as strong as ever.
Our hard work, enthusiasm and inclusivity were rewarded in September 2018 when we were presented with an England Athletics Volunteer Award for the "best running club or group" in the West Midlands. A very worthy accolade.
Our aim is to provide quality coaching by experienced, knowledgeable England Athletics coaches in an inclusive, encouraging and fun environment. We are blessed to run in a beautiful part of South Shropshire and make the most of it, using all the local streets, lanes and footpaths as our training ground.
If you want to learn to run, improve your running or just run for social or health reasons, joining a running club is one of the best decisions you will ever make. Cleobury Mortimer Running Club will help and support you every step of the way.
