Newquay Roadrunners

As a club we organise 2 races, the Cubert 5 at Cubert (Tuesday June 3rd 2008), which is a well established race and attracted over 500 runners last year, and the Newquay 10k, which is held at Newquay Sports Centre. The 10k this year will be on Sunday 5th October 2008, and is also now firmly established as a premier Cornish race.

In addition to these two events, the club also assist with the organisation of the Indian Queens Half Marathon ( Sunday August 3rd 2008), which is organised by one of our club members.

These three races feature in the popular Sandy Hill Physical Therapy Cornish Grand Prix Series.

The current membership totals 90+, with age ranges from 20 to 60+. We aim to cater for male and female runners of all paces and abilities.
The main club night is Wednesday, meeting at Newquay Sports Centre at 6.30 p.m. for a 6.45 p.m. run, with 30 to 40 runners in regular attendance. Newquay Sports Centre was completely refurbished throughout 2004, thanks to a multi-million pound grant, and is now a superb sporting venue. There are individual changing and showering facilities, and a spacious bar and dining area. Food is available after the run, so you can enjoy a social and friendly chat whilst eating, and having a beer. There is always a lot of 'friendly banter' flying around on club night!!! There is always a group to run with, regardless of ability. During the winter months, the runs are around the town, obviously under streetlights, but in the summer we regularly run along the local beaches, cliff paths, river estuaries and surrounding countryside.

Weekend social runs are organised from various locations, either from someone's home or a central location such as the Camel Trail. These runs are organised at the club on the previous Wednesday, and anyone from within the club, or visitors are welcome. The N.R.R. organised Cornish Club Runs, on Sunday 27th January and Sunday 10th February, along the Camel Trail are an example of this.

Anyone can come along to a club night, where a warm and friendly welcome is assured. There is absolutely no obligation to become a member, and you can take a few weeks to decide if club running is for you. Being part of a club means regular training partners, and the guidance of other members with experience of all types of training and racing.