Olney Runners is a England Athletics affiliated running club taking full advantage of the benefits which that entails. As a member of Olney Runners you are entitled to:

• a qualified UK Athletics running coach
• structured training plans and support
• weekly group training runs (every Wednesday evening)
• track sessions (most Monday evenings)
• insurance (as per England Athletics guidelines) whilst training and racing with Olney Runners
• reduced entry fees at affiliated races for individually affiliated members
• discounts at most running and sports shops, on presentation of your membership card.

A decision has been made by the committe that Olney Runners will affiliate with England Athletics for 2009/10. EA is the new body governing road running and other athletic sports in England and affiliation provides a number of benefits. For further details about individual affiliation, see the England Athletics Affiliation page.

Anyone wishing to join the club must complete an application form and present it to the Membership Secretary at the first training session.

Download application form (Word document 27K)

Olney Runners AC protects the personal data provided by its members in compliance with the 1998 Data Protection Act. Full details of the Act can be found on the Information Commissioners web site at www.ico.gov.uk/Home/what_we_cover/data_protection.aspx.

Members must abide by the Olney Runners club rules.

Download Olney Runners club rules (Word document 29K)

For a copy of the club constitution, see About us.

Training fees are charged at £2.00 per session. These are payable either weekly, in instalments or in a lump sum. We keep a note of who turns up each week and operate a credit system so if you don’t make it to a session, your credit rolls over to the next week.

For 2009, our training fees are capped at £60.00 (or £40.00 if paid in a lump sum).

Concessions apply as follows:

• 60 or over and full time students - £1.00 per week (capped at £20.00)
• Under 18 - £1.50 per week (capped at £30.00)

Family discount (persons living at the same address):

• The first family member (adult) pays training fees in full; the second family member gets a 50% discount and all other family members go free (maximum fee £60.00).

For more detail, download Olney Runners training fees document (Word 22KB).

As a member you may purchase running kit (vest, t-shirt, long-sleeved vest and sweatshirt) in club colours. You should wear club colours whenever you are competing for Olney Runners. Please order your vest and sweatshirt from the Club Vice-President.

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