Best Athletics is a London running club founded by Nick Bester in March 2020 and affiliated with England Athletics since April 2021, with over 500 members and six coaches. Weekly sessions are based in southwest London at Battersea Park, though members are spread across the UK and abroad. It caters to a range of abilities, from people training for a first 5K to runners chasing championship qualifying times, and coaching is not a requirement for joining.
Weekly sessions are Track Tuesday at Battersea Park (07:00 and 18:15) and Tempo Thursday at 07:00 in Battersea Park, plus social runs posted in the members' WhatsApp group, parkrun meet-ups, races, training camps and community events. Membership is £10 per month or £99 a year with no minimum sign-up period, with a combined club membership plus training plans option at £20 per month or £179.99 a year; training plans alone are also £10 per month or £99 a year. Additional optional costs are a £25 merchandise pack (adidas performance vest and socks) and the £23 annual England Athletics fee (year runs 1 April to 31 March); international members pay a £49 joining fee plus the England Athletics fee and a £10 foreign athlete fee. To join, create an account through the website registration link and download the Best Athletics app from the App Store or Google Play; members get access to the WhatsApp group, race-specific chats, training guides that sync to Garmin and Apple watches, and partner discounts. Contact email: justalilbester@gmail.com. Runners transferring from another UK club as a first-claim member need a transfer request via their current club or through Best Athletics. England Athletics affiliated club.
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