Run club in Saffron Walden
Saffron Striders RC — a run club in Saffron Walden. England Athletics affiliated club. Activities: cross country, hill fell, road running, trail running.
Club sessions include Tuesday evening runs from Lord Butler Leisure Centre with several run options each evening (including a 4km run), Thursday track training at Carver Barracks airfield, plus seasonal sessions such as circuit training on Mondays in winter and hill running from October onwards, led by UKA qualified coaches. The club competes in a closed regional cross-country league in winter and a summer evening 5k road race league with five other local clubs, and hosts its own "Fast 5" race at Carver Barracks. A 10–11 week beginners' course runs each spring (2026 course starts Thursday 7/8 May for 11 weeks at Carver Airfield, Elder Street, CB11 3JY, ending with a timed 5km); it costs £75 including one year of full club membership, with a personalised club T-shirt, coached warm-ups, drills and stretches, and weekly homework. Prospective members can complete a trial membership form before attending a session; full membership forms and fees are on the website, and help is available for those in financial difficulty. Members must be over 16 because sessions run on roads. Post-run social gatherings take place on Tuesdays at the Old English Gentleman, and the club holds an annual dinner, a Christmas "Tinsel" run, barbecues and wine tastings. Results can be submitted to web@saffronstriders.org.uk. England Athletics affiliated club.
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