How you can join NFR

Come and try for free

Newcastle Frontrunners welcome new members.  Running in a club has many benefits compared to running alone, including structured training, discounted race entry, and social activities.  We are a running club, and so you need to be able to run a minimum amount before you come along*  While COVID-19 restrictions are in place we accept potential members only on Wednesday evenings. Our main Wednesday night groups range from a slow 1-mile up to a speedy 7-mile, so there’s something for all abilities of runner.  You can come and try a session for free, no obligation, and then decide whether you want to join us. 

*If you can’t manage 1 mile non-stop at a slow pace (around 13 minutes per mile), then there are several local organisations who offer couch-to-5k programmes, or you can download a smartphone C25k app. Once you are able to run, get in touch. 

Ready? Then simply drop us a line on our contact page. We’ll answer any questions you have, send you a simple registration form. We will then factor you into a suitable session and group. 

Become a member

Membership is £36 per year, which provides a whole host of benefits and allows the club to cover some of our costs. The membership year runs from April 1st to March 31st.

Membership benefits: 

• It’s much cheaper than a gym membership!
• Automatic membership of UK Athletics. This provides you with insurance, plus a £2 discount on all races under UK Athletics rules
• Free Wednesday evening swimming for a limited number of sessions if you have an injury and are unable to run
• Discounts in specialist running shops, e.g. Start Fitness  offer a 10% discount on non-sale items
• Free training sessions and sports advice/coaching
• Reduced travel costs  to some club subsidised races
• Regular email/Facebook updates and dedicated club Smartphone App.
• Invitation to social and activity events such as the club’s races away, and local events such as meals, drinking, ten-pin bowling, theatre trips, countryside walks etc.

Why do we charge for membership? 

This allows us to run the club as unfortunately there are costs we can’t avoid. Your membership fees go towards:

• £15 per member to UK Athletics for insurance (and other benefits)
• Paying in advance for changing and showering facilities for our weekly runs
• Fees to make use of running tracks and provide training equipment
• T-shirt and running vest orders
• Club banners and printed material
• Race entry for certain events
• The possibility of representing Newcastle  Frontrunnesr at the London Marathon
• Booking fees for social events
• Website fees
• Organising and promoting the LGBT 5k Festival of Running

Membership fees alone can not cover our running costs and therefore we have a small band of members that volunteer their time to supplement our income through sponsorship and grants to help keep membership as low as possible for our members.

Become a member

When you are ready to join, we send you a link to an online portal to sign up – payment details are included on the system.

Be flexible with Pay As You Go

DOES NOT APPLY UNDER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

If you’d rather not take out an annual membership, you can pay as you go for £2 per session. This allows you to train with us, use the locker/changing facilities and gain access to the track for track sessions but you will unfortunately miss out on many of the great membership benefits.

If you think you’ll attend more than a few sessions then it makes sense to become a member.