THE FIRST TOTALLY FREE & AFFILIATED RUNNING CLUB IN HERTFORDSHIRE
THE FIRST TOTALLY FREE & AFFILIATED RUNNING CLUB IN HERTFORDSHIRE
Welcome to Stevenage Phoenix Running Club
Stevenage Phoenix is an affiliated and fully inclusive running club. We are the only club that has been totally free to run with since its start, including free training sessions on Ridlin's track and a grass track during the summer. We are proud to welcome prospective members, encouraging them to try us out before joining.
We are affiliated to the Association of Running Clubs and Herts Amateur Athletics Association.
Membership to the club is, and always will be, FREE. You can apply to join the club at any time during the year.
Joining the club
We would love to see you join us. Joining the club is totally free and easy. There are no charges for any of our training sessions. You just need to complete an online form and we will confirm your membership after processing your application. We will also give you access details for the use of our free training diary on Team Up.
Training
Our training philosophy is to have fun with our running whilst enabling runners to reach their potential and get the most from their training. Our training sessions are suitable for all runners who are able to run at least 5km (3.1 miles) continuously. We use a combination of steady running, interval training, hills and off road runs. Variety is the spice of life! A balanced training programme developed by an award winning UK athletics qualified performance coach will always bring the best out of runners and is more fun. We currently train twice in the week - on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. We also meet on Sunday mornings for a longer training run.
The Phoenix Foundation
Our 10 week Foundation programme can get you to your first 5k or to get you back to running again.
The club has regular 10 week programmes that progressively take you to your first 5k continuous run. The programme also supports those coming back to running after a break. We celebrate the group’s achievements with certificates and graduation normally takes place at Stevenage parkrun at the end of the 10 week programme. The foundation programme is TOTALLY FREE for all participants.
The Phoenix 5 race 11th May 2025 10am
We are very proud to be hosting the second Phoenix 5. Over four hundred runners enjoyed the inaugural race in 2024 and for 2025 we are making the event bigger and better! It will also feature a new 1 mile fun run. The 5 mile route starts and finishes in Shephalbury Park and enjoys Fairlands Valley north and south and passes the Lamex stadium. There is a bespoke medal, technical t shirt and sweet treats waiting for all finishers!
We will be making a donation to our selected charities from the race proceeds.
All of our training sessions are powered by the Team Up app. This gives all of our members easy access to our training sessions and club activities from their desktop or mobile device. Members can download the app to their mobile device and copy in the URL that is given to them when they join the club. They can then see everything that is going on in the club at the click of a button!
We are affiliated to the Association of Running Clubs (ARC) and Herts County Amateur Athletics Association. Click on the logo below to find out more about what affiliation means to you as a member of the club.
We are very proud to be supporting the Food Bank run initiative. This provides vital support to our local food banks.
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