EAST LONDON RUNNERS
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ELR is the heartbeat of Wanstead’s running scene. Whether you’re chasing your first 5K or training for a marathon, you’ll find coaches, crew, and comrades who’ve got your back. They run roads, trails, tracks—and some of the friendliest sessions in London.
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East London Runners is a growing running club of over 250 members based in Wanstead, East London. We are a friendly running club with runners of all abilities living in Wanstead, Snaresbrook, Woodford, South Woodford, Leyton, Leytonstone, Ilford, Stratford and beyond in Essex and East London. Members of the club participate in races ranging from 5k through to ultramarathons, running both on road and cross country.
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Runs and Activities
Monday Night is Track Night (see Track page for full details) (except Bank Holidays) - Track Sessions - Meet at Ashton Playing Fields, Woodford Bridge, Essex, IG8. Minimum age for our track sessions is 12, Children must be accompanied by an adult. No maximum age!
Every Wednesday night is Club Run Night (Typically 10k but can be up to 12k or 7.5 Miles on occasion). Minimum age is 18.
Sunday Social runs of 10 miles approx at 10.00am - check What's On page up to two days prior to the run.
Marathon Training runs at the weekends especially January to May.
PLEASE CHECK our What's on page for fuller details.Club Membership
Club Membership. Note - We have a minimum age requirement of 18 years for Membership.
Minimum 12 Years and over at the Track Sessions when accompanied by a parent.
Our New Members fee is £33.00 This fee includes membership of England Athletics (now £20.00 for 2025/26).
Membership commences from the day you join and runs until 31st March 2026. The annual renewal date will therefore fall on 1st April 2026 and each 1st April thereafter.
Those runners who join in January, February and March 2025 will enjoy membership for the period to 31st March 2025 plus the whole of the following year to 31st March 2026. (If you join us from another club, the current England Athletics affiliation fee will be due on 1st April 2025)..
The benefits of being a registered member of England Athletics are as shown in the section below.
The first three times you run with the club there is no obligation to join. Please feel free to come to one of our Club runs and try us out. It is important that the club is suitable for your needs.
The membership fee pays for our use of a meeting area, toilets and post run showers.
Second Claim Members fee is £13.00 per annum.
These fees have been determined by the AGM held on 5th March 2025.New to our Club? Please come along to any of our runs/activities and try us out to see if East London Runners is suitable for your running needs.
We hold our main Club runs, usually 6 to 6.5 miles, on Wednesday evenings from Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane, Wanstead E11 2JA, at 6.50pm for 7.00pm. Following club announcements our runs start around 7.10pm. We also have our club colours social run on the first Wednesday of the month, when we often meet at different locations. See the whats on page for further details.
We normally have between 40 and 60 runners participating each Wednesday of varying abilities and speeds of between 6 minute and 12 minute mile pace. -
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