NEW MEMBER INFO
It’s all about Burnden Road Runners (BRR)
New Members! This info is a one-stop guide to everything BRR. Our mission, goals, communications, events, training, who to contact, what’s going on and of course your welfare and enjoyment while a Member of our friendly, welcoming and inclusive running Club.
Welcome from the chair
Andy Dunleavy
Welcome
Once your membership has been processed you will receive a confirmation email from Louise Membership@burndenroadrunners.co.uk
Your data is held securely. Your email will on occasion be used as a secure point of contact by Members with key roles such as Membership, Chair/Secretary, Treasurer, Administrator, Captains and Welfare. If you do leave us, or let your BRR membership elapse, your information will be deleted within 6 months of your Membership expiry date.
We hope you are with BRR for many Run-Happy years. Welcome 😀
GET STARTED
Get connected.
follow these below steps to get fully connected with Burnden Road Runners
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Save this page and read at your leisure all what we have on offer below.
Training
Whatever your run/fitness goals and aims BRR have a way to support you.
First and foremost BRR Members join for our friendly, safe, well structured, fun and effective run sessions (to get fitter) and races (for competition). Members join BRR of all abilities and running experience. At BRR our Members are never labelled slow or fast. We say as a Member it is our time spent running and supporting each other that is the most valuable resource. Below are the main links you need to access our training schedules and to understand the types of run on offer. It’s best for our Run Leaders (RLs) if they know who is attending training. We ask that you use the England Athletics platform/portal RunTogether to book on a run.
Monday Evening - 7pm at Smithills Sports Centre
Tuesday morning - 10am at Bolton Arena,
Wednesday evening - 7pm 1 foot on the track at Leverhulme Park
Sunday (winter only, if calendar is free from races)
Book on and see the available sessions on runtogether here
Any Day Virtual Runs - Live Challenge Info
Self-Led Runs (No training today/tonight that fits your needs? Routes Here
Our facebook
Burnden Members - our private Members only facebook group
Burnden Road Runners - follow our main public facebook page for everything Burnden.
Burnden Photo Share Group -lots of Burnden pictures here
1 Foot on the Track - news about Wednesday night 1 foot on the track
Burnden does Cross Country all about Cross Country
Races
When you are ready to race BRR has a wide variety of opportunities for everyone. Our Race Calendar is set by our Captains early in the New Year so that Members can plan ahead, below you will find the leagues we take part in, find out more over at our races pages.
Club Championship Club Off-Road Championship Central Lancs Grand Prix (CLGP)
Club Cross Country Club Virtual Championship British Masters Athletics Federation (BMAF)
Jen's Race Reports
Each week Burnden member Jen Forkin writes our race reports for the Bolton News, let Jen know where you have raced by completing this form
Our Races
Our Annual Race - The Trotters Community Trail Run
Get ready for the annual BRR Trotters event. This is also part of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix (CLGP). With our fantastic Members support BRR hosts this prestigious off-road event annually. We have lots of opportunities for you to get involved on the day.
Keep in touch
Telegram app
We use the telegram to enable members to keep in contact with each other, we have a Breaking news, Race results, Social Runs, Virtual Championships, training and beginners groups so members can get or share the information to the people who need it.
Join Telegram group here
*Telegram offers users more control over who can see their personal details offering a safer online experience
You can also find us below
STRAVA
Join our Strava group
And finally
Socials
As well as all the above we often arrange social runs every last Friday of the month with food and drinks afterwards. Visit the social pages here
Members Meetings 2024 - Monthly
These are usually held after Monday training (8:30 - 9:30pm) the first Monday of the month, all members are welcome to come along. Register on this website to gain access to our minutes.
Club Officers
All members get involved in how we operate however we do have club officers who look after the below roles.
Club Roles/Contact :
Membership Secretary, Chair/Secretary, Treasurer, Administrator, Captains, Events , Welfare, Press Officer & Kit
BRR are fully affiliated with England Athletics. On our website you will notice a wide range of information supporting your rights, safety and conduct as a BRR Member.
As a fully affiliated Club we have also developed a range of supporting documents for our Members
Burnden Constitution Members Handbook Data Protection Policy
Any questions or queries re the above please contact Andy at: chairman@burndenroadrunners.co.uk
Our
Locations
Where we train.
see our locations on the map below