Your first run with us
Joining us for the first time
We let prospective members come up to four or five runs before joining us properly as fully paid members. If you’d like to come along to one of our runs in Manchester, please message us, preferably by email to our Co-Chairs (co-chairs@manchesterfrontrunners.org). This will mean that we'll know to expect you and can give you a proper welcome! In your short message, please let us know when you’re planning on coming along and your level of running (i.e., desired distance, likely pace). Our co-chairs will also invite you to download and sign up to Spond, the app we use for internal club communications.
We invite those interested in running with us to try our Thursday or Saturday runs, as these are the more social sessions. On your first runs with us, we’ll match you up with a buddy to show you the route and provide you with a proper welcome to our club. We offer approximate 5/7.5/10 km options, and your buddy will run at your pace, not theirs. Most people who join us can already run at least 5 km. If you’re just starting out, we run a Couch-to-5K course, usually in the autumn, which will build your fitness so you can easily run or jog 5 km. Outside of that time, we suggest downloading a Couch to 5k app.