| So you've decided that you'd like to be a runner, you | | | | ask all your contacts to pass the message on to their |
| want to lose weight, get fit and just generally feel | | | | own contacts. Not everyone will do this, but if only a |
| better about yourself. But you hate the thought of | | | | few do, you'll have literally hundreds of messages |
| running on your own. Stop worrying because here are | | | | flying around about your new running club. |
| 3 great tips for how to start a running club, so you | | | | On the message you need to include the following |
| have your own motivation, safety and company when | | | | details: - |
| you run. | | | | - Is it a mixed running club or just for men or just |
| #1 First and foremost you need to put the word | | | | women? |
| around with the people you know. Friends, family or | | | | - Where you'll meet |
| work colleagues all provide an excellent network of | | | | - How far you'll run |
| potential running club members. Hopefully from this list | | | | - The standard or ability level of running |
| you may get one or two people interested in joining. | | | | - The time and day #3 You can also send out an |
| From this initial interest, you need to decide on which | | | | email to your contact list and again ask all the |
| days and times you'll meet, because one of the most | | | | recipients to forward on their list. Another good place |
| frustrating things you'll find about organising anything is | | | | to put the word out about your running club is your |
| that you can't please everyone AND not everyone | | | | work place, your partner's work place, children's school, |
| that says they'll come will actually do so. | | | | playgroup or nursery etc. |
| If you only have limited times and days that you can | | | | If you live in a small village or town, put up posters in |
| run on, then these will be your running clubs times. | | | | the main shops or libraries etc. |
| Initially it would be far easier to simply stick to just one | | | | This in a nutshell is how to start a running club. Don't be |
| day a week, then eventually if you have enough | | | | put off by an initial lack of interest, once you've been |
| interest and your club grows in size, then you can run | | | | running for a while, you'll find that the word will spread. |
| extra days of the week. Once you have your set time | | | | But once you begin, you'll need to be there leading your |
| and day organised you can move on to getting more | | | | running group every week, come rain or shine because |
| runners. | | | | the consistency will attract new runners and so your |
| #2 Join Facebook or use your Facebook account and | | | | club will grow. |
| send out a message to all your contacts. Make it viral - | | | | |