Does Blyth Running Club offer members places in races such as the Great North Run and the London Marathon?
To gain entry to the Great North Run, London Marathon and other races you have to apply like anybody else (the only exception being that London offers 1 or 2 places direct to the club, these are allocated by lottery to members who applied but did not get an entry). We do organise subsided travel to these and other races. Do members who enter races gain access to the start amongst the club runners? Unless you are an elite athlete (ie invited to run) at most races you have to take your start place along with everybody else, but since the start “grid” is usually organised based on predicted finishing time you may well be near the front along with a lot of other club runners. If I am interested in joining can I come along and run a couple of times before deciding whether to join? If you are interested in joining you can come along and run with us for a couple of weeks before joining. There are two options; either come along ready changed and just meet in the foyer with everybody by the not
