Group photo courtesy of Jake Tosh @jake.t_photography

Welcome to South West Road Runners, one of the largest and friendliest running clubs in Devon. We were formed in 1984 primarily as a road running club, but since moving to our present location at Exeter Arena in 1992 the club has seen a broadening of its activities to include cross country, trail, and fell running.

We currently have around three hundred members including junior runners from age eight years upwards.

We pride ourselves on being as inclusive as we can be. We have trained coaches to lead track sessions, and run leaders to suit all abilities and running requirements including guide leaders for Visually Impaired (VI) runners. 

We offer a warm welcome to all, and count amongst our number a whole range of abilities, from those who want nothing more than a social jog around town, right up to county representatives and international Age Group Duathlon and Triathlon runners. 

We can also arrange ad- hoc marathon and half marathon training runs as well as progression groups for novice runners, or for those looking to build up their fitness. There really is something for everyone!

The club also currently organises three annual race events, details of which which can be found elsewhere on the website. We are also the only club in Devon and Cornwall to regularly enter a team into the prestigious Welsh Castles Relay Race..

Please contact us if you need any more information, or just come along and join us if you fancy a run. 

 

 

 

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📣 Tonight on the track - coached by Victoria 📣Following on from our 1 mile TT session we will be doing 400m reps at 1 mile pace. If you weren’t there for this session we will have some pace conversion charts to help you.The aim of this session is fast running! Working well below 5k race pace will help to make race pace feel more controlled and so it is always a good idea to add in some fast, short reps to your training. The recoveries should allow enough time for any lactate to be flushed away, however, it is key that you utilise the recoveries effectively (a walk is suggested). If you feel your pace slowing, take a little longer to recover before you go again. The emphasis here is being able to run fast with consistency paced reps.See you trackside! ... See MoreSee Less
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Think you know about fellow South West Road Runners club member Jules Van ? Find out why she gets up at 5am! #memberprofile #runningcommunity ... See MoreSee Less
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WOW!…What a jam packed weekend of racing!! Happy #MedalMonday and well done to everyone who raced this weekend.We kick things off with our championship race - The Ottery 10k. It was a warm day to race, however, everyone had a great time running through the streets of Ottey! Well done SWRRNext up, the Exeter Marathon and a HUGE well done to everyone who took part and a big congratulations to Colin for his new PB and 3rd place podium spot in a time of 2.53 👏🏻Julie, Stephen and Jeanette headed to Bristol for the 10k and half marathon events. Once again racing in hot conditions. Well done to you all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Pauline and Joel raced the Bideford 10k in some super impressive times 😲👏🏻 35.28 for Joel and 41.38 for Pauline 👏🏻Ian switched things up this weekend to take on the Exe Valley Triathlon in a time of 1.30.35 👏🏻 And finally our resident marathon man Jorge completed marathon number 38 in Exmouth at the May We Challenge You event in a time of 4.57 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 ... See MoreSee Less
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This week is the first of our next 4-6 week training block. With the 5-10k race season in full swing we are going to be focussing the sessions on race pace practice, pace control, speed endurance and targeting threshold. First up, an over/under session led by Charlie.Working across 6-8 x (3 minute) intervals you will run each rep a little faster and then little slower than 10k pace. If you are joining us as a first timer or starting a new training block we would suggest 6 reps and for those well trained athletes we would recommend 8 reps.Sessions like this are aimed at tapping into and bridging LT2. The minimal rest will build lactate and increase your HR, which will help to improve your body’s lactate tolerance/clearance and ultimately improve your aerobic endurance.See you track side! ... See MoreSee Less
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A big well done to our Cardiff 5k runners! And congratulations to Gareth on a shiny new PB 🥳 ... See MoreSee Less
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