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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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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Happy medal Monday on this beautiful Tuesday! A day late to take in any bank holiday racing. We kick things off with the Yellow, Welly, Cobble Wobble! An aptly named off road race with a cobbley finish. Well done to everyone who took part! Next up a return to the lovely Jurassic Coast 10k! Well done Barry and Stephen 👏🏻Jorge (our resident marathon man) took on Milton Keynes marathon in his infamous fancy dress costume in 5.36! 😲👏🏻And finally huge congratulations to Andy who completed 60k of the East Devon Round in 7.48, finishing 4th! Fantastic running everyone… next up The Ottery 10k! ... See MoreSee Less
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📣Tonight on the track - coached by Victoria 📣We are offering something a little different tonight. As part of our speed series, we will be doing a 1 MILE time trial combined with some 400m reps to practice pace. Not many people delve into this range of pace, so tonight will offer you the chance to really see how fast you are.We will have some pace charts on hand to guide you as to what pace to run and the 400m reps will provide some practice and stimulus. As a guide we are suggesting a pace approx 30 seconds faster (per mile) than your 5k pace. All abilities welcome! Come and put your speed to the test 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ... See MoreSee Less
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A marathon filled medal Monday! It was the biggest weekend of road running this weekend with over 90,000 people taking part in both the London and Manchester marathons. The club was represented well across both events and we are so proud of you all for your incredible achievements. The heat made conditions tough, but everyone battled to the end to claim their medals. Lee took on a slightly more unique marathon this weekend - a looped course called “Not the London Marathon” in 5hrs And finally Sam finished 1st in the Euro age group Duathlon champs in Poland. An incredible performance! 🥇well done 👏🏻 ... See MoreSee Less
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