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Club Awards
In 2005 Quakers Running Club was 'Highly Commended' by Cancer Research UK for its continued support of Darlington's Race for Life. Click here to view the award.
Enter the Darlington Race for Life
The club is also recognised by the Flora London Marathon for its dedication and support given to beginners and has been designated a Flora London Marathon Running Club Partner, the only club in County Durham to receive this accolade.
London Marathon Partner Club Site
About the Club
The club's main training base is at Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College Playing Fields, Abbey Road, Darlington, DL3 8LR. We train on a Tuesday and Thursday evenings (meeting at the school at 6:30pm). Formed in May 1995 with a membership of just six. The club was formed to promote the participation of all disciplines of athletics and has quickly established itself as one of the regions more active promoters of running events.
At present the club boasts a coaching staff of twenty qualified coaches specialising in a wide range of disciplines from sprints to ultra distance running, including field events, as well as more diverse disciplines such as fell running, strength & conditioning and orienteering. We cater for all types of runners and boast a varied membership, accomodating for all ability ranges. No one is ever left behind! We consider ourselves to be the most friendly and active running club in the area.
Continuing on from the recent good news relating to the clubs membership levels, more good news, I’m sure that Quakers RC member Peter Rowley won’t mind me revealing that he has recently received a letter from Gerry Sutcliffe (Minister for Sport) appointing him as the Regional Community Sport Champion for the North East (this follows on from his previous role as the Chairman of Sport England North East and is in addition to his other sporting administration roles which include being an independent member of Sport England's Audit, Risk and Governance Committee and the North East of England's representative on LOCOG (the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012). Joomla! is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License.