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ORION HARRIERS
Founded 1911

NO parking at Clubhouse on Race Days or Wednesday evenings.
click address line below for location/directions
and temporary training details


HOW TO JOIN ORION HARRIERS...
...and run in Epping Forest
Basically... JUST turn up at Orion Harriers Clubhouse
ask someone/join in.


Joining Orion really is that easy.
Just turn up, do a couple of training runs,
see if you like it, before committing yourself...

When's BEST? Chose:Man/Woman/Junior

MEN'S SECTION:
Every Tuesday and Thursday evening in Winter
Senior men train on local-ish streets.
In summer, it's all Forest runs. Same nights.
We leave at 7.30pm sharp from Orion HQ
temporarily at Chingford Cricket Club,
off Kimberley Way, E4
Chingford rail/bus stations are 4/5 mins walk
So arrive earlier - about 7.15, say?


THE WOMEN'S SECTION:
Our women also run from Orion HQ
on a Wednesday evening, leaving @ 7.00pm.
Different women, running different speeds,
someone will help you find who best to run with.
Join 200+ members of
ORION JUNIORS HERE
BACKGROUND INFO
There's about 300+ Senior club members -
maybe 80 women - the rest men,
aged 18-96ish!
There's changing rooms and showers -
so bring a towel, shampoo etc
There's ALL standards of runners.
You won't get left/lost in the Forest
or stranded in darkest Chingford.
Well... probably not...

Senior Annual membership is £40.00
(Second Claim is only £18.00!) -
and to help cover running costs
(no pun intended...)
you pay 50p each/every time
you use the club for a run and
£1.00 at non-league races.

During summer, training is in the Forest
- on dark winter nights it's all road work...

In due course, - when you need it -
click below and print off an
Orion Membership Application Form!
OTHER RUNNING TIMES
Races are mainly Saturday afternoons.
Members run from Orion HQ
MOST days at ANY time,
but probably the best introductory time is:
Wed for a woman - Tue or Thu for a man.

However...
Sun a.m. is popular for long Forest runs.
Some women run with men's groups
on tue and thu at 7.30pm.

Some men run in Women's Wed 7.00pm runs
and our Juniors also train on a Wed.
So it's a wide range of standards and
Wednesdays are busy. So busy that...
...there's NO PARKING at the clubhouse
on Wednesday evenings or on race days
but there's plenty nearby local parking
and good public transport!


If there's no race on,
then every Saturday, all year round,
there's always Forest training runs -
leaving Orion HQ @ 3.00pm.
RACING
There's loads of racing, if you fancy that!
Like Orion, other clubs we compete with
have some great running talent -
and occasional lack of it.
Even 'slow' runners take their place...
mostly in front of me...

Have a look at our summer
and winter fixture lists.


SEASONS
We're now in the Winter season!
In Winter,
we have myriad races/training runs,
from 5k to 15 miles,
on trail, road, cross country and
horse rides in the Forest.
In Summer,
there's a similar mix of Forest runs
plus races on trails/quiet roads
in a Summer road race league...
which is nice.

If you have further questions,
call Roddy during the day...
0208 529 5938/email: orionxc@aol.com

WE LOOK FORWARD TO RUNNING WITH YOU
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