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ORION HARRIERS
NO parking at Clubhouse on Race Days or Wednesday evenings.
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HOW TO JOIN ORION HARRIERS... ...and run in Epping Forest Basically... JUST turn up at Orion Harriers Clubhouse ask someone/join in. |
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.
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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! |
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. |
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. 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 |
