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Social Run Group - Your Local Running Group
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Fun, free and friendly, the Social Run Group or SRG for short is a weekly 5K that is perfect for runners of all abilities. It is a great place to begin running or share some time running together.

What is SRG?

Welcome to the Social Run Group! Our running group is a weekly, free 5K run starting from ​most of our Up & Running stores.

Like a local running club, our SRG has a great sense of community and we are a fun, friendly and inclusive running group near you. So no matter if you are a beginner runner or you've been running for a while, we encourage you to sign up, come along and join in the fun!

Our runs always have a run leader and a back runner, so everyone runs together. All runs are at a steady pace that is suitable for runners of all abilities, making it the perfect to start running.

Our aim is to run together and help build new runners build confidence and a sense of community!

How to register?

We have a new sign up procedure for SRG so it's important that all runners register, even if you've run with us before.

To register, please just visit your local Up & Running store and speak to one of our team members. They will help you complete our new registration form and give you your new SRG card which you will need to bring each week. Before every run you will need to scan in with your card so we can keep an eye of numbers and keep track of your total amount of runs with SRG!

You only need to register once and by registering with SRG, you agree to the Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct.

How to register?

We have a new sign up procedure for SRG so it's important that all runners register, even if you've run with us before.

To register, please just visit your local Up & Running store and speak to one of our team members. They will help you complete our new registration form and give you your new SRG card which you will need to bring each week. Before every run you will need to scan in with your card so we can keep an eye of numbers and keep track of your total amount of runs with SRG!

You only need to register once and by registering with SRG, you agree to the Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct.

SRG Rewards

We think running is great. So much so, that we want to reward you for getting out there.

Our SRG rewards will be that extra bit of motivation you need to get you out running, even in the wind & rain. Please look at our T & C's.

Anything else? Well yes, our SRG runners also get a 10% discount in store to be used on the latest running kit and equipment.

Join our team

Fancy leading an SRG run on a weekly basis? If you have a passion for running and fitness, then come and join our team at your local running shop! A place where you can use your knowledge and passion every day to help the local running community, advising runners at all levels. If you are interested in joining our team, then check out our recent vacancies here.

Join our team

Fancy leading an SRG run on a weekly basis? If you have a passion for running and fitness, then come and join our team at your local running shop! A place where you can use your knowledge and passion every day to help the local running community, advising runners at all levels. If you are interested in joining our team, then check out our recent vacancies here.

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We have been running together since 2015 and thousands of runners have begun their running journey or found a home at our weekly runs. Whether you need a running group, running club or some running buddies, you will find it all and so much more at our running group. Check out our gallery of runners below, including our first ever SRG from Darlington!

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, everyone needs to register again before the runs resume in September.

Sign up at your local Up & Running, fill out the form with the help of one of our team members and then you will be issued with your SRG card. You’ll need to bring this card with you each week so you can scan in and out easily.

It is free to run with SRG!

SRG is not affiliated, so if you are entering a race you cannot benefit from a discounted race entry. Members of affiliated clubs pay an annual membership and therefore they do not pay for insurance for their race entry which is part of their club membership.

SRG runs are not timed. There will always be a run leader and a back runner. The group sets off together, and waits at certain points to regroup. Faster runners are encouraged to loop back and re-join the back of the group. The emphasis is on a social run and we seek to make everyone feel included.

With the aim of making SRG as fun and inclusive as possible, children over the age of 12 can run with us at the weekly meets.

Children aged 12 and 13 must run with an accompanied parent;

14 - 17 year olds can run on their own as long as they have signed up with their parent and have parental consent.

We're afraid under 12s cannot run with SRG.

Every child running needs to be registered and carry their own unique bar code.

Of course! Anyone can join and run with SRG, but please just make sure any new runners register prior to the run and have an SRG barcode.

You can, but we do aim to keep this to a minimum so if you can avoid bringing personal belongings, please do so. The shop will be locked while the run is taking place, but we cannot accept any responsibility for any loss or damage to your property.

The core SRG event is always 5k.

Once registered, you can visit any SRG group and run with them. You will still need to have your barcode scanned before the run at the group you are visiting.

See the map above for a list of run and run times.

Pop in to your local Up & Running and have a word with the team, they will be happy to talk to you about the group and reassure you.