Hertford Running Club was founded by Nicole and Joe in September 2019; two people (not too fast, not too slow) who enjoy running around the streets, fields, hills and parks of Hertford.

The club grew steadily throughout its first few months, gaining a good reputation in the local running community. Four months after the club was founded the unforeseen hit – Covid-19! We had to close the club to protect our members and comply with the latest laws. During the summer of 2020 we were able to run a few sessions before heading into our second national lockdown. During this period, Joe & Nicole stepped back from HRC and handed over club management to its members including Imi & Jennie. In April 2021 we decided to resurrect the club and had our first session back – to which only a few members from the original club had returned. Since then, the club has gone from strength to strength, and we have nearly 100 members registered.

Hertford Running club is an England Athletics registered Run together group and has trained Leaders and Coaches on hand.

Often ‘getting out’ is the hardest part, and we aim to make this easier by creating a community of friends who run together, chat and enjoy the space we all live in. We are proud to be a very friendly, relaxed, and welcoming community of runners

We are now a running community organised by the runners themselves so there are opportunities within the club to apply to join the management committee or to apply to join the leadership programme – where we can partially fund LiRF (Leadership in Running Fitness) courses for successful applicants.