Membership of P&D

Thinking of Joining Us?

Please come along and try us out for two sessions – and then decide if you want to join us. New members are always given a warm welcome.

** We need to have your contact details, including your emergency contact name/number, as part of our duty of care to prospective new members.

Please fill in this Trial Application Form **

We are a fun and enthusiastic adult running group of all abilities based in Penarth. Our main club night is Monday from 18:30 to 19:30 and we run a variety of sessions around Penarth, typically involving hill repetitions and flat speed work sessions. There’s something to suit everybody and you can run at your own pace, although we do recommend that you are already able to complete a parkrun (5km) under 35 minutes and can run for about 60 minutes non-stop - this is mainly so you are able to keep up during the jog over to where our main club sessions take place. So whether you’re looking to improve your fitness and enjoy running with others, or you’re chasing a personal best time at the Cardiff Half Marathon, you can do it with us.

Other club sessions which take place include hour-long “conversational pace runs” on Wednesday at 19:00 and Thursday at 18:30, which, as the name suggests, are an opportunity to have a chat with some gentle running thrown in. Usually this is a meandering route made up on the night taking in parts of Cardiff and Penarth and in the summer, involves a more scenic route across fields and forests.

Alternatively if you feel like a challenge, track sessions at Cardiff International Sports Stadium in Leckwith also take place on Wednesdays, and again these can be as hard or as easy as you want to make them. We have also recently introduced a new 'tempo-effort' led by our two Club Captains! The Captains Run will hopefully become a regular event at 7am on Friday mornings.

Club Membership

Club membership runs from April to April each year and costs either £25 or £46.00, depending on whether you want to register with Welsh Athletics. Fees are due by April 1st each year.

Club membership is £25. For this, you get:

The opportunity to run regularly with like-minded runners
Advice from experienced runners on how to start running, how to avoid injury, how to improve, good routes to run, etc.
Coaching on specific running skills
Motivation and enjoyment from running with other people who love running
Insurance cover when participating in club-organised activities
The friendship and camaraderie of fellow runners – on road, off road or at our wide range of social activities. These often involve cake.

Registration with Welsh Athletics is £21.00, optional, and offers a range of member benefits including:

£2 discount on entry fees for a number of licenced races
Discounted entry for the Cardiff Half Marathon
Discounts at some specialist local running shops and on-line outlets
Other discounts on items such as training programmes and UK Athletics events

Welsh Athletics registration is also necessary to take part in certain competitions (e.g. Gwent Cross-Country League) and in Welsh Athletics Championship Races.

You cannot register with Welsh Athletics as an individual unless you’re also a member of an Affiliated Club. Penarth and Dinas Runners are affiliated to Welsh Athletics.

How to join Penarth and Dinas Runners

When applying for or renewing your membership, you must complete the on-line 2024-25 Membership Application Form, indicating whether you want to register with Welsh Athletics and how you intend to pay.

If you prefer, you can download and complete the paper version of the 2024-25 Membership Application Form here, and return it to Colin Caesar (Membership Secretary) in person or by email to: membership@penarthanddinasrunners.co.uk

Please also remember to update Colin if there are any changes in your details during the year.

2024-25 Membership Application Form

Membership Payments

Payment Methods

You can pay by bank transfer, cheque or cash. A bank transfer is the preferred method.

If you’re paying by bank transfer directly into the Club’s bank account, the information you’ll need is:

Bank: Santander
Sort Code: 09 01 54
Account Name: Penarth and Dinas Runners
Account Number: 17131003

Note: It’s particularly important to provide all the information requested so that the Treasurer can accurately identify the payment when it reaches the Club’s account.

If you’re paying by cheque or cash, pass on your payment to Colin Caesar or Lyn Evans (Treasurer). Please make cheques payable to ‘Penarth and Dinas Runners’.

Payments for Members Joining or Renewing after 1st May

NEW MEMBERS - Monthly Fee Schedule

April: £25, May: £23, June: £21, July: £19, August: £17, September: £15, October: £13

November £11, December: £9, January: £7, February: £5, March: £3

EXISTING MEMBERS - Renewals Fee Schedule

Renewal fees are £25, whenever renewal payment is made

Want to re-join as a Social Member only?

Social membership (£5.00 per year) is available to former Club Members who wish to stay in touch with the Club, its members and activities.

Social members can join the Club’s email distribution list and members’ Facebook group (both are for club members only) and attend Club social events.

To be eligible for social membership, applicants will have had to have been a full member of the club for at least a year previously. When applying for or renewing your social membership, you must complete the on-line 2024-25 Social Membership Application Form.

If you prefer, you can download and complete the paper version of the 2024-25 Social Membership Application Form here, and return it to Colin Caesar (Membership Secretary) in person or by email to: membership@penarthanddinasrunners.co.uk

Please also remember to update Colin if there are any changes in your details during the year.

2024-25 Social Membership Application Form

Further Membership Information

Use of Personal Data

To become a member of Penarth and Dinas Runners, you will need to give your consent in your application form for the club will to collect certain information about you which will include your name, date of birth, gender, email address, address, telephone number and emergency contact information.

The use of this data is likely to include the following activities and more:

– Training and competition entry
– Funding and reporting purposes
– Membership and club management
– Marketing and communications (where separate consent is provided).

This data will be kept securely and is not available to anyone other than you and any other member with a need to access it for the club’s purposes and will be removed when you cease to be a club member. In no circumstances whatever will any data passed on to any other person or body (other than Welsh Athletics for those who choose to register).

Welsh Athletics Code of Conduct

On joining the Club you will need to give your consent to adhere to the UK Athletics/Welsh Athletics Federation Code of Conduct for Senior Athletes.

Full details of this can be found on our Conduct and Welfare webpage.

If you wish to affiliate fully with Welsh Athletics, we encourage you to visit the individual profile page associated with your Membership Number (URN). You can then make sure your details and profile are completely up-to-date.

The link to this page is as follows: https://myathletics.welshathletics.org/

Insurance for Club Members

Club membership includes personal accident insurance for members.

It provides cover for members when taking part in club-organised activities such as training sessions and group training runs and in other licensed races.
It does not cover members running alone or in impromptu running groups or walking groups.

The insurance policy can be found via this Link.

Club members and officers are also covered against public liability claims whist taking part in club activities via the Club’s affiliation to Welsh Athletics.

Purchasing Club Kit

A range of club kit is available from Debbie Williams. This includes club vests, hoodies, jackets, t-shirts and beanies. Take a look at our Club Kit page.

You can catch Debbie at a Club event or social, or click the button below to make a kit enquiry via email.

Enquire about Club Kit