Running club
A running club is a loose association of recreational runners . Long-distance running is mostly used .
“A very simple concept: Without registration, without club membership and free of charge, you can take part in the once or twice weekly running meetings at any time. Newbies and beginners are specially instructed by the running meeting leaders. The different running groups then complete a different program depending on the performance level of the participants. The only obligation: everyone, including beginners, is on the road for an hour - whether in a slow or fast group, with or without walking breaks. "
Historical development
The running clubs developed from the general running and jogging movement of the 1960s and the exercise movement (1970 to 1974).
The first running clubs were founded in 1974, including in Dortmund, Solingen and Darmstadt.
Character of a running club
The participants in a running group rarely practice long-distance running as a competitive sport . They are predominantly amateur athletes who run for physical and mental balance. The meetings are often held weekly. They are not only used for training , but also for socializing and exchanging experiences, so the participants run together in one or more groups. Competitive ambitions ("overtaking") during a running meeting are generally frowned upon.
Despite the leisure character, the participants of many running clubs take part in running competitions. However, they usually neither have the capability nor the ambition to achieve top positions. Often they register as a team for a run and travel together to the competition. Some running clubs express their togetherness with uniform jerseys .
organization structure
Running clubs can be affiliated with sports clubs . However, apart from changing rooms, there is no need for any sports facilities . Therefore the connection to an association is not necessary.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verena Mörath: The trim campaigns of the German Sports Association for the promotion of exercise and sport in the FRG 1970 to 1994 , page 35f.
- ↑ Verena Mörath: The trim campaigns of the German Sports Association for the promotion of exercise and sport in the FRG 1970 to 1994 , see there p. 35 ff. Or also the history of the “Trimm Dich” movement
- ↑ In March 1974 the starting shot was given for the running meetings in Germany ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at German Road Races
