Our club's purpose is to encourage people to get fit and maintain fitness through running. Our founders identified a need for a local running club and started the club with 50 senior members in Nov 2008 now we've got 200 junior & senior members at all levels & abilities running in safe groups, 3 times a week. We're run entirely by volunteers, with a few trained & DBS checked coaches. Our guiding principles are to be a friendly, inclusive and accessible club that maximises our members' potential.

Our community is relatively remote located on the Isle of Purbeck with poor transport links. Our membership is open to all from the age 9. Local sport plays a big part in bring families together, creating friendships. Running in groups promotes whole community participation in a healthy form of recreation in a fun, safe & sociable environment also promotes good health & well-being for both young and old alike. Having a local running club will support local people to live and work in the Purbeck.

Running encourages people who are currently inactive to become more active and our community benefits from improved health & physical fitness; reduction in anti-social behaviour; increased cohesion by bring people together to forge better relationships thus reduce isolation. For our juniors running increases confidence; self-esteem and helps battle against obesity; assists in reducing substance abuse thus results in improved quality of life. Club junior membership trebled in the last 12 months.