Bourton Roadrunners’ Club Members’ Area

Bourton Roadrunners’ Club Library provides access to the club’s race competions, including its own race series, an age-related competition, and the Gloucestershire AAA Road Races Series. For full details visit the Club Competitions page. From there, you can download a list of the competition rules for 2026 Club Competition and the list of Gloucestershire AAA Road Race series events (with provisional dates).

Training Schedule and Run Routes

Download a copy of the schedule of routes used for Tuesday and Thursday club sessions, and the efforts plan, for the period 1st to 30th January 2026 inclusive. The schedule also includes Beyond C25K and Friday morning effort sessions.

Maps of the routes we use are on our Training Routes page. They are grouped by terrain and approximate distance

Club Kit

You can order Bourton Roadrunners’ Club running vests and t-shirts from our secure shop store. We have a few new additions to our club kit  obtained via the Sliick Store; check-out the range. We also hold a stock of club vests and a few ‘old’ items (available in return for a small donation) in a locker at the leisure centre. If you wish to view, try or buy please contact one of the key holders below:

Club Secretary -
Club Treasurer -

Welfare Officer

Please note that the Club’s Welfare Officer is Janet Balinski. If you have any issues or questions of a welfare nature you can contact Janet in confidence by email at

Club Races and Events

March 2026.
Saturday 14th March 2026. - Quiz night, with teams of 6. Start at 7pm - venue TBC. Hosted by John R.

April 2026.
Sunday 19th April 2026. - GAZZA’s to BAZZA’s run. Hosted by Steph, Gary & Barry.

May 2026.
Sunday 31st April 2026. - Hilly 100 Relay race. We need as much support as possible, cheering our teams through beautiful Cotswold villages, with a few hills on route!

June 2026.
Saturday 6th June 2026. - Strensham Airbase has reopened to visitors. This is a crucial operational hub for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, based near the M5 Services in Worcestershire (WR8 0BZ). We have been invited to meet the team and see their helicopter up close and personal, as BRR raised such an incredible amount of money for the charity. They can only accommodate 20 members. Meet at Leisure Centre 9.50am (mini or small bus). Finishing with a social run before heading back to Bourton . Arrive back to the Leisure Centre about 2.30pm. PS Juniors would be welcome to attend the base's open day - Sunday August 16th 10-4pm.

July 2026.
Sunday 5th July 2026. - Open water swimming in the Lakes at South Cerney. Hosted by Dawn & NCTR members.

October 2026.
Saturday 31st October 2026. - Halloween trail run. Start 9am - location TBC. Fancy dress. Hosted by Pippa.

December 2025.
Sunday 6th December 2026. - Famous muddy mince pie run, 9am from Bourton Leisure Centre. Hosted by Steph & Gary.

Tuesday 15th December 2026. Tinsel Run and Stephen Humpries’ Trophy award - 6.45pm from Bourton Leisure Centre, with post run drinks at the Duke of Wellington afterwards, where the trophy will be presentated.

Thursday 31st December 2026. Finish off the year with a social run. Starting at 9am - Lower Slaughter Village Hall (GL54 2HS). Hosted by Claire & Iain.

January 2027.
Saturday TBC January 2027. Club annual Awards Ceremony. Details to be confirmed.

We are also planning to offer a few other social events, with details to follow, including:
Track sessions - to be organised by our amazing coaches
Cycling adventures - to be hosted by Graham
Bacon Butty Runs - Oddington Village Hall (GL56 0XD), with all running abilities welcome. - Hosted by Giles & Lynn.

Race Reports

Catch up on our recent race reports and the back-library of reports.

Gloucestershire AAA Cross Country

Organised by Gloucestershire AAA, they’re good fun for women who can run 6.5k, men who can run 9.9k, and aren’t afraid of mud. Also a chance to see our Juniors running, which is exciting and inspiring! No PB’s; just positions count, but mostly about taking part!

The dates and venues announced for the remaining Gloucestershire Cross Country League 2025/26 season are:
Round 2 - Saturday 1st November 2025 - Cirencester Park
Round 3 - Sunday 14th December 2025 - Bath
Round 4 - Saturday 14th February 2026 - Cheltenham.

Online entries are via the Entry4Sports portal at Entry4Sports UK .co.uk

For full details, including Rules, Eligibility, Fees and a link to the online entry system, please visit the Glos. AAA Cross Country  website page.

Cross Country County Championships
Gloucestershire AAA will be holding the championships for the 2025-26 season at Bath on 14th December. For further details check the Glos. AAA site (as above).

On the road with Neil Russell - 2021

During 2021 Neil Russell completed an astonishing 948 mile run, from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 36 days. Get some sense of what was involved by reading the JOGLE page or read the detailed run report and photos. Distance running legends David Bedford, Dave Moorcroft and Peter Elliott all gave their backing to Neil Russell’s John O’Groats to Land’s End (JOGLE) quest, with a couple of video support messages.

Photo Library

The Photo Library has been transferred to the Club Archive, page although are a few more photos within recent race reports.

We are collating the data to enable us to build a member-focused library, recording club records, competition winners and a 'hall of fame', recording the many representative honours that club members have achieved since the club was formed. At the time of writing we are trying to locate the official record book.

External Publications

Take a look at England Althletics’ eNews   keep in touch with the latest information.

Take a look at Althletics Weekly’s  website.

Highlights

Social dates for your diary:

The next social event will be the Quiz Night, hosted by John R. For further details ...

Catch a few photos from this year’s Club Awards Evening (photos by Jo - thanks).

A blast from the past. A group photo at Lake Bled, during a BRR trip to Slovenia, featuring Steve “Beakie” Wheeler (3rd from right), his son Jason, “Big” Mike Burton, Neil and Pauline Teague - October 2007. Click on image for a larger version.

Download a copy of the latest edition of the club Members Pack.

Check-out the club’s race series and the County’s race series.

Training Route Maps:
We have added a series of maps, showing the routes used for our training sessions. These will aid members in understanding the routes that we use by rotation. These are stored on a new Training Routes page, and are grouped by terrain and approximate distance.

Club Competitions:
Club Race Series competition;
Age Related competition;
Gloucestershire AAA Road Race Series.
For deatils visit our Club Competitions page.

Catch up on our recent race reports and the back-library of reports, including a special report featuring Claud the Caterpillar at the 1986 London Marathon.

We have a few new additions to our Club Kit    range check-out the range.

We have recently added two new photos to the photo library, featuring a young Richard Bufton and veteran member Dennis Abbots at the 1998 Bourton 15, kindly supplied by Robin Macdonald. Richard was only 6 seconds behind UK international Steve Brace.