The Club Membership fee for April 1st 2025 to March 31st 2026 is £31 which includes the £23affiliation fee for Welsh Athletics and the small administration fee cost to Stripe.
Check out some of our crew in our Missing Trainer video
You can request membership online by using our Google Form, we will then send you an email link to pay … just follow this link to get the ball rolling: Sign up for Builth & District RC Membership.
Please note “By becoming a member of the club, you are automatically agreeing to the codes of practice as stated by Welsh Athletics – this relates to the codes of conduct, to the rules of UK Athletics and to adhere to all anti-doping rules and regulations.”
Membership of Builth & District Running Club gives you access to:
- one-to-one coaching with Bob Smith
- Wednesday night running groups with like minded people of a similar ability.
- Tuesday night track training (Summer) or hill training (Winter) sessions with our Welsh Athletics coach, Bob Smith
- Brecon track session once a month
- free events and social gatherings
- entry to Herefordshire cross-country summer and winter league races
- Gwent League entry
- 15% discount at sportshoes.com and free delivery when you spend over £50. Contact a member of the committee for the code.
- 10% off at Home To Fit. The home of the Recovery Ice Tub. Proof of Builth and District Running Club membership required. Code – BDRC10
- We have teamed up with Freedom Leisure Powys.
Monthly DD = £41.50. Running club £37.50. (saving £6.00 per month)Annual = £420.00 . Running club £355.00. (saving £65.00 per year)
- 15% at Runner’s Need, Cotswold and Snow and Rock. Exclusions do apply. Link takes you to the benefit form and then contact a member of the committee for the code. This discount is available in the Brecon store.
- 10% off at Up and Running with code CLUB10
- 10% off at Activity Wales Events with our club code
- startfitness.co.uk sponsor the Gwent XC League and offer a 10% discount with code GWENTXCSF10
In addition, affiliation to Welsh Athletics gives you:
- insurance cover when you are involved in athletics activities (training & racing)
- access to London Marathon places through club ballot
- chance to be selected for our region, East Wales, or selected for Wales or Welsh Masters
- 10% off at Run and Become
- 10% off Moti which is situated in Cardiff, Llanelli, Cwmbran, Swansea and Bristol
- 10% Discount on Physique Sports Products – Click here to view their full range Use CODE: WA10 to get your discount
- 10% off Podiatry appointments costs with ACE Feet in Motion with proof of membership
- 20% off Feetures products
- 18% off Welsh Athletics private health care, powered by Aviva
- 20% off Shokz Headphones and LED Lenser Head torches via Sports Rewards with CODE: WA20
- 15% off Runderwear products with code: WA15
- 10% off Orthotix products with CODE: WELSHATH10
- 10% off at Sole Mate. The new running shop in Merthyr.
- You will be eligible for discounted coaching course fees when accessing the formal coach education pathway
- Access to national and regional events, Webinars, conferences and technical workshops that support coaches, officials, athletes and volunteers across the sport, plus a full back catalogue of online content via YouTube
- In addition, affiliated club registered members also receive a £2 discount on race entry fees across a number of licensed road race events.
- An individual athlete profile linked to the Power of 10 / Run Britain.
Offers may be withdrawn without notice. Any issues please email us at builthrc@gmail.com
Club Kit
Club vests and t-shirts are available to buy from our club Kit Lady Steph Morgan. We also have buffs, hoodies and baseball caps to name just a few.
Our full club kit is available to view here
BUILTH AND DISTRICT RUNNING CLUB – LONDON MARATHON BALLOT DRAW
As an affiliated club with UK Athletics, we get allocated London Marathon places, number of places dependant on amount of members we have at the time. To be able to go into our club draw, a number of rules have to be followed.
1. Be a current first claim member of Builth and District RC and have been a member since December 31st, the previous calendar year. No second claim club members are eligible for the draw.
2. Have been unsuccessful in the current year’s London Marathon ballot – proof to be provided via a copy / screenshot of the confirmation or rejection email.
3. Be an “active” member of the club. We class active as regularly attending training, and/or representing the club at any of the XC, or wearing the club colours for at least two races over the previous 12 months.
4. Not have been eligible for a “Good for Age” or “Championship” place in this year’s London Marathon.
5. Not have previously ran as a winner of a club place within the past 5 years.
6. Not have previously ran the London Marathon in the last 3 years.
7. Must be physically able to run the marathon and be willing to follow a training programme set by our club coach Bob Smith.
8. The winner of the draw must run in our club kit.
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