A club that trains together
Welcome to Newburgh Dunes Running Club …
Newburgh Dunes Running Club (NDRC) is a social running club based in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the North Sea coast. The club was formed in 2015 to provide a focal point for local runners wishing to run with a friendly group of like-minded individuals. The club is open to runners of all levels and our social running events are tailored to suit the preferences of the group. We participate in a range of running activities, including trail runs, road runs/races of various lengths and run training.
Please feel free to browse our website to learn more about the club and the various running activities we get involved in.
Come and join us!
Membership is only £20 per year (November 1 to October 31), with discounted fees for new members starting from 6 months into the current club year (May 1), and free membership in the last 2 months of the current club year (September 1).
New members can get a discounted training t-shirt through the Club Shop for an additional £10.
If you want to join us, please review our Terms and Conditions of Membership and Data Privacy Policy, then click the button below to complete our online membership application form.
Training
The club organises a number of training events throughout the year for members, details below.
We welcome anyone over 11 years of age to our club training sessions, details of which are below and in our monthly newsletter, but advise that anyone under 16 years of age must be accompanied at the training session by a parent or guardian.
For more information about our training sessions, email: training@newburghdunesrunningclub.co.uk
Tuesday and Thursday evening Sessions (Club Training) – 1830 hours
The sessions meet in Gordon Park, near the tennis courts, in the summer and at the Ellon Academy campus in winter. Change of seasons/venues are notified on Facebook and in our monthly Newsletter. Both sessions are one hour in duration (approximately) and we run through a cycle of different training programmes over the weeks. Sessions are open to runners of all abilities, and everyone is made welcome.
Depending on coach availability and attendance, we aim to split sessions into the following groups:
Tuesdays – usually intervals, Main Group and Confidence & Recovery Group
Thursdays – usually a social run. Approximately 6-8km, 10km and 13km distances
Additional Sessions – Thursday lunchtime
We also currently have additional training sessions as follows:
Thursday lunchtimes at 1200 hours, a 60 minute session meeting at the Car Park on the south side of the Waterside bridge (closest side to Newburgh) as you leave Newburgh towards Cruden Bay.
The group are happy to welcome anyone along even if they need to leave earlier due to work or personal commitments. This group is growing by the week and has a wide variety of abilities, all willing to support one another.
Club Runs
Throughout the year many members arrange social runs and these are encouraged wherever possible to include others.
Training Team
The training team is led by Jill Walker who is the club elected Training Coordinator. Jill is supported by Debbie Brazier, Bruce Morrison, Carly McNeil, Kim King, Martin Burns, Allan Bartlet, Mike Raffan, Gavin Morris, Susan Naysmith, Andy Fenwick, Mark Dunn, Laura Watt, Glen Chalmers, Caris Strachan, George Keith, Ross Schaschke and Nick Wood.
Debbie and Martin are both Level 2 coaches having completed their Coach in Running Fitness qualification. Carly is a Level 1 coach (Jog Leader) as well as having a UKA level 2 endurance qualification, level 2 fitness instructor and BSc in health related professional studies. Kim, Susan, Mike, Jill, Bruce, Andy, Ross, Nick and George hold Level 1 UKA Leaders. Allan, Mark, Laura, Glen, Caris and Gavin all come with enthusiasm, knowledge and willingness to support others.