Pace Makers Run Club is open to everyone who works in healthcare, whether you have never run a step or you already have medals on the wall. Same start line, same finish, nobody left behind.
Our regular sessions and anything new we have announced. Full list on the runs page.
Meet: Main hospital front entrance
Distance: 5K and 8K options
Our biggest run of the week. Two groups set off together and loop back to the same finish, so nobody waits around alone. Coffee after for anyone who is not rushing to a shift.
Meet: Park bandstand
Distance: 4K, conversational pace
A late-afternoon slot for anyone coming off a run of nights. Deliberately gentle: chat pace only, no watches needed.
Meet: Riverside path, car park end
Distance: 30 minutes, run/walk intervals
Built for first-timers. We use 3 minutes running, 1 minute walking, and a leader stays with the back of the group the whole way. If you can walk for 30 minutes, you can do this one.
Because our week does not look like everyone else's. Twelve-hour shifts, nights, missed lunches, and a body that has already walked ten kilometres around a ward before anyone suggests exercise.
We run at times that work around early starts, late finishes and nights, and we post the schedule ahead so you can plan around your rota.
Every session has a leader at the back of the group. If you are the slowest person there, you are exactly who we started this for.
No explaining what a bad shift means. Some weeks the run is training, some weeks it is just half an hour of daylight and other humans.
Our beginner's guide is written for people on shifts: how to start with walk/run, what to wear, how to fuel around nights, and how to build up without breaking down.
Set your own intervals, for example 3 minutes running and 1 minute walking, and let the timer call every change with a beep. Works on your phone, no app needed.
Tell us a bit about yourself and we will let you know when and where we are running next. You can add weekly emails at the end if you want them.
