How far do you travel from home to your club?

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Mark-R Oct 2012 10:27pm, 3 Oct 2012 303 posts	0 Mark-R Apologies if similar threads exist, just wondering how far people travel from home to their running club. We moved house 6 months ago and I pretty much packed my club at the time we put our house on the market (12 month back). My wife still works in the area where her club is and I've been along to it a few times. I also know alot of their members through parkrun and the local races from the last 3 years or so. A really organised club with structured training and different groups to progress to which I think is what I need.... But.... It's an almost 40 mile round trip, and there are a couple of clubs on my doorstep and maybe half a dozen more again closer to our current home, including the one I left a year ago. So, waffle over. How far do people travel, do they go past any clubs catchments on the way and is it worth the hit of a gallon of petrol or whatever once or twice a week? I'm not sure if I'm trying to talk myself in our out of this by the way, just wondering what other peoples experience is. Thanks!
CStar Oct 2012 10:31pm, 3 Oct 2012 961 posts	0 CStar I travel about 15 mins. Partly so that when we are out running we are not doing the same runs I do when I'm running round near home.
runner duck Oct 2012 10:34pm, 3 Oct 2012 9,000 posts	0 runner duck I travel about 5 miles. It's,my nearest one. It's small and low key, which I like. There is a club about 15 miles,away that has a,more structured approach to training and a track to train on. Altho this appeals I couldn't justify the round trip.
faz1967 Oct 2012 10:39pm, 3 Oct 2012 37 posts	0 faz1967 Good idea CStar ... I'm going delirious running the same roads ... Typical runs are 7 tom10 miles and I do ~ 30 miles per week. The lack of variation is mind numbing
old mum Oct 2012 10:43pm, 3 Oct 2012 252 posts	0 old mum 42 mile round trip. Could be an interesting commute come winter on the road in to town.dre
_andy Oct 2012 10:45pm, 3 Oct 2012 8,302 posts	0 _andy 22 mile round trip. Always worth it. Live in the middle of nowhere in Scotland, so the roads are long, clear and fast - only 15 minutes each way.
old mum Oct 2012 10:46pm, 3 Oct 2012 253 posts	0 old mum Wasn't trying to be all street n shit there with the dre reference. Cat typing is us.
susietwoshoes Oct 2012 10:53pm, 3 Oct 2012 1,095 posts	0 susietwoshoes I'm about 22 miles round trip too.
Curly45 Oct 2012 10:54pm, 3 Oct 2012 1,169 posts	0 Curly45 8.5 miles each way on the bike. Gets pretty tough going uphills on the way home. Lots of moaning from me usually, luckily Magpie cant hear over the wind
sarabop Oct 2012 10:59pm, 3 Oct 2012 452 posts	0 sarabop Ten minutes on bike each way, about the same in the car so cycle 99% of the time. Big club with track and good facilities.