Why this website?
This site brings you information and inspiration for running in Bristol. It is the only place you can be sure to find a complete list of all the local clubs, shops and races in the area. There’s a monthly races list, and a weekly update on races coming up soon, which you can follow using Twitter or RSS. On top of that you can follow the trials, tribulations, and successes of a range of local runners as they train and compete in the area.
For me, as a lone runner who wanted to get a bit more involved, it all seemed a bit obscure and intimidating. I just want to create a good start point. And if that works, then I’d like to see if its also possible to bring all of Bristol’s runners, no matter how slow or fast, together in one place …
There is loads of information out there for runners. Websites about this that and the other. But some tell us naff all, and others have got so much and are so complicated you could burn 500 calories just clicking round them.
I can’t rewrite those sites, but I’d like to think that with the help of this site you’ll be clearer about where to go, what to trust, and confident you are not missing anything.
I’m hoping I can inspire you to make contact and tell me what else needs to be said, added, modified or whatever. Please get in touch. That way the site will be a better resource without me having to be omnipotent.
This site has been going since 2008. It is still becoming more popular, now up to 23,000 visits per year and 67,000 page views.