We offer the following club activities:

Monthly races: We run either 5k, 5m or 10k lunchtime races usually on the middle Wednesday of each month (apart from October when we do them all in the week!). At the moment runners time themselves and usually set off in two groups (one slower, one faster) a few minutes apart. Further details can be found via the ‘Race diary’ tab. The race routes are detailed on the home page.

We also have a virtual option running through each month to enable OU staff and students off site to participate. All runners submit their times online and these get published at the end of each month.

Weekly fartlek and interval sessions: These alternate on Wednesday lunchtimes when there isn’t a monthly lunchtime race. Details below.

Fartlek session: Wednesday lunchtime at 12.30pm around a 10k route. This group usually run 1, 2 and 3 minute efforts with recoveries in between. The faster runners loop back to re-join the slower runners after each ‘effort’, so no one gets left behind.

Weekly interval session: Wednesday lunchtime (again at 12.30) around the Woughton football pitches adjacent to the OU campus. Runners can maintain their own pace as everyone starts and finishes at the same point after each interval, so the faster runners just do more efforts.

Both the fartlek and interval session groups use the same mailing list, so please drop us a line if you want to be added to this.

OU Tour: All three distances in one week in October (10k on Monday, 5k on Wednesday and 5m on Friday). Virtual participants are still welcome, but be prepared to complete your runs across the five days (as doing them all in a short time period is part of the challenge).

Relay Race: Usually run in May, this is a large lunchtime event with teams of four each running a 1.1 mile course.

Festive run: The last working Wednesday lunchtime of the year. A social 6.5k run at the pace of the slowest runner. Santa hats and festive attire are encouraged.