Women’s running in Ireland is at an all-time high, with more women and girls taking part in running events than ever before. We all know habits change in the wintertime and getting out to run becomes much harder.
Taking learnings from the Welsh Athletics campaign Own The Night, we want to empower women and increase their confidence to continue to be active all year long.
This Autumn Athletics Ireland are launching RUN ON. We want to support and empower our clubs and our women to understand how to continue to run over the winter and how clubs can help support their members to do this. The nights get darker. Your running doesn’t have to stop. You don’t have to run in winter alone
RUN ON will focus on three main things:
- BE SEEN.
Simple, practical advice for running safely in darker conditions.
- RUN TOGETHER.
Encourage runners – particularly women who may change their habits in winter – to run with others when they want to.
- JOIN IN.
Highlight our amazing clubs as somewhere you can train, belong and keep running throughout winter.
RUN ON Club Events
RUN ON club events are now taking place across Ireland from 29th October to 5th November, with clubs coming together to keep running through the darker evenings.
Clubs from around the country have already signed up to take part.
Take a look at the participating clubs below and keep an eye on your local club’s social channels for details of their RUN ON activity.
Get Your Club Involved
There’s still time to get involved!
Clubs can organise their own RUN ON training session anytime between 29th October and 5th November.
All club resources and the RUN ON toolkit can be found here:
[ACCESS THE RUN ON CLUB TOOLKIT]
The toolkit includes:
- Social media graphics and editable templates to promote your club event
- Countdown and event-day graphics
- Guidance for organising your RUN ON event
- Winter running tips and resources
Register Your RUN ON Event
If your club is planning a RUN ON event, please register your details below so we can include your club as part of the nationwide campaign.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Club Events are taking place between 29th October-5th November
RUN ON continues throughout the winter, encouraging runners to stay active, run together and connect with their local athletics club.
Over the winter months we will be hosting various webinars for clubs and for women.
Find an Athletics Ireland Club
