We are a small, friendly running club based in Welling. We meet every Monday and Wednesday evening at Bexleyheath Sports Club at 6:45pm. We welcome new members of any ability. We meet regularly for training runs and have groups to suit all standards which are led by qualified coaches and run leaders.
Many of our members enjoy racing over a variety of distances and we compete in the Kent Fitness League as well as other organised events.
We host our own cross country race at Oxleas Woods, our 5 mile trail challenge at Lesnes Abbey Woods is now a regular fixture. We also enjoy a wide range of social events throughout the year.
Plumstead Runners run a beginners group on Wednesday evenings for anyone interested in giving running a go. Like us you may not have a Gold medal in your sights but you might want to improve your fitness and well being, meet some new people and have a few laughs. We're not called the 'friendly running club' for nothing!
Plumstead Runners have several qualified 'Leadership in Running Fitness' members to help people go from 'Couch to 5k', and with the rest of the qualified members, can help runners build their confidence and progress to running further in a friendly atmosphere. Please contact us via the website for further information.
So with no commitment to join the club why not just come and run and have some fun. Everyone has to start somewhere, and every journey begins with a single step.
We hosted our third edition of the Lesnes Abbey 5 on Sunday December 15th, 2024. To all those plucky competitors who took on the challenge, we hope you enjoyed the brutal but beautiful trails of Lesnes Abbey Woods. We are proud of being a friendly club and our volunteers look forward to welcoming you once again next year to this unique event.
The event is held in memory of Plumstead Runners’ founding member Ray Marshall
A great turnout for the Club 5k Handicap with 25 runners. Holly Duffield finished in first place, but as she was running as a guest the trophy went to Lee Cox who ran his first sub 40 minute 5k in several years! Emma Killick took second place and third spot went to Louise Cave. Duncan Platt recorded the fastest time on the night with a very swift 00:19:19 - still only good enough for sixth place! Great to have some young runners tonight.
The Club 5k Handicap was well attended with 26 runners. Gary Cambridge took first place with a lead of almost two minutes. Jo Collins finished strongly in second place and Emma Killick ran very well to take third place and the highly sought after shower gel! Duncan ran the quickest time of the night (00:20:34) in spite of giving blood earlier in the day. Thanks to all the volunteers tonight, you made the event run so smoothly!
A cool but thankfully dry evening for the Club 10k Handicap. We had 18 runners take part with Louise Cave taking the spoils and picking up her second trophy in as many months. Graham Willsher finished shortly afterwards in second place. And Duncan Platt almost overhauled the whole field finishing in third. Matt Benson ran the quickest time on the night in 00:39:38