Welcome to the Chronicles
Run Chums is now publishing stories from the UK running community.
We started Run Chums because finding a running club in the UK was harder than it should have been. Chronicles is the next step: stories from the runners and clubs that show up week after week, rain or shine.
What you'll find here
Expect a mix of training advice for beginners, profiles of clubs you can find through the directory, race reports from across the UK, and the occasional product note.
If there's a story you'd like told — about your club, your local parkrun, a race you ran — get in touch.
What about the directory?
Nothing changes there. The club listings keep growing. The Chronicles sit alongside them as a way to dig deeper into the community behind the listings.
Frequently asked questions
How often will new posts go up?
We're aiming for one new story per fortnight to start.Can I contribute?
Yes — drop us a line through the contact form on the homepage.
More from the Chronicles
How to find a running club in the UK (without joining the wrong one)
The UK has well over a thousand running clubs across every kind of running. The hard bit isn't finding one — it's picking the one that fits how you actually run. This is a founder's guide to doing that without three months of trial-and-error and three abandoned WhatsApp groups.
What to do after Couch to 5K: your UK next-steps guide
You've crossed Week 9 Day 3 and the structure of Couch to 5K is gone. Here's what to do in the four weeks after: how to keep the habit, when to try your first parkrun, and how to find a UK running club that won't leave you for dust at the first roundabout.