Did you know that Redway Runners have a vibrant under 18 section? Young Redway Runners, aged between 10 and 18 meet up regularly across Milton Keynes to train together in a safe, friendly and supported environment.
Adhering to the ethos popular in adults groups, RRU18s focus on fitness and friendship with occasional competitions in a safe environment. RRU18s have a wide range of ability from runners doing their first junior or senior parkrun without walking to more established runners who compete regularly.
Coaching volunteers operate within England Athletics guidelines and the suggested ratio of 1 adult to 12 children. Several run leads have or are working towards leadership in running fitness qualifications and age appropriate sessions are overseen by a qualified coach.
Parent runners are welcome to run with the group. Several other parents might run independently starting from the same venue. Over the years the group has become as much about encouraging family running as a pure junior group although individuals remain welcome.
Each year the RRU18s get involved in timed miles, Christmas Handicap races, Chiltern Cross Country meetings, Open Track athletics events, Furzton Relays, Local 5km and older runners run 10km events. Some runners just like to turn up and run with friends.
RRU18 members who are over 16 are also able to join any of the Redway Runners adult runs.
Members over 16 are also able to join any Redway Runners adult runs.
U18s meet twice per week:
Wednesday Sessions focus on speed and are usually an interval based session with efforts (short fast running) and recovery. In Summer we alternate between either the athletics track at Stantonbury or a variety of Milton Keynes parkland locations. From October to March we usually meet on the track. Sessions run from 18:00 -19:00.
Sunday Sessons are endurance based and we aim to run 4-6 km with longer efforts and more continuous running. We meet in a variety of Milton Keynes parkland locations. Sessions run from 10:00 -11:00.
For safety reasons the sessions are not advertised on the adult Redway Runners website but available to parents in advance on request.
New runners are welcome to come for a trial. Wednesday is generally the best session to attend as a nervous runner. The run is more contained and ability is generally more mixed. We do ask that children can run 3km (2miles) without stopping before attending the groups. There are safety issues if the running group gets too spaced out. We really want to promote kids getting active, so if your child needs help to build up to running 2 miles we would recommend the junior parkrun https://www.parkrun.org.uk/miltonkeynes-juniors/ on Sunday mornings or children can attend a Redway Runners beginners course with a parent Beginners groups – Redway Runners. Please contact beginners@redwayrunners.com and highlight that an U18 would like to join you on the beginner’s course.
Anyone who is interested joining can contact Chris via email u18@redwayrunners.com
The Parent’s code of conduct is available for download here
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Firstly, contact Chris by email Chris and he will confirm the session details. To come along you should first join the club.
Once registered, let Chris know and he make sure you are included in all under 18s communications.
If taking part, u16s must always run with their parent/guardian and it must be agreed with the run lead before the run starts.
Longer club run distances may not be appropriate for those under 16.
Redway Runners take part in the Chiltern League Cross Country and under 18s are welcome to participate.
Races take place on Saturdays from October to February.
Under 18’s, and all runners in the Cross Country, will need to have England Athletics Affiliation with Redway Runners and take part wearing a green club top.
Read more about Cross Country.
5K parkruns take place on Saturday mornings, and junior parkruns on Sunday morning.
These are free events and members should register directly with parkrun, remembering to include Redway Runners as your running club.
parkun have rules for participants who are under 11 years old, details can be found on the parkrun website.
Then they are able to continue membership and take part in any runs organised by the club.
Yes, we have standard kit, just remember kit normally takes about 21 days to be ready from ordering, so leave plenty of time. We also have under 18s items in our performance range as well.
We have a special page on the club shop with under 16s items.
Note, not all items are available in the under 16s range, but some adult items like the ladies’ vest come up in some small sizes.
Find out more about the benefits of England Athletics membership.
EA membership is essential when taking part in cross country races.
Redway Runners for Juniors aged 10 years and over, started as a pilot for 24 children in March 2018. Since then, we’ve offered EA approved Coaching for U18s, suitable for any child aged 10-18. In line with the ethos of Redway Runners, the emphasis in our under 18s group is on running as a social and fun activity, competition is very much for the individual.