Folkestone Running & Athletics Club

Folkestone Running & Athletics Club A small, friendly running club based in Folkestone Kent, welcoming new members of all abilities. We meet at Three Hills Sports Park at 18:30.

We exist primarily to encourage running at any standard, either with a view to competing in races from 5k to marathon, or simply for exercise and fun. We regularly compete in local races and team based events and also take part in competitions on road and cross country at County, Area and National level. The club benefits from a wealth of experience, and qualified coaches and leaders. Read more fr

om our Chairman, Margaret Whitham, about why it's good to be a member: https://folke.life/folkestone/sports-recreation/folkestone-running-club


Our Training -
Our main club nights are Tuesday & Thursday. The main training group usually do a speed session around the cricket field (which will move to our new running track soon!) or a base session like hill training (a club favourite for members!). These sessions are suitable for most abilities. On Saturdays, during the Cross-Country season, we do XC training in a local park. How to Join -
FRC warmly welcomes new recruits, beginners and experienced athletes. To join, just ask to come along to one of our training sessions. Train with us for a couple of weeks and if you want to join, we can take all the required details then or it's easy to sign up online. Email [email protected] to ask about coming along or joining.

Here are the faces of parkrun 😊📸 Fantastic snaps from JB Imagery.
06/09/2026

Here are the faces of parkrun 😊

📸 Fantastic snaps from JB Imagery.

WHAT A FAB DAY FOR A MORNING RUN! 🙌 Our Folkestone parkrun was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who volunteered to ...
05/09/2026

WHAT A FAB DAY FOR A MORNING RUN! 🙌

Our Folkestone parkrun was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who volunteered to support in helping with Saturday’s event, including all our fabulous pacers.

There were 56 new PBs among the 486 who completed the course, with a massive 72 of them being first timers!

Big shout out put to first in the photos Beth Goodchild on 250 and Jane Wren on 350 parkruns! 👏

With all those new personal bests, we should definitely do this again sometime! How does next month sound? 😉

📸 Brilliant photos from club member Michaelangelo Siracusa. More to share soon!

Some fantastic photos from today’s Folkestone parkrun takeover event 💛 More to share soon!
05/09/2026

Some fantastic photos from today’s Folkestone parkrun takeover event 💛 More to share soon!

Elsewhere our fellow runner, race report writer and Lead Womble Thomas Aspinall completing a crazily impressive challeng...
04/09/2026

Elsewhere our fellow runner, race report writer and Lead Womble Thomas Aspinall completing a crazily impressive challenge which he’d kept pretty quiet in the build up 🤫

Below is what he had to say about the event:

💬 “Completed my first ever backyard ultra this weekend in Aldington with Sandgate Run Club! 🩷

“65km/40 miles overall – the furthest I’ve ran in a single day in my whole life. So incredibly proud but so incredibly broken.

“It was 10 looped laps (4 miles each) that you run on the hour, every hour. Depending on how quick you do it, the longer you have to relax and fuel up before the next round. I averaged around 40-45 minutes per lap, so did pretty well for my standards!

“I only ever intended to turn up and run a marathon distance so coming away doing the whole thing has not only surprised me, but delighted me in finding out what I’m capable of.

“Event was expertly run with lovely support throughout.

“The only negative part was doing 10 hours running in solid rain, wind and grey clouds.

“What a day!”

Sounds like one to potentially try out next year, and what made the whole thing even more impressive is that he was out wombling the next day with all that in his legs 🚮

Over to Sweden now to hear about club power couple Belinda and David Hitching as they took part in the Stockholm Half Ma...
03/09/2026

Over to Sweden now to hear about club power couple Belinda and David Hitching as they took part in the Stockholm Half Marathon, which has now sold out for 25 consecutive years 🇸🇪

🌧️ The conditions didn’t look too great, a bit grey and wet, but Stockholm is the sort of place that even if it doesn’t seem great you’ll eventually end up falling in love with it.

The conditions however didn’t slow down David as he finished in a time of 1:35:21 which is a 31 second PB for him, and then Belinda finished her run in 2:04:06.

Both runners were well taken care of afterwards as they were presented with a table covered in enough bananas to supply a zoo for a few months, quite an impressive sight no doubt 🍌

Run out the end of summer with our Folkestone parkrun takeover event THIS SATURDAY! 🌟Our club members will be hosting, m...
01/09/2026

Run out the end of summer with our Folkestone parkrun takeover event THIS SATURDAY! 🌟

Our club members will be hosting, marshalling and running the morning event with you!

We’ve got pacers from 18 minutes all the way up to 40 minute 5k times – so this could be your BIG opportunity to hit your goal.

Meet the members, get to know more about Folkestone Running & Athletics Club, and of course, enjoy a free run along The Leas.

We’ll see you there for the 9am start on Saturday 5th September at The Leas Cliff Hall 📍

🏁 Remember, it’s a run not a race!

Saw a herd of runners over the hills this evening? Might have been those Folkestone runners ✌️
18/08/2026

Saw a herd of runners over the hills this evening? Might have been those Folkestone runners ✌️

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