About Ivanhoe
Founded in 1985, we currently have a membership of over 150 of all abilities. Anyone competing in local events is guaranteed to see our trademark sky-blue vests taking part. We compete in a variety of events on the road, cross-country and the track too, across several leagues, and hold our own Grand Prix series. Many of our members are keen parkrunners, running locally at Conkers, Rosliston and further afield.
We run a standards award scheme which all members can have a go at, and these fabulous achievements are recognised at our annual celebration evening.
But we're not just about the running! Our social events are big highlights, with quizzes, BBQs, beer and cheese evenings, pizza nights, trips to races, our marathon cake night, and the incredible annual Celebration Night, just to name a few.
We organise the very successful Aldi Ashby 20 Road Race, held every year ahead of the London Marathon.
As an Ivanhoe Runner, you're registered with UK Athletics, securing you reduced race entry fees and insurance cover for racing and training.
Wednesdays are our dedicated evenings for a weekly speed or hill session. These are great for improving your running, whether you want to better your race times, get fitter, or just join in for fun.
The option to complete a group run is also available, with run leaders catering for a wide range of abilities. Club nights often consist of many different paced groups, ranging from over-10-minute milers to sub-6-minute milers. We run routes with cut-off points from 3 to 10 miles during the winter, and various distances on a variety of fun routes over the summer (often finishing at the pub!).
In the winter, we meet at our usual training venue, Hood Park Leisure Centre, Ashby. In the summer we mix up our locations, meeting at various local scenic spots such as Hicks Lodge, Sence Valley and Albert Village Lake.
If you're interested in joining us, please ask any of our club members you see at races, find us on Facebook or Instagram, drop us a message via the Contact section, or check out the location of the week's run and come along and join in.
Membership Application Form and Club Handbook
Membership Handbook and Welfare and Safeguarding Policy
Membership Form — electronic version
Our Ivanhoe Runners Privacy Notice can be found here. Subject Access Requests, in line with General Data Protection Regulations, can be requested via our Club Secretary.
Membership Cost
Membership for 2026/7 costs £42.50 for the year, from 1st April to 31st March; for students this is reduced to £30. Subscriptions are due on 1st March each year, but if you're renewing and pay before 1st April, a £5 early-bird discount reduces it to £37.50.
We now also have a social membership at £5.00, running from 1st April 2026. This is available for anyone who would like to join but does not want to run, is injured, etc.
If you would like to take part in a race, you will need to buy our Club vest at £19 or a Club t-shirt at £22 — please speak to either of your Club Captains to purchase kit.
For people joining the Club from 1st January onwards, the full membership fees cover 15 months from 1st Jan (£48.50), 14 months from 1st Feb (£46.50), and 13 months from 1st March (£44.50), taking you to renewal in 2027. Please see our online Membership form for full information.
Membership fees can be sent electronically to: Sort Code 80-22-60, Account Number 24265969, Ref: Ivanhoe Subs.
