Try us before you join
The club caters for all levels of runner, so even if you’re just starting out come join us.
You don’t have to join the club to come and try a training session, just come along and see what you think. We run sessions from Hillsborough, Heeley, Graves, Millhouses and Woodburn Road track each and every week. But if you enjoy it, why not join the club? You can join at any time of the year.
Membership is yearly, runs from 1 February to 31 January each year and needs to be renewed on 1 February no matter what time of year you first joined. Standard renewals are £32 per year (direct debit) or £33 (card payment)
New members can join for £52 (direct debit) or £53 (card payment) with a free Steel City Striders running vest. Those joining from October can get up to 16 months membership for a reduced current and following year combined price. Should you not require a vest, contact the membership secretary by e-mail to membership.steelcitystriders@gmail.com for a £20 discoubt code
Full details of all membership options are listed when you apply to join/renew (see link below).
Membership benefits
- Registration with England Athletics (£20 for 2025), providing various benefits, see UK Athletics website
- Registration with Northern Athletics (£2 for 2025)
- Reduced race entry fees (usually £2 but sometimes up to £4) for nearly all UK Athletics affiliated races
- Free entry when representing the club in team events;
- Yorkshire XC (January £13); Northern XC (January £10); National XC (February £15); Northern 6/12 stages relays (March £11); National 6/12 stage relays (April £10); SYCAA Road League x4 races (April/May £10); Rother Valley relays (May £6); Dam Flask relays (June £8); British fell relays (October £30); SYCAA XC Champs x 4 races (October/December £12); Dronfield Winter Relays (December £7); Northern XC Relays (£12); National XC Relays (£12); Yorkshire Vets XC champs (£10); Yorkshire Vets Road Relays (£10); BMAF XC Champs (£12);
- London Marathon Ballot – a second chance to get a London place through the club
- Free club vest for new joiners (£20) – see https://www.steelcitystriders.co.uk/buy-striders-kit-online/
- Discounts with various club affiliates (see our discount page)
- A variety of free training nights across the city every week
- Free entry to all the Striders club races and running events: Road race champs; Road race leagues; Trail champs; Fell champs; Parkrun Cup; Long Distance Strider award; Summer Dronfield Way relays; Sheffield Way relays; Striders 10k; Striders XC;
- Subsidised Christmas party
- Subsidised Striders bus travel (members pay £5) to any event where the member is representing the club, eg National XC
As you can see when you break it down with the costs listed, Striders membership provides terrific value for money.
We also organise a full programme of free club events each year including:
- 10km Championship Race
- Road Race Championships
- Fell Race Championships
- Long Distance Strider
- Sheffield Way Relay and Ultra Race
- Dronfield Way Relay
- Salt Cellar Fell Race
- New Year’s Eve training run
These are often combined with social events as well as organised curry runs.
How to join or renew
All our membership applications and renewals are administered via SiEntries. This online system is simple, quick and secure.
To join the club please go to SiEntries and follow the instructions:
https://www.sientries.co.uk/event_series.php?series_id=272
If you are already a member, you will receive an email explaining what you need to do to renew your membership. You can only renew from 1st February each year.
Please be aware that membership applications are usually dealt with and processed within 14 days of payment being received and confirmed. But as everyone who deals with your application – Membership Secretary, Treasurer, Kit Sales etc – are all volunteers who give their time for free, there may be a delay, especially during holiday periods or in late January / early February when we have to deal with hundreds of memberships. We thank you in advance for your patience.
Contact us
Please direct any membership queries to membership secretary at membership.steelcitystriders@gmail.com