Offering junior and senior training in

distance running, sprints, jumps, throws and pole vault

for athletes of all abilities

in the heart of London

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Membership Benefits

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We train at Southwark Park Athletics Track, just 5 minutes walk from Surrey Quays Station and 10 minutes walk from Canada Water Station.

SENIOR TRAINING (17+)

Our Senior Club provides group-coached training all-year-round for endurance   running (5km-marathon), middle distance, sprints, jumps, pole vault  and throws.


We coach all levels from beginner to elite and can tailor training for specific races and events.


Our coaches are UK Athletics licensed.


Come and join us for a £6 senior  taster session any Tuesday or Thursday at 7pm at Southwark Athletics Track (no booking required - just turn up)

TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS

7.00-8.30pm - Coached Sprints, Endurance and Field 


SATURDAYS

9.30-11.30am - Uncoached sprints and endurance

10am-11.30am - Coached pole vault


SUNDAYS

9.00am - Endurance long road run led by one of our qualified run leaders


See our FAQs for a typical training session and what to bring.


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JUNIOR TRAINING (8 - 16yrs)


Our Junior Club is currently full.  Please do not sign up at this time as your application will not be processed.

We hope to reopen for the Summer 2025 term.


We coach our junior members in all athletic disciplines - runs, throws and jumps - every Saturday morning between 9:30 and 11:30.

COMPETE WITH US

We are part of the Met League (Cross Country), Chingford League (Winter Road & Cross Country),

Southern Athletics League (Track & Field), Surrey Road League and South of England Athletics Association.

All of our members are welcome to take part in these leagues, regardless of ability.

Club vests are available at track (£32) and all other kit can be purchased directly from our Kit Store

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Annual membership fee:


Senior - £30 (includes England Athletics membership)


Senior 2nd Claim  - £10 (for those with membership of another England Athletics affiliated club)


Membership allows you to run under the Club name, including for free in league races, and gives you access to Club discounts, social events and the Sunday long run.


Additional monthly subscription for coached track training:


Seniors - £26 per month providing access to two coached sessions a week (Tuesday and Thursday) and Saturday uncoached, all with exclusive use of the track plus changing and shower facilities.


Track training is free for any member volunteering 4 times a month to do track registration


England Athletics affiliated Clubs' membership years run from 1 April each year. The fee remains throughout the year. Joining from January onwards covers payment until 1 April the following year.

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OUR COMMITTEE

Club Constitution & Policies

The Southwark AC Constitution outlines the functions of the Club and the rules under which we operate. It also includes details of the Club’s Welfare Policy and Code of Conduct, which all members are expected to comply with.


The club is covered by England Athletics Insurance.


Female Track Club Records

Discipline Name Record Venue Date
60 Metres Chelsea Usideme 7.91 Eltham 01/03/2020
100 Metres Chelsea Usideme 12.68 Lee Valley 29/05/2021
200 Metres Chelsea Usideme 25.83 Manchester Sportcity 09/07/2021
400 Metres Niamh Grahame 59.34 Gillingham 07/08/2021
800 Metres Leila Scharnholz 2:21.52 Tooting Bec 14/07/2021
1500 Metres Eliza Bond 4:55.93 Tonbridge 02/07/2024
1 Mile (track) Niamh Grahame 5:31.34 Southwark Park 07/22/2024
3000 Metres Eliza Bond 10:41.26 Tonbridge 06/08/2024
5000 Metres (track) Annie Birch 17:31.62 Finsbury Park 16/07/2021
10000 Metres (track) Annie Birch 39:50.50 Catford 02/09/2018
1500 Steeplechase Isabella Sanai 6:49.35 Twickenham 15/06/2024
3000 Steeplechase Alice Aniello 13:56.67 Bedford 01/06/2019
100/110 Hurdles
400 Hurdles Elena Rodopoulou 62.38 Birmingham 20/07/2024
4×100 Metres Relay Kirsty Benham 53.2 Crawley 19/08/2023
Niamh Grahame
Ella Stephenson
Tosin Titiloye
4×400 Metres Relay Kirsty Benham 4:17.17 Tooting Bec 14/07/2024
Mieke Ashworth
Leila Scharnholz
Niamh Grahame
4×400 Metres Mixed Relay Adam Thompson 3:47:46 Carshalton 17/08/2024
Mieke Ashworth
Rehaan Husain
Niamh Grahame

Female Road Club Records

Discipline Name Record Venue Date
Parkrun Harriet Freeman 18:21 Burgess Park 23/02/2019
1 Mile (road) Marie Duignan 5:34 Self Transcendence Relay 30/07/2018
5K (road) Eliza Bond 18:47 Battersea Park 29/05/2024
10K (road) Annie Birch 35:24 Battersea Park 16/07/2022
Half Marathon Marije Geurtsen 77:34 Newcastle 08/09/2024
Marathon Annie Birch 2:43.36 Valencia 05/12/2021

Female Field Club Records

Discipline Name Record Venue Date
High Jump Fernanda Susanna 1.55 Guildford 15/06/2019
Pole Vault - - - -
Long Jump Rachael Collins 4.87 Wimbledon 20/05/2018
Triple Jump Nadja Schmidbauer 9.20 Battersea Park 03/06/2023
Shot Putt Nadja Schmidbauer 9.54 Battersea Park 03/06/2023
Discus Rachael Collins 20.43 Wimbledon 19/05/2019
Hammer Robyn Connolly 41.52 Carshalton 17/08/2024
Javelin Diki Bhutia 32.03 Battersea Park 03/06/2023
Heptathlon/Decathlon - - - -

Male Track Club Records

Discipline Name Record Venue Date
60 Metres Gianni Agbosa 7.17 Eltham 03/03/2024
100 Metres Gianni Agbosa 11.05 Carshalton 17/08/2024
200 Metres Adam Thompson 22.69 Carshalton 17/08/2024
Gianni Agbosa 22.6 Tooting Bec 14/07/2024
400 Metres Adam Thompson 50.71 Stratford 08/09/2024
800 Metres Alastair Stanley 2:03.5 Tooting Bec 17/08/2019
1500 Metres Mathew Speed 4:17.59 Lee Valley 15/08/2018
1 Mile (track) Adam Millbery 4:34.25 Tooting Bec 03/10/2020
3000 Metres Adam Millbery 8:55.98 Stourport 31/07/2021
5000 Metres (track) Sam Bramwell 14:59.95 Tooting Bec 24/08/2022
10000 Metres (track) Grant Schmidleichner 32:11.81 Catford 03/09/2017
1500 Steeplechase
3000 Steeplechase Alastair Stanley 10:41.3 Delft, NED 25/08/2018
100/110 Hurdles Alastair Stanley 16.3 Tooting Bec 17/08/2019
400 Hurdles Alastair Stanley 57.1 Hastings 13/04/2019
4×100 Metres Relay Tanneguy De Cugnac 45.00 Tooting Bec 14/07/2024
David Obiezi
Bryce Lim
Jamari Palmer
4×400 Metres Relay Rehaan Husain 3:35.51 Tooting Bec 14/07/2024
Adam Thompson
Bartosz Porzuczek
Edris Mohamed
4×400 Metres Mixed Relay Adam Thompson 3:47:46 Carshalton 17/08/2024
Mieke Ashworth
Rehaan Husain
Niamh Grahame

Male Road Club Records

Discipline Name Record Venue Date
Parkrun Grant Schmidlechner 15:40 Victoria Dock 19/10/2019
1 Mile (road) Alastair Stanley 4:38 Battersea 22/07/2019
5K (road) Adam Millbery 15:31 Armagh, NI 13/02/2020
10K (road) Chad Wolpert 32:15 Battersea Park 13/07/2022
Half Marathon Sam Bramwell 70:28 Fleet 20/03/2022
Marathon Grant Schmidleichner 2:25:08 Frankfurt, GER 27/10/2019

Male Field Club Records

Discipline Name Record Venue Date
High Jump Alastair Stanley 1.75 Hastings 13/04/2019
Pole Vault Alastair Stanley 3.50 Milton Keynes 07/05/2022
Long Jump Peter Akin 6.70 Lee Valley 28/01/2018
Triple Jump Peter Akin 14.06 Bromley 10/06/2017
Shot Putt Duane Jibunoh 11.69 Tooting Bec 14/07/2024
Discus Duane Jibunoh 43.83 Carshalton 17/08/2024
Hammer Alastair Stanley 28.18 Eltham 20/07/2021
Javelin Alastair Stanley 46.24 Eltham 20/06/2021
Heptathlon/Decathlon Alastair Stanley 5949 Bedford 28/05/2022

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Why train on track?


    There are many advantages to training on an athletics track:


    SAFE: an all-year, lit, off-road, safe space to train


    RUN TOGETHER: you are never more than 200m away from your team mates, so all abilities can run together and inspire each other


    FOCUS ON FORM: track provides the time, space and coaching to focus on improving your technique


    FOCUS ON SPEED: we have dedicated use of the track on Tuesday and Thurday evenings, so you can focus on your running

  • What are Senior sessions like?

    You will join your discipline group led by an experienced coach, and a 90min session will look something like this:


    • Group warm up
    • Extended drills (sprints and jumps) 
    • Main session - this could be fartlek or interval training, speed work, endurance, power or skill development depending on your discipline
    • Circuit (sprints)
    • Warm down/stretching

  • What are Junior sessions like?

    U11 and U13s usually work on 2 movements per session - running for speed, running for distance, jumping for height, jumping for length, hurdles or throws.

    • Group warm up
    • Simple drills
    • Movement development
    • Movement practice
    • Games for coordination, balance or speed
    • Stretching

    U15 and U17s are working towards senior training and will focus on one or two disciplines per session depending on coaches.


    • Group warm up
    • Complex drills
    • Skills development
    • Skills practice
    • Circuit

  • Do you provide for disabled athletes?

    We aim to be an inclusive Club. The Centre and track is accessible.


    If you have specific needs please get in touch with us in order to check we have the expertise or capacity to help you train.

  • I'm a beginner, will I be able to keep up?

    We believe running and athletics is for everyone.


    Endurance group sessions are tailored for different speeds so you should be able to fit in to a session that suits your ability.


    Sprint sessions are not divided by ability, but we will put you in the most appropriate group during runs.


    You can come along on a Tuesday or Thursday at 7pm and pay £6 so you can see whether our training sessions suit you - you're welcome to try out all disciplines!

  • What should I wear/bring?

    We suggest you invest in a decent pair of trainers.


    Comfortable leggings/shorts and layers to take off/add on according to the weather.


    A bottle of water.


    You will be able to change and shower in the centre if you want, so bring a towel and change of clothes.



  • How do I find my group?

    We will be out front of the track every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm, ready to welcome you and introduce you to the coaches/show you where to go.

  • It's raining/snowing - will training still be on?

    In a word, yes!


    We train in all weathers and will only cancel sessions if there is ice on the track, or maybe in a hurricane! We will broadcast this via Coacha if we know in advance.

  • My child is the next Usain Bolt, but only 5yrs old. Can I enroll them?

    Sadly we can only take young athletes in the term they turn 8.


    Athletics is a later development sport (specialist disciplines are rarely determined until U17) so your little Bolt has plenty of time.

  • I want to do my own session, can I use the track?

    If you would like to do your own sessions on the track you can book the times with Southwark Leisure.


    We ask that on Tues/Thurs Club nights you join the coached sessions only.

  • I need a personal coach, do you offer that?

    We don't offer personal coaches for fitness. 


    If you are a competitive athlete looking for a coach for a personal development programme we suggest you come and join Club sessions. Coaches will be able to let you know whether this is something they would be happy to discuss, or whether you would benefit more from the group sessions.

  • Can my school/workplace/friends hire the track?

    Yes. The track is available throughout the week and weekends through Southwark Leisure

  • I'm having trouble with Coacha

    We use Coacha to do all our Club administration.  If you are having any problems, drop us a line at info@southwarkac.org or come to the Centre on Club nights and we'll get it sorted.

  • I haven't heard back from you

    The Club is run entirely by volunteers, most of whom have full-time jobs. Please bear with us if we take a while to get back to you.


    Feel free to come down to the track on Club nights (Tuesdays and Thurdays) and we'll be more easily able to help you.

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