About HRC
Haddington Running Club is a friendly running community open to runners of all abilities. Whether you are new to running, or are chasing PBs, you are welcome to join us.
Our club runs and weekly sessions provide a sociable and supportive environment for your running journey.
The club now has active junior and senior sections who meet regularly throughout the week for road, track and trail runs.
See the Club Runs page for information on our regular weekly sessions.
Click here for upcoming events and recent news.
Go to the Membership page for information on becoming a member.
HRC History
Haddington Running Club started out as Haddington and East Lothian Pacemakers (HELP) in 1983 as a result of people watching the first London marathon in 1981.
Henry Muchamore was the main driving force, pushing the club forward in establishing a very well respected, competitive club. The HELP vest has raced all over the world and will always remain a big part of the lives of those who wore it with pride.
The Aubigny Sports Centre is busy now every Wednesday evening with the squad that everyone has worked so hard at developing and the future looks bright. - Joe Forte
HELP Crew pre race approx 1988
Scottish Athletics Affiliation
At Haddington Running Club we are proud to be affiliated with Scottish Athletics.
Scottish Athletics (Scottish Athletics Ltd) is the National Governing Body for Athletics in Scotland. A company limited by guarantee (established 2001), Scottish Athletics is affiliated to UK Athletics, which is in turn affiliated to World Athletics.
We are in practice an organisation made up of our member clubs. There are approximately 150 athletics clubs across Scotland – offering opportunities for people of all ages to try out, train, embrace and compete in the various disciplines of athletics – and at all levels from jogging to Olympic and Commonwealth Games levels. As an organisation, our structure and business is to a large degree controlled by the Memorandum and our Articles of Association.
The Articles are regularly updated at the Annual General Meeting, whilst the Memorandum remains unchanged since 2003. In broad terms, the remit of Scottish athletics is to:
Foster, develop and control the sport of athletics in Scotland
Take responsibility for all athletic teams representing Scotland
Promote annual championships and other competitions
Establish and enforce rules for competition, and
Advance and safeguard the interests of athletics in Scotland.
To find out more, you can read Building a Culture of Success 2023-27 – A strategy for athletics in Scotland 2023-2027.
For all HRC policies and documents, including safeguarding, equality, data protection and social media, please click here.