Clapham Chasers

1,500 SW Londoners and a serious social scene

🏃 Wandsworth 2–3 times per week - Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays Beginner-friendly Social Competitive Marathon training

One of South West London's biggest running and tri clubs - over 1,500 of us - and despite the size, genuinely welcoming to all. There really is a spot for everyone here.

Monday is a social ~8–10k from the Trinity Fields Clubhouse near Wandsworth Common, Tuesday is track at Battersea Park, Thursday is tempo and intervals. Beginners to GB age-groupers, led runs, coached track and long runs - plus café meet-ups, an annual party and a big social calendar. England Athletics affiliated since 2005.

Come for a taster before you commit. You'll see why so many stick around.

Wandsworth, London
2–3 times per week - Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

Claire Donnelly · 7 June 2026 I sat silent at book club for months. Finding my voice there changed my whole life. I'd spent my whole life letting other people's opinions fill the room. A monthly book club, and one patient question, taught me that mine mattered too. Rachel Okafor · 15 June 2026 I was someone's mum from 6am to midnight. A book club gave me back two hours that were mine. After my son was born I disappeared into being his mother. The thing that brought me back wasn't a spa day or a grand gesture. It was a paperback and a room full of women. Margaret Ellison · 5 June 2026 At 68, I thought my world had got smaller. A walking group proved me wrong. After I retired and lost my husband, the house went quiet and the days got long. Then a Saturday walking group gave me back something I thought was gone for good.