Havering AC

A family athletics club out in the far east

🏃 Havering Weekly Track Competitive Beginner-friendly

Formed in 1968, we're a friendly family club for runners and athletes of all abilities from age 11 up - the kind of place where whole families end up training together.

Our main base is Hornchurch Stadium, with a satellite at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre in Edmonton, and we cover track and field, road and cross country. Experienced coaches, a strong junior section, and a properly inclusive feel.

If you're in the far east of London and want real track facilities with a warm welcome, this is your spot.

Havering, London
Weekly

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Liam Carver · 17 June 2026 Burnout took me apart. A beginner running club is how I put myself back together. I pushed myself until I broke, then sat at home ashamed and flat. Learning to run slowly, with no one keeping score, taught me that showing up gently beats winning. Bridget Lawson · 18 June 2026 I look after my mum full time. A Saturday walk is the one hour that's mine. Caring for someone you love can quietly erase you. This is about the morning I started walking with a group of strangers, and how one hour a week gave me back to myself. 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.