Our road and trail runs are free to join and non-members are welcome. If, after a month, you have enjoyed the experience and would like to continue to run with us, we ask that you become a member of the club. There is a small charge for our track session.
Membership fee
Our 2025/26 membership fee is £33.00 of which £20 goes to England Athletics for registration. The club is a ‘not for profit’ organisation, so all money is fed back into the club to support club organised events and activities. Membership runs from 1 April to 31 March (if you join between 1 January and 31 March and it is the first time you have joined an England Athletics affiliated club, your membership fee will run until 31 March the following year).
Second claim membership
Anyone who is a member of another England Athletics affiliated running club and wishes to stay a member of that club can join Dragons as a “second claim” member. The fee for 2025/26 is £14. Second claim members enjoy most of the benefits of first claim members (see below).
Age limits
Membership is open to anyone aged 18 or older. A child aged 14 or over can run with a responsible adult as long as that adult supervises the child at all times.
How to join
For further information about membership, please email membership@saledragons.org.uk. To become a member of the club please complete our membership form.
Benefits of membership
As a Dragons Running Club member you get:
- To join us on us on our Tuesday and Thursday training runs led by a run leader
- To join our Wednesday track session (additional fee to cover the use of the track)
- Free entry into the Manchester Area Cross Country League (5 races) (only available to second claim members if their first claim club isn’t eligible to take part in the league)
- Access to our members’ Facebook group to communicate with other members and to arrange informal runs
- To take part in our various club championships (you must enter each race as a member of Dragons Running Club (Sale))
- Transport to selected races
- To join us at social events
- To vote at the club’s annual general meeting, influence the direction of the club and stand to join the club committee.
As a member you also get to benefit from discounted entry to many races and special deals from national and local services.
Member code of practice
By becoming a member you agree to follow our member code of practice and club constitution.
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