Membership is open to all levels of runners. Our aim is to encourage and support people of all abilities and standards of running, from the ‘fun’ runner to the ‘elite’ athlete.

There are many benefits to joining Galway City Harriers. Amongst these are:

• The opportunity to train with runners of the same level
• Access to a wealth of training knowledge and expertise to help achieve personal running goals
• The safety of running in a group
• To meet new people
• To help promote the sport of running in Galway

Try before you buy!

We welcome all levels of runner at GCH. We encourage everyone who is interested in joining us to come along and see how we operate and participate in a few of our sessions before committing themselves to joining. If you're interested why not come along to the Monday evening session - see training page for details. This is a good way to get to meet people from the club.

Am I good enough to come along?

If you can run for 30-40 minutes continuously then you will be able to do this run.

If you are an absolute beginner (just started or never having run before) then you should first contact us for some advice on how we can help get you started. We will be able to give you a starting programme which will get you to a basic level from which you will be able to join in the Monday session. Alternatively, keep an eye out for an announcement of the Meet and Train sessions which will start in the early summer.

If you fall in between the above categories then come along and we'll help you get up to running with us.

Most runners coming along for the first time at the club have the expectation that they will be too slow, too old, too fat or just generally not up to joining a running club. In virtually all cases this is untrue. We are beginning to work at dispelling the belief that all running clubs are just for elite runners. We have a wide range of ages (18 to 65), speeds, shapes and we have a 60:40 male:female split.

If you like us, join in the fun, and feel the benefit

When you decide to join, you can do so by filling in the membership application form attached below. We hope that you will start to enjoy the benefits of our regular club runs.

Membership Fees

The Annual Subscription is €30.00 for a full membership year from 1 January to 31 December. This is payable on application and subsequently to be renewed on 1 January each year.