Orion Harriers is a friendly, inclusive running club for all ages and abilities. Whether you’re aiming to get fit, race or train for a marathon, our supportive members will help you every step of the way – starting with free starter sessions.
With over 100 years of local history, our clubhouse on the edge of Epping Forest, North Chingford is the perfect base for training. Membership includes a full calendar of training, social runs, track sessions, and inter-club competitions.


WHAT WE DO
‘Orion’ has a packed weekly schedule of training runs and sessions for all levels. With your annual membership you’ll get:
- Access to all multiple weekly training runs
- Entrance to club-organised runs throughout the year (some may incur a small additional fee)
- Participation to optional inter-club league races
- Membership with England Athletics (which often means discounts on commercial races and some retailers)
Weekly highlights
(included in club membership)
- Wednesday training/social runs – Explore the forest and local area in friendly, paced groups (with six to choose from including a ‘back to running’ group).
- Sunday long runs – Ideal for marathon preparation or endurance building. Usually starting from our clubhouse.
WE BELIEVE WE CAN HELP YOU
RUN FASTER & FURTHER

For those wanting to race
We are a club competing at the
HIGHEST LEVEL
We also provide: (included in membership)
- Tuesday tempo sessions
- Thursday hill reps
- Monthly U35 meetup local runs
- Tuesday track meetings (discounted rate)
- and more!
OUR CLUB APP
For our existing members we offer a FREE mobile app to use when booking training sessions, as well as to keep track of all the upcoming races and runs.
To download or find out more about this handy app, click here.
