The Running Club
The Saxons operates as one of the sporting sections of the Saxmundham Sports & Recreational Club, a registered charity that owns the Carlton Park sports ground at Saxmundham in Suffolk.
Qualified athletics coach and 11 times British Triathlon Champion, Gordon Merfield, formed The Saxons in March 2005. It has grown from a small club catering mainly for new and inexperienced runners and people wishing to get fit, into a club catering for would-be triathletes and members aiming to compete in the UK and abroad. The club has had success at local level and abroad, up to World Championship levels.
The club has good facilities with a 23 acre field, changing rooms and an indoor hall for circuit training.
The club is open to ages from 14 upwards and for all abilities from beginners to experienced athletes. The aim of the club is to teach the principles of running and training with the emphasis on having fun while getting fit. The club has a number of coaches to help and advise.
Saxons Race, Sunday 16 October 2011
Saxons 5 mile Race
The Saxmundham Running & Fitness Club (The Saxons) would like to thank all those who helped organise the race, everyone who took part in it, and their friends and families who came and supported them, and who together made the day such a success. Oh, and the weather helped a bit too.
Download the race results here.
The Saxons are very grateful to have been awarded an Awards For All Lottery Grant in order to purchase equipment for Circuit Training.
The Saxons are very grateful to have received sponsorship from British Energy