Membership
The Mebane Running Club is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization and an active member of the Road Runners’ Club of America.
All new and experienced runners are welcome at any MRC sponsored run; you do not need to be a member to run with us. Members do get an exclusive email, and all of the benefits below. We hope you will join us! Submit your membership application today!
Click to Download & Print the 2011 MRC Membership Application
Pricing and Timing:
- $15 Annual Membership – Single applicant – includes voting and social privileges for one runner
- $20 Annual Household Membership – includes voting privileges for all adult runners and social benefits for all household members
- We are currently collecting membership applications for the 2011 calendar year. (Those wishing to run for office, vote in the upcoming late fall elections, or attend our annual Running of the Lights must be up to date members.) Memberships are for one calendar year, beginning in January and going through December 31st. Membership applications received after the start of the year will be good only for the remainder of the calendar year.
How To Join – New Membership:
- Cash or Check:
- Download the 2011 Membership form, complete and sign. (We will have extras at group runs for the next couple of weeks)
- Mail to the address on the form or give completed form with payment to Barb or Elaine
- NOTE – Cash or checks given without a completed form will not be accepted. Please put cash with a completed form into an envelope.
- PayPal – credit / debit card or electronic check
- Download the 2011 Membership form, complete and sign.
- Scan and email your form to mebanerunning@gmail.com or give your completed form to Barb or Elaine
- We will bill you for the amount owed via Paypal.com
MRC Membership Benefits
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- RRCA Membership & Quarterly Publication mailings
- Regular MRC emails outlining local running and fitness events, as well as:
- Notification of group run weather-related time changes
- Volunteer opportunities
- Sales and discounts at races and local stores
- Carpool options to local races
- And more!
- Voting privileges
- Option to order MRC apparel
- Discounts at local races
- Social events for members (and possibly some free food or beverages!)
- Results listing on MRC site
- Yet to be determined tchotchke (window cling, cinch bag or something like that)
- Member of an active running community supporting various health, fitness and charitable endeavors in the local area
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I am new to the area and would like to get back into running. I have not ran in over a year. Does the MRC support beginners/walkers building up to a runners pace?
Katie – The MRC is ALWAYS open to newer or returning runners. There are usually 3-4 slower paced or beginning runners who would appreciate company on any given Saturday morning, and on most Wednesday evenings. Please come out and join us!
May I bring a baby with a jogger stroller? And, if I am in the slow group, what time does the activity tend to wrap up?
Babies and toddlers in jogging strollers are welcome (and seen frequently at group runs!)
Slow group – well that really depends on which group you run with and how far you run. Our average group runs about 3-4 miles at about 9 – 11 minute miles…
Hope that helps!
Is there a minimum age limit to join the club?
There is no minimum age limit – but we do request that any single member joining who is under 18 obtain their parent or guardian’s signature and information on the membership form. Otherwise an entire household can join and add all members. Thanks for your interest in the Mebane Running Club!
I will be visiting Elon in a few weeks from Houston and would like to have a group to meet with for my regular Saturday long run. How long are your Saturday runs? thanks
You are more than welcome to join us! We have about six folks training for a half marathon right now so it really depends on when you will be here. Normally we have groups that run anywhere from 3-6 miles, but we have bunches running 8-12 due to training. September is REALLY busy around here for races so that might be an option as well. Let us know when you’ll be here and we’ll try and point you in the right direction. Mebane is an easy 15-20 minute drive from Elon.
Hope you enjoy your visit to the area!
Hey there. Was interested in getting into the running groups and was wondering if you had started/planned some runs for the OBX half? Am running mostly alone in Elon, so would be nice to have some company on the longer runs in the next two months. Thanks!
Jeff
Jeff –
We have several MRC members that are training for the OBX or City of Oaks Half-Marathons. Perhaps there are 5-7 total right now?
We also usually have 2-4 members on any given Saturday who are interested in longer runs (5+ miles.) While you are welcome to join us on Mondays or Wednesdays, the Saturday group run tends to have the largest participation, so you are most likely to find some folks who will be doing longer runs.
Come out and join us any time! You don’t need to be a club member to run with the club. Or post something on the Mebane Running Club facebook page. Hope to see you out with us soon.
HI there,
I thought there was a new runners program where you trained for a 5k in the spring? Will you let me know if there is a program like this? My husband and I are interested.
Thank you,
Leslie
Yes…there is a New Runners’ Program which starts February 22nd and culminates with the Dogwood 5K on April 30th, 2011. Just click on NEW RUNNERS’ PROGRAM in the second line of the menu above. Hold your mouse over the NRP and you’ll see the FAQ’s and a link to information about our coaches.
The registration form will be posted shortly. We look forward to seeing you in the program!
I was thinking about registering as a new runner/member and I noticed that there are two forms and two different fees. Do I need to fill out both and pay both amounts?
I live in Morrisville/Durham and run with the Galloway groups in Raleigh on the weekend, but I work in Mebane at Kidde and want to find something during the week I can get to. .
1) What do you all do on Monday and Wednesday? Does your group do any special speed work on Monday and Wednesday (yassos, mile repeats) or is it just run faster for shorter distances on Monday and Wednesday or is it just a normal run on Monday and Wednesday?
2) Is it too late to join? Has the season already started?
1) What do you all do on Monday and Wednesday? Does your group do any special speed work on Monday and Wednesday (yassos, mile repeats) or is it just run faster for shorter distances on Monday and Wednesday or is it just a normal run on Monday and Wednesday?
– We generally run a 3-4 mile course on Mondays and Wednesday. There is no specific speedwork but some folks do intervals, and more will be as it gets lighter and spring approaches. Our normal speeds on M/W range from a 7:45/m to a 10:30/m. Folks break up into small groups depending on their speed and their training plan.
2) Is it too late to join? Has the season already started?
- No, it’s not too late to join us. Anyone can run with the MRC on group runs! We do have a membership option if you want to get all of the latest updates, hear about any time or weather changes on an up to the minute basis, order shirts, get race and gear discounts, etc. Just click the Membership link at the top of the page.
Thanks for your questions! Hope to see you out on a group run!