Who We Are
The Runners Club is the largest social running club in Tanzania in terms of number of members, followers and supporters. The Club is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with more than 1,000 members across the country mainly in the cities of Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga, Mtwara, Moshi, Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, Iringa and Mbeya.
The Runners Club strives to be the best running club across the country, not by being the most competitive, as we are not trying to make Olympians out of everyone, but by providing the best possible environment for all runners to enhance their running experience and achieve their running and other social goals.
The Runners Club is organized as a running community where we come together for running and other sports activities for a healthy lifestyle, fitness networking and support for our friends and members. We also organize weekdays and Saturdays groups runs and participation in the selected local, regional and international marathons and races.
Our Vision
To become the largest and the best running Club in our community and beyond, making running, jogging, walking and other related sports activities a way of everyday life.
Our Mission
To promote and provide the best possible environment where Club members and the community can enhance their running, jogging, walking and other related sports activities experience through events, fitness networking and peer couching
Our Values
- Respect
- Diversity
- Responsibility
- Integrity
- Discipline
- Social Cohesion
- Sportsmanship
Club Activities
The primary activities of the Club are running, jogging and walking. The Club is a stakeholder, an organizer and supports members that participate in the below sports and activities:
- Long distance road running.
- Community walking and jogging.
- Trail running, hiking and mountain climbing.
- Track running and other athletes field events.
- Cycling, mountain biking, duathlons and triathlons.
- Swimming, fishing, surfing, rowing, skating and golfing.
- Football, basketball, volleyball, netball and tennis.
- Sports bonanza and business networking events.
Objectives of the Club
- To provide sports and social health (drug abuse, non-communicable diseases) education through various sports activities and events as may be desired by and for the benefits of the members;
- To provide a wholesome social sporting environment for individuals, families and institutions;
- To organize, collaborate and associate with other clubs in sports activities and events throughout the country;
- To promote community development including environment conservation through sports activities and enhance the Club’s relationships with the community;
- To promote and enhance career development opportunities for all members of the Club; and
- To work with other institutions to develop and promote sports activities and events aiming at preventing and reducing crime rate in our communities.