Of course! We recommend our Beginners Programme which will slowly build your strength and fitness and take you from 0-5K in just 8 weeks. Find out more here.

We have a number of group or membership options depending on your running ability and what you’re looking to get from Athena. If you’re not sure which option is best for you, just use the form at the bottom of the page to contact us and we will be happy to help you choose. View our group options here.

You’re not alone, we promise! Many of our ladies say they are nervous before attending their first session, but once they’ve taken that leap, the hardest bit is over! Our run-leaders and Athena ladies are a friendly bunch and will make you feel welcome as soon as you walk in. Remember that you’re not alone, as soon as you sign up you have the whole Athena community behind you! You can do this!

Our Beginners Programme caters for all abilities, so don’t worry if you’re feeling unfit. The programme starts slowly with a run-walk approach and gradually builds your strength and fitness. We also have a 4 week pre-beginners plan which we will be happy to send you if you’d like to get a head start. Contact us here to request the free pre-beginners programme.

Athena Standard Membership costs £20 per month and our Community Membership costs £10 per month. Membershup is cancellable at any time. Our Beginners Programme costs £59 for the 8 week programme.

If you're already running and looking to join the club as a member, we'd love to invite you along for a free taster session. Simply contact us and let us know a bit about your running and we can arrange this. Unfortunately we are unable to offer taster sessions for our Beginners, New Runner, Improvers & Advanced Programmes. This is because these programmes have limited places available. If you're unsure, please get in touch and we can talk you through the programme in more detail.

We don’t currently offer any Half Marathon programmes, however we do have a number of ladies who are training for Half Marathons and have an active WhatsApp Group dedicated to supporting eachother. Just let us know if you’d like to be added to the group, they are a welcoming bunch!

To sign up to a Beginners Programme, simply follow the Sign Up links on the Beginners Page. To sign up as a member or to our Improvers Programme, please use this form and we will be in touch with further details.

Our Beginners and Improvers Programmes start every 4 weeks, alternating Monday and Wednesday evening and Friday morning. Our members session run regularly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Check out the schedule here.

All groups meet at Abbey View Track Building. To get to Abbey View Track Building, enter Verulamium Park via Westminster Lodge entrance and continue to the end of the access road which bears left into the last car park. There is plenty of parking. This costs £1 for 2 hours, or £1.50 after 6:30pm via the PayByPhone app.

Unfortunately we cannot store valuables. We recommend investing in a running belt to store these.

Unfortunately we do not allow pets or children on our runs.

We only run in St Albans at the moment, but we hope to expand to other towns in the future. Please contact us to let us know where you live and we can see what we can do!

We are unable to hold any more sessions at the moment, but we regularly review our sessions to ensure they meet the needs of our members.

We are unable to pause your membership, however if you get injured or are unable to make the running sessions you can downgrade to a Community Membership. This costs £10 per month and gives you access to all the online aspects of Athena, but not the Social or Development sessions. You can upgrade back to a Standard Membership at any time. Please email athenarunning@hotmail.com to organise this.

We’re sorry to see you go! You can cancel your membership through your TeamUp account, or alternatively email us at athenarunning@hotmail.com and we can cancel it for you.

Yes, you can log into your Team Up account and edit your profile or email us at athenarunning@hotmail.com and we will change it for you.

We have a range of social events including weekend runs, webinars and on demand strength and stretching classes.

Most likely! As an Athena member you should be in our members only facebook group. Why not post on there to see if anyone else is going along?

Great! Please email us at athenarunning@hotmail.com