FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions
  • Where do you meet?

    Wednesdays

    We meet at 6:15PM at the Linx Ice Arena at Aberdeen Beach.  We will start running at 6:30PM


    Sundays

    We meet at 9:45AM outside the cafe at Duthie Park.  We will start running at 10:00AM


  • Are there changing facilities?

    We are currently allowed to use the changing facilities at the Linx Ice Arena.

  • How much does it cost?

    For membership details, please see the 'Membership' page on the website. Prices start at £1 to run per week, or £25 for a full annual membership.

  • What do I need to bring?

    Your trainers, clothing you're happy running in, warm clothes for after if required


    We will ask you to fill out a New Runners form when you arrive however you can save time by filling out the form electronically here.


    You also need to be a member of Jog Scotland. Registration is free on their site.


  • I'm a slow runner/haven't run in ages. Is that OK?

    Great! Please come along. We aim to cater for all. If you have attended a Jog Scotland session you will be familiar with our setup. We will check fitness and ability level with you then split into different groups accordingly. Nobody will be left behind.

  • I'm a quicker runner. Will it be suitable for me?

    We hope so! As our club grows we hope to have some fairly fast runners out front. From the outset we have people who can run at paces of <8mins per mile/4mins20s per km

  • I'm keen, but I'm nervous

    That's absolutely fine and quite natural. Please feel free to drop us a message about any worries you might have. They're all treated in the strictest of confidence.

  • Is it full-on serious running or is it sociable too?

    Both! On club nights, we'll be out for a run and if you can talk at the pace we're going then great.


    However, as well as club running nights we want to promote a social side and arrange to go for food and/or drinks once per month.  It'll give folks a good chance to get to know each other without worrying about being out of breath.


    We also want to encourage our runners to enter races with us locally and hopefully a bit further afield.  Some of the other FrontRunner clubs have an annual race that we hope you will want to participate in and this is usually followed by something social afterwards too.  We hope that we will be able to organise our own race eventually and return the invite to them as well.

  • What's with the cat in the logo?

    The City of Aberdeen has an association with leopards as King James I allegedly gifted two of them to the city after Aberdeen underwrote his expenses while he was held in captivity. There are two on the city's Coat of Arms, mini statues on Union Bridge & at the Winter Gardens and we now have two sculptures from Andy Scott in the city that depict them as well. Grandholm Village has 'Mother Earth' and Marishcal Square has the one most of us recognise -  'Poised'.

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