Welcome to Bristol Uni Athletics & Cross Country Club!!

Whether you’re a first-time jogger or an international athlete, this is the club for you! We’re a student-led club catering to all abilities of distance runner, sprinter, jumper, or thrower. We take pride in being a very inclusive and welcoming club with sessions for everyone, from relaxed, chatty social runs to structured distance performance and sprint training sessions. We also offer circuit strength and conditioning sessions and even a weekly swimming session - perfect for building strength, preventing injury and adding variety to your training. On the socials side, again, we have something for everyone! From exciting Wednesday evening socials that end with a club night out to frequent wholesome post-run coffees and brunches, there are plenty of opportunities to make friends and be part of the UBACCC community.

 

To keep up to date with social runs, socials, training sessions and events:

Instagram (main): https://www.instagram.com/ubaccc/?hl=en-gb
Website: https://as12719.wixsite.com/ubaccc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UBACCC/

Kit and merch
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Any questions? Contact our President (Jonah Mezey) at: iu24268@bristol.ac.uk

 

 

Our Memberships:

 

Full Club Membership 2026-27 (£45 til 27/9/26 with early bird 15% discount)

 

This includes:

- Socials and formals
- 10% off at the White Bear, Hope & Anchor and The Lion all day everyday.*
- Social runs (Monday, Wednesday) and Long run (Sunday)
- Access to tickets for Events and trips
- Distance performance and sprints/field training sessions 
- Access to tickets for BUCS competitions
- Weekly Core/Strength and conditioning sessions
- Free entry into all Gwent League Cross-Country fixtures
- Weekly Swim sessions in the SU pool
- Use of university gym (indoor sports centre) changing rooms and lockers

Our full membership includes free use of the Whitehall athletics track during our allocated times only. This is currently tuesday and thursday evenings year-round for sprinters and field athletes, and Friday evenings post-Easter for distance athletes. Distance performance sessions are ran on road (Portway) on Tuesdays, and on grass on the downs on Saturday's until Easter, where we transition to Coombe Dingle and Track sessions.

The SEH pass enables club members to use university sport facilities (inc. Coombe Dingle where we train after Easter, the pool, gym studio rooms, gym lockers and changing rooms) and enables athletes to compete in BUCS competitions. It is a mandatory part of the full membership, and goes to the university, not the club. It will be added at checkout (£26).

 

 

 

Social Club Membership 2026-27 (£40)

 

This includes:

- Socials and formals
- 10% off at the White Bear, Hope & Anchor and The Lion all day everyday.*
- Social runs (Monday, Wednesday) and Long run (Sunday)
- Access to tickets for Events and trips

 

*At least until the end of TB1, contract very likely to renew for TB2

 

 

 

 

 

Competitions:

We run frequent trips to competitions all over the UK, so you’ll get loads of opportunities to compete! From muddy, hilly cross-country races to indoor and outdoor track meets, fancy dress fun runs to national championships, there’s something for everyone! Our Highlights include...

• BUCS (XC, Indoors, Outdoors)
  • Arguably the three biggest events on the UBACCC calendar in which we compete against all of the other British Universities! Usually also involves a weekend away and post-event social!
• Manchester Relays
  • The first race and social of the academic year and not one to miss - a 3km XC relay race against other universities, followed by a massive curry and night out with the other unis. Expect mud, lots of face paint and crazy shenanigans!
• Gwent League
  • One of the largest cross-country leagues in the UK, with over 60 clubs across South Wales and South West England competing. An opportunity for some brilliant competition with all abilities racing from beginners to international athletes.
• The Sodbury Slog
  • An extremely popular 10-mile XC race that’s more of a mud bath and entails compulsory themed fancy dress (and the post-race flapjacks are always top-tier). Followed by a traditional post-slog pub trip.

 

Socials:

A great way to get involved with the club and make amazing friends! Including:

• Wednesday Sports Night - Unmissable weekly socials organised by our social secs Dan and George.
• Beer Mile - 4 pints, 4 laps.
• Ogmore - a lovely beach trip held after exams in the summer term involving a social run along the Welsh cliffs followed by a dip in the sea and a BBQ on the beach.
• Brecon Beacons - a wholesome weekend filled with running, hiking and boardgames in a remote hostel in the depths of the Welsh countryside.
• Warm Weather Training - during Easter break we head to sunny Spain to get some warm weather training in and spend time in the sun on the beach!
• and of course many post run coffees and brunches...