£18 for three weeks of walking and jogging, with our leaders and beginner groups in Bishop’s Cleeve and Cheltenham. One payment, no automatic renewal and no pressure to join afterwards.
Walking breaks, short jogs and leaders who help you choose a comfortable group and pace. The Beginners’ WhatsApp group gives you practical updates and support between sessions.
You can attend available beginner sessions in Bishop’s Cleeve and Cheltenham during your three weeks. Choose the days that work for you; there’s no need to attend every session.
Adventure Runs and the lunchtime sessions for established runners aren’t included in the Beginner Trial.
The programme gets harder gradually. We don’t want somebody brand new joining a week that feels completely wrong for them, so your start date depends on the current stage.
Your three weeks begin on your start date. You don’t lose trial days while you’re waiting to start.
Payment goes through our wider Cheltenham Running and Walking Club checkout, so you may see the CRWC name. You’re still joining through Bishop’s Cleeve. Once your trial starts, MyCRWC is where you’ll find sessions, routes and your account.
We build up the jogging gradually, so the right time to join depends on where the group is in the programme. Here’s how we work out your start date.
Intake, challenge and programme weeks 1–4
Choose a date within ten days
Choose any start date from the day you buy up to ten days later, including both days. Your three weeks begin on that date.
Buying in week four and choosing a week-five start? Talk to Conor to agree it first. Payment alone doesn’t confirm that week-five start, and your trial days don’t begin until the date you agree.
Current block: programme week one began .
Programme weeks 5–7
Agree your start with Conor
Book a call with Conor after paying so you can agree a start date that works for your running. Your trial days wait until that date. For this arrangement, you aren’t restricted to the next ten days.
Weeks five to seven begin .
Programme week 8 until the next intake starts
Start with the next intake
Your trial starts on the first day of the next intake period. That’s earlier than programme week one. Your three weeks begin on that intake date, and the ten-day limit doesn’t apply.
Week eight begins . The next intake starts .
Your three weeks don’t begin until your start date. If you are unsure which rule applies, ask Conor before paying.
A one-off payment, with no automatic renewal. Continuing into membership is a separate choice and payment.
Your beginner running week
MON 7:00pm
Start with walking and jogging
Alternate short, gentle jogs with walking breaks. You do not need to run continuously or keep up with established runners.
Rotating village locations
WED 7:00pm
Walk-jog together
Another welcoming chance to practise walking and jogging with others, at a pace that suits your starting point.
Church Road, Bishop's Cleeve
SAT 9:00am
Free community event · Weekly launch Saturday 7 November 2026
Cleevelands Free 5K · Saturdays at 9:00am
A free weekly run or walk with a choice of one 2.5K lap or two for 5K. Walking breaks are welcome. No signup, account or membership is needed. Meet from 8:40am for the optional 8:50am warm-up. We start at 9:00am.
Beginner groups also meet on Tuesday evenings in Pittville, Thursday evenings in Cheltenham and Sunday mornings in Prestbury. Check the current running schedule and agree your first meeting point with us. Arrive 5–10 minutes early so there’s time to say hello.
What happens after three weeks?
If you’d like to keep running with us, you can choose a membership. There’s no obligation, and no automatic renewal. Joining afterwards is a separate choice and payment.
