The AU Athletics Club is a diverse social and competitive group filled with fun and friendly runners of all abilities. We have group training available 6 days a week catering for all your needs. Whether you are trying to run your first 5k to competing at the World Uni Champs, the AUAC has got you covered.
We compete at major events such as the City to Bay, Adelaide Marathon Festival, Relay for Life and Aus Uni Games. We also organise awesome specialty events such as Pub Runs, beach runs, club dinners and more!
Feel free to come and try before signing up, just let us know via emails or socials beforehand so we can be on the lookout.
Our HQ is the Graduates Club House in North Adelaide (meeting on the Western Side of the clubrooms by the door to our downstairs changeroooms), just a short walk from campus. We meet here Monday, Tuesday and Friday for trainings at 5:30 pm. Saturday's we have our Social Run Club meeting here at 9:00 am, we then head out for coffee post run. The Clubhouse has a change room where you can store your stuff and bike which we lock during our run, keeping everything nice and safe.
For recreational (non-competing members) it's only a $20 club fee for the whole year plus the relevant AU Sport and Fitness membereship which covers insurance, governance and grounds maintenance. These prices are listed on our membership page.
For competitive members (competing in Athletics SA events) it's a $50 club fee for the whole year plus the relevant AU Sport and Fitness membership and your relevant Athletics SA fee.
You get to be a part of an amazing team and culture, AUAC members also get discounted entry to our events, access to our facilities, access to performance training and personalised programs*. On top of all that, members also get access to:
Elite Athletes (competing at a State level or higher) receive not only support from the Elite Athlete Support office, but also from the AUAC as we will help you apply for AUSF grants and scholarships. For additional Elite Athlete support, please reach out to us or get in touch with the Elite Athlete Support office.
* personalised programs incur additional costs
** Exclusive beer of the month and reduced-price products