Dear Mad Rabbit, 

A very warm welcome to the Mad Rabbit Crew (MRC) community.  The Mad Rabbit Crew is an inclusive social running group based in Melbourne that prides itself on being the most welcoming and caring club around.  We cater to runners of all running abilities or experience.  You are in the MRC family now and we will help you with your running goals, or simply have fun with us.

To get started, join our Strava Group so you can be notified of our weekly group runs at https://www.strava.com/clubs/madrabbitcrew

MRC has an extensive training schedule and we remain one of the most active clubs in Victoria. There is always something happening throughout the week and events are posted to our Strava group page, in addition to our social media platforms. The outline below is a weekly schedule of the existing club events.

• Wednesday: Team quality track workout sessions are held at Doncaster Athletics Track. The sessions are hosted by one or more of our coaches who will be the instructor for the entirety of the session. The team will meet at 6:30am every Wednesday morning. The session commences with the instructor taking the team through activation drills and dynamic warmup routine. The session will be explained in detail and then the team will get into similar pace groups. The workouts are put together by our head coach to further the development of all our athletes. Sessions vary from fartleks to intervals to allow each athlete to improve their speed, aerobic capacity, speed endurance and threshold. This service is for registered members only. 
• Thursday: Similar to the Wednesday session, the Thursday sessions are hosted at Mentone Athletics Club for those members living in the south east.
• Friday: A morning social run free for all types of members, friends, and non-club members. Come along to Elgar Park for laps of the double oval followed by a customary cup of coffee post-run.
• Saturday: We participate in parkruns across multiple locations across Victoria as a team. This is a great way to start the weekend and is perfect for the whole family. This is also a great platform for new runners to start their running journey.
• Sunday: The Sunday Long Run otherwise referred to as the SLR is what we do best. This is the engine room of our club and what sets us apart. Every Sunday, we run a different route from the previous week to make things more exciting. The courses are carefully planned on Strava with multiple distances to choose from. Whether you are new to the distance running scene or a seasoned runner, there are route options suitable for all types of runners. The run is hosted by at least one of our accredited coaches and we typically have a team of pace setters to guide our members through the course. Brunch and coffee afterwards have become a tradition to allow our members to share their run experiences and to enjoy each other’s company. As a commitment to our community, this event is open and free to all types of members and non-members. 

All of our scheduled training events are hosted by one of our 10 coaches in the coaching panel. All 10 coaches are AA (Athletics Australia) accredited and have gone through the training necessary to host team training sessions and set personalised training plans for our club members. The MRC training framework is led by our head coach Jie Li, and aptly supported by our panel of coaches.

The team also participates in all major running events local, national & international. Our participation in these events is something to behold because of our large member base.  We also make sure the after-party is over the top because fun is what we do best.   Join our specific event teams to receive exclusive discounts and offers.

Specific coaching and other running related events are also availiable, contact madrabbitcrew@gmail.com to join our WeChat/WhatsApp group for more details and stay in touch with our members' community.

Once again, welcome aboard, we are all very excited and can't wait for you to join one of our runs soon.    

Kind Regards, 

Mad Rabbit Crew Committee