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“I registered to run the DCM this year 2025 and was making no progress really with training! After being recommended BRC by a few people I finally registered and nervously turned up to a group of people I had never met.
The decision to join was the best decision I made all year. The group of people I met that evening are the nicest, most supportive and non-judgmental group.
They have made training enjoyable and easy to turn up. Long runs on a Saturday were like therapy at times and the feeling when you arrive back to base is pure magic.

I finally got to achieve a long time goal of mine this year by completing DCM, I would never have achieved this without the support of everyone in BRC ❤️
They are stuck with me now ☺️”

“I started running more during the Covid epidemic. The furthest I had run was 8K. A few friends and I decided to sign up for the Dublin marathon. When I got in, my wife Deborah told me about Brendans Running Club. The first time I ran with the group in January 2023, I was a slow runner and could only run 5K. I was self-conscious but found such acceptance and encouragement.

My first Saturday run was only 5K while others ran 10K, 12K, on up. Their drive encouraged me to push myself a bit at a time. There was always someone willing to run with me and willing to run my slower pace. I never knew running could be so much fun. I hadn’t made many friends in Naas but now I’ve found a tribe of folks who enjoy running, enjoy each other’s company, and know how to have a good time.

Oh, and I did catch up distance-wise and we did train for and finish the Dublin marathon too!”

“I started running in November 2014 after my dad passed away. I couldn’t run 100m at first but I persevered and managed 5k, 10k and finally a half marathon in 2016. I trained on my own on the rural roads of Kildare but always would have loved some running buddies.

In 2017 my husband suggested I join a local club, so I contacted Brendan and off I went in September 2017 on a Tuesday night –I was welcomed with open arms and ran 7k my first night. The following week I ran 10k on a stormy night with a man called Pat, I think I might have chatted too much for Pat that first night as he told me to run on, but we have become firm friends since. I never imagined I’d ever run a marathon and there were plenty of doubters but not Brendan, you’d be well able he said.

So, within 12 months he had me marathon ready and I ran my first marathon in October 2018 and a 2nd in October 2019 under Brendan’s guidance. Its not only a running club but a running family.”

“My goal for 2022 was to complete my first marathon. Having been successful in the Dublin City marathon lottery for 30th October I joined BRC in July with the sole purpose of getting a training plan in place. Boy did I get much more..what great support Brendan was from the start with the ability to firstly relax you into the journey and through his experience ensuring you gained confidence along the way, all the time building you belief in what’s possible .

BRC a long established group who happily greets newbies with openness and genuine enthusiasm with no clicks or bias. An absolutely fantastic community of likeminded people sharing the obsession and sheer joy of running. Like hotel California, once you join I doubt you will ever leave. So I completed my goal but I feel my stay with BRC will be an extended one”

“After having a second baby I was struggling to get back into consistent running. I was slogging around Naas one evening alone, when I saw a group of ladies in “Brendan’s Running Club” T-shirts, who looked like they were having fun while running?! I linked with Brendan in August 2022…anxious that I wouldn’t be able to keep up with anyone. I needn’t have worried as Brendan ran with me, and realised that there’s a place in the club for all paces and ages and stages of life. After a run-walk 5km that night, I worked back up to 10km, then 10mile, and my first half marathon in 7 years. Focus then turned to my first ever marathon – what a 16 weeks that was! Without the great friendship, guidance, and camaraderie of BRC, I never would have stayed the course. Hours of running around Naas early Saturday mornings, made much more enjoyable by the craic and laughs of all the members.

I didn’t plan on making friends when I joined, but this wonderful bunch have turned into the best of pals, both on and off the road, and there’s no getting rid of me now!”