On this page you can learn more about:

• What clubs and the community got up to at their Try Athletics Events
• Hosting an 'Are You Ready?' event to help bring more people into the sport
  
• Attending an 'Are You Ready?' event to get involved in athletics
   

Hosting an event

As part of England Athletics’ Are you ready? campaign, clubs are being invited to join in the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations by hosting a special event

Athletics Community Days (12th August – 29th August) - Hosting an Athletics Community Day is the chance for your club to become the heart of the local community during one of the most exciting times our sport has ever seen. These weeks between the Olympic and Paralympic Games are the perfect chance for your club to ensure you can deliver a lasting legacy by hosting an Athletics Community Day.

A community day will give everyone of all ages the chance to try some athletics but also have fun and socialise. The events will aim to not only show what athletics people can get involved but show them the fun, social, community side of athletics. Click here to register your club, read more information and access online resources.

Try Athletics Days - To celebrate the 100 days to go milestones, clubs were invited to host a ‘Try Athletics Day’ between 16th April and 20th April 2012. This day was a great chance for clubs to open their doors to the community and host a fun event for members of the public to try Athletics, whether people want to run, jump, throw or give everything a go.  Click here to read what happened.

Click here to find out more information about England Athletics’ ‘Are you ready?’ campaign and volunteer initiative.            

England Athletics would like to thank our partners for supporting the ‘Are you ready?’ campaign.  Official partners:

Finding an event

You can use the search box below to find an 'Are you ready' event near you

Just select where in the country you live in to find out what Community Days are happening in your region.

If you join an athletics club and register to receive a competition licence you will receive a £15 voucher towards a pair of shoes from Sweatshop, a further £5 off Sweatshop voucher and 10% discount on purchases of full price goods from Sweatshop. (Valid until 31 April 2013, not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount, not valid on sports nutrition, non-sale shoes only)

Run England

Run England is the official England Athletics recreational running project which aims to get the whole nation running. Regardless of your age, fitness level, aspiration, background, or location you can be a part of Run England and benefit from being a part of England's running community. Run England groups meet every day across the country and if you can’t find a Try Athletics Event to suit you, finding your local Run England Group is a great start to getting involved in Athletics and Running. Click here to find your local group.