Swinton Harriers: Running in Salford

Swinton Harriers are a small running club based in the Swinton area of Salford, on the western side of Greater Manchester between the city and Leigh. Small running clubs at this level are the grassroots of the sport – they do not have the profile of the established harrier clubs or the reach of the big social running groups in the city centre, but they provide exactly what most people want from a running club: a regular group to run with, someone who knows the local roads and parks, and the mild accountability of having arranged to meet people on a Tuesday evening.

The club runs regular weekly group sessions and enters members in local road races and cross-country events through the season. Swinton has good access to the open land around Chat Moss and the Worsley Woods, as well as the canal towpaths that run through this part of Salford – useful routes for club running that get off the roads. New members are welcome across all abilities, and the club’s social media accounts carry the current schedule of group runs and race entries. For anyone based in Swinton, Pendlebury or the surrounding Salford areas looking for a local running group, the Harriers are worth the contact.