With the demise of the old pavilion in Banner Lane, Club Captain Dave Phillips has negotiated the use of the fabulous Xcel Leisure Centre in Mitchell Avenue. The centre opened in June 2008 as the replacement for the Midland Sports Centre on Cromwell Lane.

Training night is Wednesdays and we meet at 6.30 pm. The Xcel Centre is ideally located for evening runs in the winter as the local roads, business parks and University of Warwick are well lit and virtually traffic-free.

Captain Phillips usually plans the evenings run, which may involve various activities including warm-up, hill reps, sprints and a steady run. Changing and shower facilities at the centre are superb and there is ample car parking.

Post-training refreshments are an important part of the Massey tradition and these take place at the Massey Ferguson Club in Broad Lane. Here you can enjoy a beer, cider or soft drink and good food to replace those lost calories. You'll also get a chance to talk to some of the older retired MFRC members who'll tell you what running was like in the old days - if they can remember!

For details of the Xcel Leisure Centre, click here to visit the Coventry Sports Foundation Website and click on the Xcel button.

Dave Phillips' contact details are here.

Join Us!
MFRC is a section within Massey Ferguson Sports and Social Club, so to be a member of the Running Section, you need to become an Associate Member of the Sports & Social Club. Joining is easy and the fee for 2010 is £8.00 plus £10.00 for the Running Section which includes the £5.00 England Athletics Registration fee (see below).
Printable application forms are available from the following links:
Associate Membership of the Sports & Social Club click here
Membership of Massey Ferguson Runners Club click here
Please print the forms and complete them, then hand them to any committee member, along with the fee. That's it!

Club Vests
The famous MFRC Red & White Quarters running vests are available from our Ladies Captain Sheila Dunn priced at £16.

England Athletics Affiliation and Registration
The Club is affiliated to England Athletics and every member is registered with them. The fee for 1st claim competing athletes is £5 per year and registered members receive a Registration Card with their unique registration number or URN. Entry to some races may require your URN to confirm EA registration to qualify for reduced fee. Additionally, the Club pay an annual fee of £50 for affiliation to EA which provides for public liability insurance, support, services and the resources of England Athletics. 2nd claim athletes and social/volunteer members do not pay an annual fee but are still registered.
For more information on England Athletics click here to visit their website or contact Jim Davis who manages the Club's EA Portal.