HOW WE STARTED
Every RUNClub season, our team hopes to do two things:
Back in 1999, RUNClub began through a tragic event: the loss of a mother from depression. This painful, life-altering event prompted our founder Jo Berry, into a passionate and heart-felt journey of connecting the dots between our mental and physical health, and movement. With two degrees: a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and a Bachelors of Arts in Literature (BA), Jo began the theoretical and practical journey that eventually led her to the creation of RUNClub; a proven method and life-altering modality of incorporating movement in our lives to strengthen our mental and physical health. Fuelled by a deep passion to help others and for preventative medicine, RUNClub has inspired thousands to move for a greater understanding into themselves and to empower themselves for better health and happiness.
RUNClub began with a small group of beginner runners and has expanded to include a dedicated team of coaches and a place and pace for everyone from walkers and 5K's to 10K's and half marathoners. The community has grown and strengthened to explore all there is to living a big, healthy, juicy life.
RUNClub is about so much MORE than running. Running is a conduit for vibrant health and there's lot of running at RUNClub; but it is also a place with a great sense of connection and community. From the beginning, RUNClub set out to be a different kind of running company: one that not only celebrated running and all it’s magic, but also a feeling of true connection. And today, that connection and running family is strong.
Our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – each person, each heart and each soul, by putting one foot in front of the other. Our successful holistic health program enhances and contributes to our, and your: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. With every person, we strive to bring an exceptional change within them and thus, have the opportunity to experience life in the best way possible.
Today, with thousands of people going through the RUNclub program and the many testimonials we receive from every clinic, we can confidently say RUNClub works.
We would love to have you as part of our community and to see you achieve new levels of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. Please join us. Your first run or walk with us is always free - an opportunity for you to see in person, what we are all about. We are confident that once you meet us, you'll want to stay.
See you soon.
With love and gratitude,
Jo Berry, RUNClub Founder
BSW, BA, Can Fit Pro Certified Trainer
- make people happier and healthier; and
- help make the world a little better, one foot step at a time.
Back in 1999, RUNClub began through a tragic event: the loss of a mother from depression. This painful, life-altering event prompted our founder Jo Berry, into a passionate and heart-felt journey of connecting the dots between our mental and physical health, and movement. With two degrees: a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and a Bachelors of Arts in Literature (BA), Jo began the theoretical and practical journey that eventually led her to the creation of RUNClub; a proven method and life-altering modality of incorporating movement in our lives to strengthen our mental and physical health. Fuelled by a deep passion to help others and for preventative medicine, RUNClub has inspired thousands to move for a greater understanding into themselves and to empower themselves for better health and happiness.
RUNClub began with a small group of beginner runners and has expanded to include a dedicated team of coaches and a place and pace for everyone from walkers and 5K's to 10K's and half marathoners. The community has grown and strengthened to explore all there is to living a big, healthy, juicy life.
RUNClub is about so much MORE than running. Running is a conduit for vibrant health and there's lot of running at RUNClub; but it is also a place with a great sense of connection and community. From the beginning, RUNClub set out to be a different kind of running company: one that not only celebrated running and all it’s magic, but also a feeling of true connection. And today, that connection and running family is strong.
Our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – each person, each heart and each soul, by putting one foot in front of the other. Our successful holistic health program enhances and contributes to our, and your: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. With every person, we strive to bring an exceptional change within them and thus, have the opportunity to experience life in the best way possible.
Today, with thousands of people going through the RUNclub program and the many testimonials we receive from every clinic, we can confidently say RUNClub works.
We would love to have you as part of our community and to see you achieve new levels of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. Please join us. Your first run or walk with us is always free - an opportunity for you to see in person, what we are all about. We are confident that once you meet us, you'll want to stay.
See you soon.
With love and gratitude,
Jo Berry, RUNClub Founder
BSW, BA, Can Fit Pro Certified Trainer
OUR COMMITTMENT
We are committed to providing quality, professional and life-changing programming for all levels of runners as well as to all those who are involved in the delivery and development of RUNClub. Learn about some of the lives that have been changed by RUNClub here.
As a team, we constantly strive to improve your experience with RUNClub by staying open-minded, honest, trusting and flexible, as we continually grow as individuals to enhance the lives of our tribe. We do this by providing:
RUNClub is about so much more than running.
As a team, we constantly strive to improve your experience with RUNClub by staying open-minded, honest, trusting and flexible, as we continually grow as individuals to enhance the lives of our tribe. We do this by providing:
- highly motivational facilitation, coaching and training;
- opportunities to commune and live life together outside of running through things such as post-run coffees or beer nights (the first Tuesday of every month); potlucks, tail-gate parties and other fun gatherings; snowshoeing, yoga and other activities that celebrate the joy of movement and being together;
- high energy events including: local and fun runs such as Boogie the Bridge and Get Happy Events: Get Canadian, Get Corked and Get Spooked;
- local and international keynote speakers;
- multi-faceted workshops;
- organized road trips and so much more.
RUNClub is about so much more than running.
OUR CORE VALUES
Our core values guide us in the decisions we make and the way we interact with each other and our community every day. They are the founding values that are behind everything we do at RUNClub.
COMMITMENT
We are committed to promoting positive change through health and movement. We are committed to being healthy as a team in mind, body and spirit, so that we can help others find their optimal level of health and well-being. We are committed to helping you find joy in life through movement and community.
TRUST
Our team, coaches and tribe members all trust one another to carry out their respective roles and responsibilities, and to support, encourage and behave with each other in a trustworthy manner.
INTEGRITY
We believe that each of us must apply a high ethical standard to all of our activities. Our team will always choose to do what is right, ethical and honest.
RESPECT
Each of us brings valuable skills to the table. We respect each other and build on each other's strengths, recognizing that we are all in this together. We are always inclusive and ensure that everyone's voice is heard, respected and supported.
FUN
Our team has FUN together, celebrating life. We laugh, play, move and believe wholeheartedly that in order for movement to be successful, it has to be FUN!
KINDNESS
It takes courage to be kind, but kindness can change the world. Our team, coaches and tribe members are always kind to one another and to everyone we encounter throughout our day, each and every day.
COMMITMENT
We are committed to promoting positive change through health and movement. We are committed to being healthy as a team in mind, body and spirit, so that we can help others find their optimal level of health and well-being. We are committed to helping you find joy in life through movement and community.
TRUST
Our team, coaches and tribe members all trust one another to carry out their respective roles and responsibilities, and to support, encourage and behave with each other in a trustworthy manner.
INTEGRITY
We believe that each of us must apply a high ethical standard to all of our activities. Our team will always choose to do what is right, ethical and honest.
RESPECT
Each of us brings valuable skills to the table. We respect each other and build on each other's strengths, recognizing that we are all in this together. We are always inclusive and ensure that everyone's voice is heard, respected and supported.
FUN
Our team has FUN together, celebrating life. We laugh, play, move and believe wholeheartedly that in order for movement to be successful, it has to be FUN!
KINDNESS
It takes courage to be kind, but kindness can change the world. Our team, coaches and tribe members are always kind to one another and to everyone we encounter throughout our day, each and every day.
