MANLY BEACH RUNNING CLUB

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WE RUN MANLY

Join the ultimate running community at Manly Beach Running Club, where we help runners of all levels achieve their goals and love the journey along the way.

Located at the iconic Manly Beach, our running club offers more than just workouts—we’re a supportive, inspiring community of athletes, positive-minded runners, and expert coaches. Whether you’re chasing your first 5K or training for an ultra-marathon, we’ll help you achieve personal bests you never thought possible.

Daily Training

Our members have a range of fitness levels and are a chatty bunch. It’s not about split times and what trainers you’re wearing – it’s about getting fit and reaching running goals.

Custom Programs

We help develop training programs for running 10km, half marathon, marathon and ultra marathon to help get you up and running and ready for your next race.

Shelly Swim Club

Improve your swimming technique and learn more about ocean swimming with our friendly training group.

Meet founder, owner and Head Coach Joe Ward

As founder, owner and Head Coach of Manly Beach Running Club and Shelly Swim Club, Joe Ward is passionate about running, swimming and fitness. He is a champion ultra runner with hundreds of races under his belt. 

Joe leads the pack at every run club session and leads swimmers at every swim session. He also provides 1 to 1 run coaching sessions.

People get a great feeling from training at the beach – there’s a calming influence from being in touch with nature and it’s a gorgeous place to be.”

– Joe Ward

Reflections from the P plater By Joanna Thompson

Reflections from the P plater    7 Principles behind my perfect experience 1. Professionalism – I was coached by a seasoned expert, Joe Ward, who had even made the Australian team by the time my marathon training had finished!    2. Process and partnership -I...

24 Hour Track Invitational 2020 by Joe Ward 

Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational 2020 by Joe Ward  Where to start with this race report? Wow!  Lets go to the start line ... It’s Saturday 25th July at 8am, I’m standing on the Australian Institute of Sport athletics track in Canberra. The weather is perfect for...

My first Marathon at 61 Years Old! by Heather Rickard

My first Marathon at 61 Years Old! 16 May 2020 – Heather Rickard Start 5.18am, reached 42.2km at approx. 10.05am - 4h 47 mins Finished 10.12am, total distance 43.55km, total moving time 4h 54mins. Ave pace 6.46min/km In August 2017, I took part in my very first...

Tarawera 100 miles 2020 race report by Jon Richardson

Tarawera 100 miles 2020 Jon Richardson Race Report   Why would you run 100 miles? Are you mad? Surely you stop along the way? These are just some of the questions I got when I would tell people that I was heading to NZ to run the Tarawera 100 miler. To be honest,...

Its all about the journey not the destination! – My first marathon by Paula Daly

Its all about the journey not the destination! My first Marathon by Paula Daly - marathon runner 🙂   So where to begin for my journey to my first marathon… I guess the beginning is as good a place as any!. So how did I come across MBRC ? Well it was through our...

Chasing Brumbies – the big WHY – 2019 Hume and Hovell 100 mile race report by Joe Ward

Chasing Brumbies - the big WHY 2019 Hume and Hovell 100 mile race report by Joe Ward The big WHY! 100 mile runners (and ultra runners) are very familiar with the big WHY. It’s a vital component to completing your race and at the same time, the big WHY is unique for...

Melbourne marathon 2019 – Jonathan Watkins

Melbourne marathon- race report. I don't remember exactly when the dream of running a marathon first occurred to me, but I remember being very young and it's certainly been a dream I've had for over 20 years. I can remember watching transfixed as presenters would run...

Melbourne Marathon 2019 by Chris Jackson

  My Race Report: Melbourne Marathon 2019 by Chris Jackson I love Melbourne, which is strange for a Sydneysider. We’re meant to hate all things Victorian aren’t we? What I love most is how central everything is. If you're near to the CBD it’s all happening. And...

An Out of Body Experience – Sydney Marathon Race Report by Adam Page

The story of my second marathon begins 15 years ago, when I attempted my first, in New York in 2004.   In the years when MBRC was just a twinkle in Joe’s eye, I followed a training plan off the internet somewhere, which involved running solo through the dark cold...

Leichhardt Road Race 2019 by Chris Jackson.

Leichhardt Road Race 2019 by Chris Jackson. Leichhardt is the second of seven Bus Institute Sport Association Road Races and is run around the scenic Bay Run in Sydney’s Inner-West (I highly recommend visiting this for a run but if your going on a weekend get there...