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Steps for renewing your RRCA membership through the new online system (printer friendly PDF)

Membership Categories

Click on the membership categories to learn more about joining the RRCA.

• Running Club Member
• Running Event Member
• Individual Member
• Corporate Supporters

Running Club Member

Traditionally, RRCA running clubs have been organized as all-volunteer, nonprofit organizations, and this business model continues to represent the majority of the RRCA membership today. However, due to the growing popularity of road races, we have seen an increase in for-profit training programs operated by health clubs, running retail stores, and by individual coaches, some being RRCA Certified Coaches. These types of clubs are generally run as for-profit organizations, and charge a fee for coaching on a per participant basis. Both types of running clubs, nonprofit and for-profit, are welcome in the RRCA membership. There are many ways to organize a profitable running club. Find information about starting and managing a local RRCA running club.

A nonprofit running club must be recognized as a nonprofit through the RRCA nonprofit group exemption with the IRS, or granted exemption directly by the IRS. It must have an independent board of directors with a minimum of 3 board members that are elected at least every two years. Nonprofit clubs generally conduct group training runs, track workouts, social gatherings, and may organize running events. Both nonprofit and for profit clubs must have at least ten individual members and provide a roster of members, including Board Members, to verify insurance coverage and, to receive our complimentary membership publication, Club Running. Nonprofit running clubs can include government run recreation centers, other nonprofit organizations, such as the YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club., and also includes youth only running clubs or cross country programs supported by a school, parent booster club, or local parent teacher association.

Membership in the RRCA is required in order to access the insurance program for running clubs. The dues structure is similar for nonprofit and for-profit running clubs with the only difference being that nonprofit clubs are required to carry Directors and Officers Insurance through the RRCA, or send proof of coverage through another insurance provider. The RRCA requires member running clubs to carry general liability insurance coverage or provide proof of coverage, and if you are an RRCA Certified Coach, we can provide professional liability insurance.

RRCA club members are required to submit a roster of household members to the RRCA in order to verify appropriate insurance coverage.  The roster is also used to provide your members their complementary copy of Club Running magazine.  Please use the roster template below and email it to membership@rrca.org as part of the join/renew process.  RRCA_Roster_Template.xls.  Member running clubs must also list their events on our calendar for record keeping purposes (Please note we are experiencing technical difficulties with our calendar.  We will email members when the problem is resolved).

Membership Dues

• Nonprofit running clubs with 35 or fewer household members pay a flat fee of $76 for dues and for-profit clubs pay a flat fee of $100 for dues.
• All running clubs with 36 or more household members pay $2.27 per the number of household members.

Insurance Rates

• All running clubs pay $2.33 per the number of household members for general liability insurance.
• All nonprofit running clubs are required to purchase Directors & Officers Insurance at a flat rate of $175

Join/Renew as a Running Club Member

Running Event Member

A running event is a race, whether timed or untimed, that takes place on roads, trails, or a track (running events only on track) and held on a specific course on a given date. An event may be organized as a nonprofit or a for-profit entity. Nonprofit events are events that are not managed or owned by a nonprofit running club or race directing company and do not conduct regular training runs or group runs throughout the year. Nonprofit events must have an independent board of directors with a minimum of 3 board members that are elected at least every two years. They must be recognized as a nonprofit through the RRCA nonprofit group exemption with the IRS or granted exemption directly by the IRS. Nonprofit event members can be independent running events, or they may be events managed by a nonprofit organization for the purpose of raising funds for the host nonprofit organization.

RRCA membership and insurance is taken out in the name of the event.  Event management companies who conduct more than one event annually should join the RRCA for their first race in the calendar year to initiate their membership. Event management companies adding additional races during the calendar year must contact the RRCA National Office at 703.525.3890 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to obtain an invoice to insure additional events.  Insurance coverage for an event will cover a race expo, the event, and the post race activities, but not training programs for the event. If your race also conducts a training program, then you will need to become a running club member in order to insure the training group.  For more information review the Insurance page on our website. All event members must list their events on the RRCA calendar for record keeping purposes (Please note that we are experiencing problems with the calendar.  We will email members when the problem is resolved.  Your event will be covered for insurance purposes). 

Membership Dues

• Nonprofit events pay a flat fee of $76 plus $0.05 per race participant, event volunteers and race committee members.
• For profit events or events owned by race directing companies pay a flat fee of $100 plus $0.05 per race participant, event volunteers and race committee members.

Insurance Rates

• All nonprofit event members are required to purchase Directors & Officers Insurance at a flat fee of $175
• All event members pay General Liability Insurance rates on a scale based on the number of participants, volunteers and race committee members involved with the event.
• 500 or fewer participants is a flat fee of $117
• 501– 999 pay $0.36 per total participants
• 1000–1999 pay $0.30 per total participants
• 2000–3000 pay $0.25 per total participants
• 3001–12,499 pay $0.23 per total participants
• 12,500+ pay $0.19 per total participants

Join/Renew as a Running Event Member

Individual Member

Individuals are encouraged to join a local running club to take advantage of local events, and to volunteer for club activities. Individual members of RRCA member running clubs automatically become individual members of the national Road Runners Club of America organization. To become a member of a local club, you must join that club. Find a club today.

If there is no local running club in your area consider starting one, click here to start a club, or you may join the national RRCA organization directly. By joining the RRCA as an individual member you are supporting our programs and services that benefit the running community.

Membership Dues

$25 per year. Individual members dues not include any insurance coverage for events or general running activities.

Join/Renew as a Individual Member

Corporate Supporters

Corporate membership in the RRCA is a great way to show our members that you support the running community. There are several levels of Corporate Membership to meet your company’s needs and interests. In addition to these levels, other sponsorship opportunities exist from convention sponsors to preferred sponsors to official sponsors. Contact the RRCA today at 703.525.3890 or at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn about the benefits of joining and being a corporate member of the RRCA. Learn more about the RRC Corporate Supporters.