The Country Club is a club for runners who share a passion for travel and to run marathons in countries around the world. To qualify for membership a runner must complete a marathon or ultra in a minimum of 30 different countries.

 

The Country Club was founded in 2007 by a group of ten ‘pioneer’ country marathoners from around the world with a goal to create a forum where members and runners can share information on marathons and share experiences and expenses at races and establish new friendships and camaraderie.

 

Happily, the Country Club has been very successful in this goal and has helped to develop and grow the Sport of Country Marathons by organizing and directing marathons around the world and encouraging runners and adventure tour groups to do likewise. There are now a large number of tour groups that organize and direct destination marathons around the world!

The number of members/country marathoners and country marathons has grown significantly over the past two decades!

 

The Country Club has no membership or annual fees! We do not offer awards or prizes for reaching specific levels of countries or marathons. Our policy – based on tradition - is that achieving the difficult and high qualification standard of the club and being invited to join the Country Club is a significant honor!

 

The Country Club has established a set of rules and regulations for defining marathons and countries that are included within this website. There are also a set of Bylaws that members must comply with to maintain membership in the Country Club.

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Runners who are qualified and are interested in joining the Country Club should contact the Club President.