Thinking Out Loud Runners

Kit & Membership

This is where the kit lives. We're not a club that cares about matching vests — but we do have them if you want one. Everything here is tied to founding membership, which is how we keep the costs as low as they go.

First one’s free. Genuinely — come along, see if we’re your kind of people, go home if we’re not. No awkward conversation required. If you want to come back and make it official, membership is how it works. It covers England Athletics affiliation for the club — which brings proper public liability insurance for everyone in the group — and ten members is enough to make the whole thing self-sustaining. We’ve kept the numbers as honest as we can.

Founding Member Offer

Three tiers. All include England Athletics registration, public liability cover, and a place in the group. The Original 10 tier at £75 comes with an exclusive OG running shirt — navy-to-blue sublimated running shirt with the TOL brain logo front and back, Thinking Out Loud Runners, Bridport in white along the bottom back. Only 10 made. Never repeated.

£30 Standard

£40 Founding Member

£75 Original 10

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OG running shirt front and back — Thinking Out Loud Runners

The Original 10 shirt. Navy-to-blue sublimated, TOL brain logo front and back. Ten made. That’s it.

The kit

Included at £40 tier

Founding Member T-shirt

Grey cotton tee with the TOL logo. Yours as part of the founding member tier — nothing else to pay.

£40 membership

Coming soon

Run Vest — White

Technical mesh vest with TOL branding and navy centre stripe. Lightweight, breathable, and unmissable on a hill.

TBC Price to be confirmed
once orders are placed

Coming soon

Run Vest — Grey

The same vest in grey marl. TOL logo front, same technical mesh fabric. Good for any weather Dorset throws at you.

TBC Price to be confirmed
once orders are placed

Coming soon

Baseball Cap

Grey moisture-wicking cap with the full TOL logo. Useful in July on Colmers Hill. Less useful in a Dorset November — but still good.

TBC Price to be confirmed
once orders are placed

What's included at each tier

What you get	Standard · £30	Founding Member · £40	Original 10 · £75
England Athletics registration	✓	✓	✓
Public Liability Insurance (£50m)	✓	✓	✓
Garmin, SportsShoes & Headspace discounts	✓	✓	✓
TOL group membership	✓	✓	✓
Founding member grey t-shirt (mock up only)	—	✓	—
OG running shirt (exclusive — 10 only, never repeated)	—	—	✓

A note on where this is heading. Run vests, caps, and additional kit will be available to order once the group is up and running. We'll batch orders to keep print costs low — meaning the more members, the better the price. None of this is required kit. If you show up in whatever you ran in this morning, that's fine. That's the point.

No kit requirement

TOL doesn't have a kit policy. You don't need a vest, a watch, or a particular brand of trainer. Show up in what you've got. The conversation is what matters.

Get in touch

Questions about membership or kit? Use the contact form on the TOL page and we'll get back to you.