About Us
The Mad Rabbit Crew is an inclusive social running group based in Melbourne. We cater for runners of all abilities and backgrounds. Our running club has over 500 community members and 200+ registered athletes. MRC is a registered club with Athletics Victoria and have a panel of accredited running coaches supporting the team with their running development. This year we’ll have over 150 athletes competing at the Melbourne marathon, the biggest participating team by far. It’s all about giving it a go when you’re with us.
Just like the pacers in a running race, we're ahead of the pack and we're a bit crazy. Come run with us and be part of a vibrant, supportive, social, welcoming community that’s got your running journey covered.
ACTIVITIES
To get started, join our Strava Group so you can be notified to participate in our weekly group runs . The following is a summary of our weekly running schedule:
SATURDAY - PARKRUN
Every Saturday morning, rain, hail, or shine, we join the parkrun at Gardiners Creek
SUNDAY - LONG RUN
Most important run in marathon training. Separate pace groups with leaders. Followed by customary brunch.
Wednesday - Quality
6:30AM, gathered at Doncaster Atheletics Track, we run for the Quality session of the week. Fartlek, Yasso 800, Interval, tempo, etc, the options rotate weekly. Boosting the heart rate, stretching our limits and lots of sweating are our goals. Snacks, donuts, and nutrition supplements are provided occasionally, and professional photographers randomly turn up.
Thursday - CBD Night Run
On Thursday night, after work, sometimes the runners gather at the Pllars of Wisdom, for a run along Yarra River and the night view of Melbourne city. A distance of 10-15km is the usual course. This is a casual and relax run after 4 weekdays of work and pre-celebrate the coming Friday.
Friday - 7AM'ers
Each Friday, a group of 7 AM'ers gather at Elgar Park. Running on the soft turf following a pattern of "8" is always the theme. This is a relax run with distance at 10km, 12km or 15km, and an option to extend out to Koonung Creek Trail and back if running on concrete road is preferred.
Saturday parkrun
Every Saturday morning, people from all walks of life come together to connect, to make new friends, to challenge themselves, and to start the weekend on a high. It’s 5km free event for everyone because of the volunteers who give up their valuable time to make it happen every week. We are at Gardiners Creek most of the time for this event, and each year we organise tours to other parkrun spots to gather, experience, and celebrate.
Mad Rabbit Crew has over count community members throughout Australia.
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Inclusive Social Run Club
MRC is a club that prides itself on being safe, supportive and a fun environment suitable for everyone.
Support
We have a team of qualified running coaches who can provide you with training advice and help structure your training. We also bring in specialist experts to the club from time-to-time help improve your running such as running form and techniques.
Teamwork
We achieve the prize as one. The honour wouldn't be possible without the support of everyone in the team from coaches, training partners, team members, supporting members, and family members. We're stronger together!
Post-run social
We love coffee and social! Our Sunday Long Runs are always followed by customary brunch. We even go for a quick coffee on weekdays after monring run.
Participate
The team also participates in all major running events such as: Gold Coast Marathon, Sydney Marathon, Great Ocean Marathon, Run Melbourne, Melbourne Marathon, and various Athletics Victoria running races.
Celebration
We are a big family, and celebrate milestones together.
Volunteer
We are always ready to give back to the community we love so much.
Stories From Our Crews
Here are some real life stories shared by the crew of their running journey with MRC thus far.
Started running with MRC on the 19th November 2020 (debut run) when the group was found by Jaime & Alice branching off from the city running group. So amazing to see the team growing so big and quick. The synergy of the team is exceptional! So glad to be able to run with different ability running team mate, sharing our joy and sorrow. Sorrow actually refer to “running injuries” not unhappiness. In fact, the joy, fun and happiness are always present within the team.
What’s up everyone, I’m Colby aka MRC trouble-maker😄 I joined MRC since 2021, I start my running journey since 12 years ago and dropped when I came to Australia, kind of regret that I been lazy in past 7 years, however thx covid to brought me back. I’m the only one aiming for short distance 10km in the squad. Sound crazy but my target is break the HK’s 10km record. Run until none by Colby
I love running because running is the sport that given me space, peace and joy. I used to be running alone before I meet MRC team. I feel more motivation and happiness to train with MRC team. Running with MRC has a unique power to help us move forward and overcome life's obstacles. We run we share we care we eat and have fun together 😊
Notable Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to provide free running
Ready to Join MRC?
It does not matter if you are a fast runner or a beginner, everyone is welcome to join us. If fun is what you are after, then you've come to the right place because there are plenty of things going on every week and so we hope you are ready to be overwhelmed with what we've got in store.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Mad Rabbit Crew respectfully acknowledge that we are running on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We recognize and respect the Ancestors, Elders and families of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation who are the traditional owners of the land, and extend that respect to any First Nations people present. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.
Sunday Long Run
Whether you're a beginner or an elite, as long as you want to run longer, we've got you covered. Our Sunday Long Runs (SLR) are spread throughout Melbourne CBD and eastern suburbs, we host a wide variety of group runs to cater to all runners. From a casual run of 15km to a peak session of 38km prior to a full-marathon racing event, no matter what your usual pace is, we have the course and the relevant run leader for you. Some say, our SLRs might be the best Melbourne has to offer.