Walking Edition | Clovelly | Evening

CPRC Clovelly is a coached, beginner-first programme that takes you from never having run, to crossing your first 5K finish line. Walk breaks included. No fitness test. No judgment. Session one starts with 30 seconds of brisk walking.

Time & Location

31st August 2026, 18:00 – 16 Sept 2026, 18:45

Lower Silvermine Wetlands, Clovelly, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa

The run club for people who hate running (and walking!).

Let's be honest about why you're here.

You don't actually want to run. I get it - most days I have to talk myself into it too, and I do this for a living. (This is Dani typing this)

You want to feel less stuck. You want a reason to leave the house that isn't work or errands. You want to be a bit fitter without turning into one of those people who won't stop talking about their running. But the running itself? The gasping, the being seen being bad at it, the fear of holding everyone up? No thanks.

Same. That's literally why this club exists.

Couch Potato Run Club takes you from the actual couch - the one where "next week" has been living rent-free for about three years - to running 5k. Slowly. In a group where slow isn't tolerated, it's the whole point.

You will never be the slowest here.

Here's the real reason most people never start. It's not fitness. It's the fear of being the unfit one at the back, red in the face, holding everyone up while the group waits and pretends they don't mind.

We deleted that fear. It's the founding promise of this whole thing.

No-drop policy. No back of the pack to be embarrassed at. Nobody left behind, ever - someone's always with you, whatever your pace. So the thing that usually stops you before you've even laced up? It doesn't exist here. There's no such thing as too slow, because there's no field pulling ahead to be slow against. You show up in whatever you own. We take it from there.

This was built for exactly you.

The person who reads "beginner-friendly" everywhere and  assumes it doesn't mean this beginner. The person who's been meaning to start since January. Some January. Any January. The person who wants the friends and the fresh air and the small, real pride of finishing something and would take all of that even if the running never got easy. 

You're not too unfit for this. You're not too slow, too old, too late, too overweight, too far gone. This club was built for the version of you that's convinced it's too late. It isn't. 

Listen to our Interview on Cape Talk's Breakfast Show

• For every sign‑up (no deadline)

  • Finisher’s medal at graduation

  • Coffee voucher for the pre‑programme Saturday coffee meet up

  • The Welcome Booklet (digital + printable): How running can change your life; full 8‑week programme; warm up & cool down; proper running form; breathing techniques; pacing education; kit guidance; nutrition & hydration basics; injury prevention basics

  • Coaching: 2 coached sessions per week + 1 homework run; real‑time coaching on form, breathing, mental strategies; gentle, confidence‑first progression

  • Exclusive access to the CPRC App - your all in one hub for programme information, session details, FAQs, training resources, partner perks, and everything you need throughout your 8 week journey. Sent to you by your Coach before the programme starts. 

• Optional add‑on: 10 km Continuation Plan, which you add on now, during the programme, or after graduation - whenever you’re ready.

Your excuses are our specialty

One Price. Everything you Need.

After signing up, check your junk/spam folder for your ticket confirmation and a link to join the WhatsApp group. Your coach will be in touch before the first session.

Still not convinced? Listen to our chat with Liezel Van Der Westhuizen on Cape Talk.

Ready to Run Your First 5K? 

Secure your spot. Sign up before the 13th August 2026 to receive the Shirt + Welcome Gift Pack. Every sign‑up gets the medal, coffee voucher, full Welcome Booklet, expert coaching, and a community designed for complete beginners.

Spots are limited and they go fast.

No fitness level required. Just show up - we’ll do the rest.