Veterans Athletic Club

The

Veterans’ Athletic Club (VAC)

was established on

12 September 1931

at Stamford Bridge stadium in London.

It holds the distinction of being the

oldest club in the world dedicated to veteran (masters) athletes

.

To mark VAC’s 90th anniversary in 2021, an article exploring the club’s history was published in the VAC newsletter. '

The piece drew from a 1973 issue of

Veteris

, a magazine by the Association of Veteran Athletes, which featured a detailed account by the late

Jack Fitzgerald

. His writing captured the origins, spirit, and key personalities of the club, tracing its evolution over its first 42 years.

Schedule:

Event-specific, see

our homepage

for upcoming running events

It’s well worth revisiting the original

Veteris

article—link below—to discover more about VAC’s rich heritage.