Our story

Built by club members,
for club members

We didn't set out to build a software company. We set out to fix something that was frustrating us every week at training.

75+ UK clubs
14400+ members
3,000+ active users every day

Where it started

Paul and Ian were members of Massey Ferguson Running Club in Coventry. Around 2019, frustrated with the tools available to manage training and keep members in the loop, Paul built something better — the Massey App — just for their own club.

It wasn't built to be a product. It was built because nothing else did quite what they needed.

How it grew

Other clubs saw what Massey Ferguson were using and wanted it for themselves. The Massey App became My Running Club — a version any club could use. Then in 2022, the platform was rebuilt from the ground up and relaunched as connectMyClub — a full management, communication, and membership system for any running, triathlon, athletics, or cycling club.

The founders

Paul Curtis

Paul Curtis

Paul is a software developer and 3D artist based in the West Midlands, with a background building touchscreen interactive displays for the events industry. He built the original Massey App and has led the technical development of connectMyClub ever since. When he's not writing code he's usually out running.

Ian O'Donnell MBE

Ian is the founder of RealPoint, a West Midlands web development company. He has been a keen club runner for over a decade, serving on committee and leading training sessions. Awarded an MBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to the economy and community in the West Midlands, he brings sharp commercial instincts and a deep understanding of what clubs actually need from the technology they use.

Why connectMyClub is different

Most club management apps are built for team sports — football, rugby, hockey. They're designed around fixtures, leagues, and cups. Endurance clubs don't work like that.

We build for clubs that train three times a week in all weather, that have volunteers leading sessions on dark Tuesday evenings, that need live location sharing, Garmin integration, and governing-body compliance tools baked in — not bolted on as afterthoughts.

Every feature in connectMyClub exists because a real club asked for it, or because we needed it ourselves. That's not going to change.

Our promise to every club

Every club that joins connectMyClub gets a real person. Not a helpdesk ticket. Not a chatbot. Someone who gets to know your club, understands what you're trying to do, and is there when things go wrong or when you want to get more out of the platform.

We're small enough to care and experienced enough to help. That's the deal.

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