The Speed River Track and Field Club was founded in 1997 by Dave Scott-Thomas as a club for University of Guelph student athletes and local runners. Over the past fourteen years the club has grown in size and scope, to accommodate and attract athletes of all ages and from across the country.

The club offers programs for athletes of all ages, from the Xtreme Team for children 4-13, to the Intermediate Program to the junior groups for high school aged athletes right up to the Olympic Division which includes some of Canada's top athletes.

With nearly 150 members in all the Speed River Track and Field Club is one of the largest and most successful clubs in the country.