The club was founded in 1892 by twelve young running and walking enthusiasts and is described as Denmark's oldest sports club. The athletics section is for children, young people and adults and trains at the clubhouse at the stadium, which opened in 1912 as Denmark's first athletics stadium. Its history includes an Olympic silver in pole vault in 1920 and Danish team championships in 1960 and 1961. It also has a shooting club and a department for fitness and sports badges.
The club organises the Eremitageløbet run, held since 1969 and described as Denmark's largest of its kind. Sign-up for competitions is on the website, and the club has a YouTube channel.
