Training
All members will receive weekly email updates of the Wednesday evening training sessions
Monday Evening
Time: 6:30pm
Meeting Place: Station Road Car Park opposite Mill Marsh Park
Training: Running Development – an hour of running development exercises, sessions vary each week to include hill sprints, circuits and interval training.
Wednesday Evening
Time: 7pm
Meeting Place: Station Road Car Park opposite Mill Marsh Park
Training: Group Runs – there are 5 different groups:
- Blue Group: Progress Group suited to those who have recently completed the Couch-to-5k programme
- Orange Group: 12:30 to 14:30 min/mile or 7:45 to 9 min/km pace. Max distance approx 4 miles
- Purple Group: 10:30 to 12:30 min/mile or 6:30 to 7:45 min/km pace. 5 – 6 miles
- Yellow Group: 8:30 to 10:30 min/mile or 5:15 to 6:30 min/km pace. Up to 7 miles
- Green Group: <9:00 min/mile or 5:30 min/km pace. For more experienced runners, often involving trails or hills (note that sometimes this group starts in other locations – the weekly email will provide details)
Each group operates a run leader so no-one gets left behind. If you are unsure which pace group you would be suited to, it’s best to start slow then work your way up!
Thursday Evening
Date: The latest Couch to 5K group started in Sept 2023
Time: 7pm
Training: Couch to 5km (C-5K) – for absolute beginners. Over a period of weeks the C-5K programme aims to encourage beginners into running. The first session is only 30 minutes consisting of 5 minutes warm up walk, 1 minute jogs intersected with 1.5 minute walks, and then a 5 minute cool down walk. By the end of the programme we aim to get you running for a whole 30 minutes/5km.
The next Couch to 5K group will start in Sept 2024. More details will be provided later.