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Training Programmes for January - March 2012

 

GROUP 1

 

 

Date

Session

Venue

Comments

Tuesday

3 Jan

2 sets 10 x 1min efforts with 1 min recovery,

2 min recovery between sets

Estuary Business Park Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

5 Jan

8-9M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (long course)

Run strongly up the hills

At top leaders run back to backmarkers to keep group together then continue

Tuesday

10 Jan

3 sets 4 x 2 min efforts with 1 min recovery,

2 min recovery between sets

Cressington Station Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

12 Jan

Threshold pace run

Mather Ave, Smithdown Rd, Ullet Road, Aigburth Rd,

 

Tuesday

17 Jan

3 sets 1 min, 2 min, 3 min efforts with 1 min, 2 min, 3 min recoveries respectively

Otterspool Promenade

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

19 Jan

8-9M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (long course)

Run strongly up the hills

At top leaders run back to backmarkers to keep group together then continue

Tuesday

24 Jan

Hill reps

Carnatic Road

Work hard uphill then jog back down, and repeat

Thursday

26 Jan

3 x 2k @ 10k pace

Crematorium Triangle

2 sides of triangle = 2k, then 1 side easy pace to recover and repeat

Tuesday

31 Jan

3 sets 5 x 90 sec efforts with 1 min recovery

2 min recovery between sets

Estuary Business Park Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

2 Feb

8-9M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (long course)

Run strongly up the hills

At top leaders run back to backmarkers to keep group together then continue

Tuesday

7 Feb

2 sets 3 x 3 min efforts with 90 sec recovery

3 min recovery between sets

Garston Fire Station – Banks Road – Estuary Business Park and return

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

9 Feb

Steady pace run to include 30 mins @ half marathon pace

Otterspool Promenade

At start of Prom each person runs at own half marathon pace for 15 mins then turns around and runs back again at HM pace. Everybody should get back to  start point at the same time!

Tuesday

14 Feb

6 x 4 min efforts with 2 min recovery

Otterspool Promenade

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

16 Feb

8-9M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (long course)

Run strongly up the hills

At top leaders run back to backmarkers to keep group together then continue

Tuesday

21 Feb

Hill reps

Carnatic Road

Work hard uphill then jog back down, and repeat

 

Thursday

23 Feb

4 x 2k @ 10k pace

Crematorium Triangle

2 sides of triangle = 2k, then 1 side easy pace to recover and repeat

Tuesday

28 Feb

Pyramid efforts – 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min, 4 min, 3 min, 2 min, 1 min,

with 1 min, 1 min, 2 min, 2 min, 3 min, 2 min, 2 min, 1 min recoveries respectively

Estuary Business Park Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

1 Mar

8-9M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (long course)

Run strongly up the hills

At top leaders run back to backmarkers to keep group together then continue

Tuesday

6 Mar

8 x 3 min efforts with 2 min recovery

Garston Fire Station – Banks Road – Estuary Business Park and return

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

8 Mar

Steady pace run to include 34 mins @ half marathon pace

Otterspool Promenade

At start of Prom each person runs at own half marathon pace for 17 mins then turns around and runs back again at HM pace. Everybody should get back to  start point at the same time!

Tuesday

13 Mar

4 x 6 min efforts with 3 min recovery

Otterspool Promenade

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

15 Mar

8-9M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (long course)

Run strongly up the hills

At top leaders run back to backmarkers to keep group together then continue

Tuesday

20 Mar

Hill reps

Carnatic Road

Work hard uphill then jog back down, and repeat

Thursday

22 Mar

2 x 3k @ 10k pace

Crematorium Triangle

3 sides of triangle = 3k, then 1 side easy pace to recover and repeat

Tuesday

27 Mar

Pyramid efforts – 5 min, 4 min, 3 min, 2 min, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min

With 3 min, 2 min, 2 min, 1 min, 1 min, 2 min, 2 min, 3 min recoveries respectively

Estuary Business Park Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

29 Mar

8-9M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (long course)

Run strongly up the hills

At top leaders run back to backmarkers to keep group together then continue