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Training Programmes for January - March 2012

 

GROUP 3

 

 

Date

Session

Venue

Comments

Tuesday

3 Jan

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

2 min recovery between sets

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

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

5 Jan

7M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (standard course)

Run strongly up the hills

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

Tuesday

10 Jan

Hill reps

Heath Road

Work hard uphill, then jog back down  and repeat

Thursday

12 Jan

3 x 2k @ 10k pace

Crematorium Triangle

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

Tuesday

17 Jan

2 sets 5 x 2 min efforts with 1 min recovery,

2 min recovery between sets

Estuary Business Park Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

19 Jan

7M hilly tempo run

Mossley Hill hills

Run strongly up the hills

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

Tuesday

24 Jan

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

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

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

26 Jan

Steady pace run to include 26 mins @ half marathon pace

Otterspool Promenade

At start of Prom each person runs at own half marathon pace for 13 mins then turns around and runs back again at HM pace. Everybody should get back to  start point at the same time!

Tuesday

31 Jan

2 sets 6 x 90 sec efforts with 90 sec recovery

2 min recovery between sets

Cressington Station Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

2 Feb

7M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (standard course)

Run strongly up the hills

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

Tuesday

7 Feb

Hill reps

Heath Road

Work hard uphill, then jog back down  and repeat

Thursday

9 Feb

3 x 2k @ 10k pace

Crematorium Triangle

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

Tuesday

14 Feb

2 sets 3 x 3 min efforts with 2 min recovery

3 min recovery between sets

Estuary Business Park Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

16 Feb

7M hilly tempo run

Mossley Hill hills

Run strongly up the hills

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

Tuesday

21 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

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

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

23 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

28 Feb

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

2 min recovery between sets

Otterspool Promenade

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

1 Mar

7M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (standard course)

Run strongly up the hills

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

Tuesday

6 Mar

Hill reps

Heath Road

Work hard uphill, then jog back down  and repeat

Thursday

8 Mar

3 x 2k @ 10k pace

Crematorium Triangle

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

Tuesday

13 Mar

2 sets 6 x 90 sec efforts with 90 sec recovery

2 min recovery between sets

Estuary Business Park Square

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

15 Mar

7M hilly tempo run

Mossley Hill hills

Run strongly up the hills

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

Tuesday

20 Mar

2 sets 5 x 2 min efforts with 1 min recovery,

2 min recovery between sets

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

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

22 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

27 Mar

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

 

Otterspool Promenade

After each effort group reforms before continuing

Thursday

29 Mar

7M hilly tempo run

Woolton hills (standard course)

Run strongly up the hills

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