Training with Penny Lane Striders
We have a large
membership with a wide range of athletic ability. We aim to provide both
structured and informal training suitable for all standards. Our main training
sessions are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting from Garston Leisure
Centre.
Structured Training is organised in five training groups based broadly upon
ability as judged by current 10k
times as follows:
Group 1 –39 minutes and faster
Group 2 – 40 minutes – 43 minutes
Group 3 – 44 minutes – 48 minutes
Group 4 – 49 minutes – 53 minutes
Group 5 – 54 minutes+
Programmes are drawn up for Tuesday and
Thursday sessions for each group, usually on a 3 month cycle, and these can be
viewed by clicking on the appropriate Group in the panel to the left. We have a
number of members with UK Athletics coaching and leadership qualifications (Coaches/Leaders
link) and we try and ensure that each of the groups has suitably qualified
leaders.
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Steady-paced runs take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings on an
informal basis. The leader, route and pace for these sessions are decided on the
day by members interested.
General
Members can move between groups as they
feel or as ability changes. If any member is unsure about which group to join
then talk to one of the leaders.
In winter, sessions invariably are run on
pavements of local roads with street lighting.
For their own safety Members are strongly recommended to wear light
coloured tops with reflective strips and/or flashing lights, for these
sessions. In summer, sessions vary between runs on road and on grass in local
parks and open spaces.
In addition to our regular Tuesday and
Thursday sessions, cross country training takes place on most Saturdays – see
panel to the left. For long runs on Saturdays and Sundays, members are
particularly encouraged to use the Forum to advise of long runs which they have
planned so that other members can join them on those runs.
For advice on training just ask one of the
leaders or click on the linked articles below written by one of our leaders:
A typical training week:
Training Tips_Intervals
Training Tips_Threshold running