Dave and Richard got in touch this week regarding a summer Tuesday Track Social. Good idea to take a break and celebrate PBs. Please pencil in May 22nd for a social. Bring food and drink along and relax a bit after the session on the grass in the park. If the weather turns out to Read More …
for tomorrow we are planning to do the following sessions: Group A (sub 36 mins 10k): 4x 200m [1.5k] (200m Jog) 5x 1200m [5k] (2′) 4x 200m [1.5k] (200m Jog) Total: 8.8k (7.6k Fast / 1.2k Slow) Group B (sub 40 mins 10k): * 4x 200m [1.5k] (200m Jog) 5x 1000m [5k] (2′) 4x 200m Read More …
It was very exciting watching this year’s Virgin London Marathon. There has been some very good runs by the tracksters. Rick was first trackster home in 2:39:23 a new PB by 55 mins and 50 seconds! This really goes to show what difference a bit of dedication and structured training can make. Next, was Dave Read More …
Good luck to all those running the marathon. As far as I can remember Dave, Rick, James and Paul are running. If you are watching on Sunday give them a shout. Next week is our last session before the start of the Southern Athletics League (SAL). The first track meeting is April 28th at Battersea Read More …
Last session before the Virgin London Marathon (22/4/2012) is coming up. It will be a reduced session for those planning to run. During the final week remember your carboloading regime, get plenty of rest before race day, familiarise yourself with the route and think about your pacing strategy (negative split). I will be watching the Read More …
Next week we will continue to develop our speed by revisiting the shorter repetitions (ie. 400s/500s). A quick reminder, the main objective of interval training is to sustain a constant pace throughout the set without slowing down during the later parts of the session. For example, your fastest and slowest repetition should not be more Read More …
It was great to see a couple of tracksters taking part in the SEAA 6/12 stage road relays last weekend. It was a happy ending, two teams qualified for the Nationals (April 14th). Check out the photos on the Facebook Fan page here. We are now approaching April and will start with the middle distance Read More …
_______________________________________________________________ Warm-Up (20′) Easy jogging ~ 5 mins / 3 laps Toe walks, Heel walk, lunges Mobility – Skip w/ arm circle, skip w/ clap, Side Skip, Power Skip, Bounding Running Drills – High knees, Butt kicks, A-Skip, B-Skip, Carioca, Straight Legged run Strides – 5x 60m @ 70%, 75%, 80%, 85% and 90% Read More …
Next week we have a break from the hurdle drills and are mixing long and shorter reps at 3k pace to get a bit more leg speed. First week of April, we start with the middle distance sessions. Session Attendance Our 10th session of the year is approaching and time again to review the session Read More …
We continue with the speed development build up for the next couple of weeks. Towards the end of the month we will split the group in middle and long distance running. Ideally, I would like to see more long distance runners to take up middle distance running during the summer to ensure continuous improvement, faster Read More …