The club meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and a small group meet on Sunday morning.
Thursday Evening Steady Run
Thursday is the main club night where we meet for a steady or tempo run. We meet at Thornbury Sports Centre ready for a 7:00pm start. (See also “where we meet“.)
We currently have a 5 groups each running at different speeds (based on minutes per mile), led by a qualified leader and running for typically 1 hour. If the groups get spread out there is a regroup and nobody is left behind. Members are welcome to move between groups as fitness improves or to recover from a race or injury:
- 5km group (approx. 12 min / mile)
- 10 min / mile
- 9 minute / mile
- 8 minute/ mile
- 7 minute mile
There is also a walking group.
Tea , squash, water and biscuits are provided at the end of the session and the use of showers is available.
Tuesday Evening Interval Sessions
The Tuesday evening sessions are open to ALL Club members and provides the opportunity for some structured intervals and coaching. We have 3 qualified EA Coaches who lead the interval training session, types of session include:
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- 12 * 400m repetitions
- Pyramid sessions
- Hill efforts
- ‘Meet & greet’ session
- Long efforts
The location does change, to find out where we meet please join the ‘TRC Tues Coaching’ WhatsApp group. A message goes out each Tuesday morning with the location and start time for that evening.
Sunday Morning Long Run
We also meet for longer runs on Sunday mornings at 8.30am in the small car park opposite The Castle School and Manorbrook School, next to the Scout Hut.. These runs continue throughout the year, come rain or shine!
These are typically “steady” and social rather than fast, to build up endurance. They are very good for those planning longer races such as half or full marathons. They are not usually shorter than 10 miles but routes are circular so there are always short cuts back for those who like the company but not the full distance. Conversely, some runners from the group may choose to continue further.