Each Main Session is carefully designed so that, whatever your experience, your pace or your goals, you will be able to get the most out of them. The dedicated coaching team are on hand to ensure your safety and give you tips on how to improve your form so you get the most from your training with us.
Main Sessions
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| Date, Time | Venue | Session | Main Session Coaches | Steady Run Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 2 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
MOWDEN HILLS Fulthorpe Avenue, Wilton Drive, Carleton Drive and Carlbury Crescent Starting on the corner of Carlbury Crescent and Fulthorpe Avenue, effort is up the hill and then along the right turn into Wilton Drive. Recovery is taken down Carleton Drive, building pace again as you turn onto Carlbury Crescent ready for the next effort up the hill.
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Helen Clark Dave Murphy |
10-MINUTE MILE STEADY Lou Trainor 12-MINUTE MILE STEADY Caroline Litster |
| Monday 6 October, 19:00 | Eastbourne Sports Complex, DL1 1LD |
FORTNIGHTLY TRACK SESSION
|
Paul Roberts | |
| Tuesday 7 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
200m REPS Coniscliffe Road, Woodvale Road Starting on the corner of Coniscliffe Road and Manor Road, effort is along Coniscliffe Road to Hartford Road, with members then taking their recovery turning left into Hartford Road, left onto Woodvale Road, then left onto Manor Road and returning to the start point
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Rob Dent |
10-MINUTE MILE STEADY Lisa Bowerbank |
| Thursday 9 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
2000M REPS Edinburgh Drive and Tees Grange Avenue Starting on the corner of Edinburgh Drive and Coniscliffe Road, members will head up Edinburgh Drive, turning left into Tees Grange Avenue and running to the mini roundabout at the end, at which point members turn round and return to the start point going the reverse of the way they ran out. Members will take a two minute recovery between reps.
|
Marc Ellis John Yeomans |
12-MINUTE MILE STEADY Ian Young |
| Tuesday 14 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
800M REPS Elton Road, Cleveland Terrace, Carmel Road North, Abbey Road Starting on the corner of Neville Road and Abbey Road, turning right onto Elton Road, then right onto Cleveland Terrace, following the road to the end where the effort part ends. Recovery (400m) is then taken along Carmel Road North then right into Abbey Road. Speed/time of 800m should be the same as 400m jog recovery
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Gill Colling Roy MacDougall |
10-MINUTE MILE STEADY Brian McLaren 12-MINUTE MILE STEADY Juliette McLaren |
| Thursday 16 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
PROGRESSION (3-2-1) Blackwell Lane, Glenfield Road, Ravensdale Road, Carmel Road South Starting on the corner of Blackwell Lane and Carmel Road South, members head up Blackwell Lane, turning left onto Glenfield road, left onto Ravensdale Road and left onto Carmel Road South back to the starting point. Members will run three laps at half marathon pace, then take a lap recovery, two laps at 10K pace, a lap recovery, then one lap at 5K pace.
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Phil Thornberry John Yeomans |
10-MINUTE MILE STEADY Caroline Litster 12-MINUTE MILE STEADY Ian Young |
| Monday 20 October, 19:00 | Eastbourne Sports Complex, DL1 1LD |
FORTNIGHTLY TRACK SESSION
|
Paul Roberts | |
| Tuesday 21 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
400M REPS Abbey Road, Elton Road, Westbourne Grove Starting on the corner of Abbey Road and Westbourne Grove, members head down Abbey Road, turning left into Elton Road, then left again into Westbourne Grove. Once they reach the end of the cul-de-sac, effort then ends, with recovery taken through the cut onto the other half of Westbourne Grove and back to the starting point.
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Billy Harris Roy MacDougall |
9-10-MINUTE MILE STEADY Marc Ellis 12-MINUTE MILE STEADY Gill Colling |
| Thursday 23 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
1000M REPS Lunedale Road, Barnes Road, Claxton Avenue and Fulthorpe Avenue Starting on the corner of Fulthorpe Avenue and Lunedale Road, heading down to the end, turning left onto Barnes Road, then left onto Claxton Avenue to the end. A walking recovery is then taken along Fulthorpe Avenue back to the start.
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Wendy Colling Mark Colling |
10-MINUTE MILE STEADY Caroline Litster 12-MINUTE MILE STEADY Andy Walker |
| Tuesday 28 October, 18:30 | Abbey Road Sports Field, DL3 8LR |
FARTLEK Carmel Gardens, Carmel Road, Coniscliffe Road, Linden Avenue, Cleveland Terrace Periods of increased pace followed by periods of recovery. The emphasis is on running for significant periods at a pace faster than your normal training and racing paces (ie. greater than 5K pace). Each hard effort is followed by a recovery stage, when the pace should be reduced to a point where breathing and pulse rate return to, or near, resting rate, after which the next hard effort follows. Using street corners to indicate a change of pace.
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Anthony Corbett Dave Murphy |
10-MINUTE MILE STEADY David Ledgerwood |
| Thursday 30 October, 18:30 | The Mowden Pub, DL3 9BE |
“RUN AND TALK” SOCIAL STEADY As part of Run and Talk Week, our mental health champions Brian and Diane have organised a fun steady designed to get everyone running and talking. |
When working out your effort level for each session, Members may wish to give some thought to the following Rates of Perceived Effort. Our Coaches are able to offer some guidance regarding the effort level required for each session, however obviously you may want to give consideration to your own training needs too (training for a 5K race will look very different to training for a marathon, for instance). If you have any questions, please do discuss with the Session Coach, or contact us at leadcoach@quakersrunningclub.org.uk There are steady runs at a variety of paces every Tuesday and Thursday evening, alongside these main sessions. See the Steady Runs Training Schedule for more details. Our club has a wide range of qualified coaches who have experience in many different distances and across many different terrains. Click here to view our Coaches page. Coaching is organised by our Lead Coaches. You can e-mail leadcoach@quakersrunningclub.org.uk for information about any of the sessions. New members are encouraged to come down and try our sessions or join a steady run group.
Notes about training
- The advertised times are when we aim to set off. Runners typically arrive at the venue anything up to 15 minutes before this time, in order to socialise, find out more about the sessions which are taking place, listen to announcements, check the club noticeboard, and so on;
- Members taking part in a training session prior to competing in a race (mid-week or weekend) should seek the advice of the coach conducting the session in order to identify the most appropriate training level;
- Please appreciate our coaches – without them, we wouldn’t have any training sessions!
- All training sessions start from the Abbey Road Sports Field, Abbey Road, Darlington.
Please be aware that your effort in each session depends on your current training aims, level of fitness and your need to taper/recover. The coaches will be able to advise you on how many reps you should be aiming to complete. We also would like to encourage runners of all levels to take part in the sessions, including new runners.
Non members trying out the club
If you are not a member and are coming to one of our training sessions, we ask that you fill in the following form so that we have a record of who is attending training. Paper copies of the form are available from the coach on duty on the night. Click here to download the Non-Member Registration Form (PDF)