by Anne | Aug 6, 2018 | Running
Have you… Struggled to complete Couch to 5k programmes or apps? Felt left behind or feel you are too slow for running groups you have tried? Or just found running too hard and exhausting? Then give our new YOU CAN RUN sessions a try. These sessions are every Wednesday...
by Colin | May 12, 2018 | Celebrating success, Running
After starting with the Church Stretton beginners group last year, Eileen took part in her first 5km event on Saturday. She chose the Weston Park Pretty Muddy 5k, part of the Race for Life series, as her first event. It was great to see her running with her niece Tara...
by Colin | May 3, 2018 | Celebrating success, Running
Bethan Rawlinson U13 and Liam Rawlings U15 were ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Athletics Weekly Cross-Country rankings. Trained on Lydiard principles with a foundation of gentle running gradually building through the winter and weekly aerobic intervals on the track, these...
by Colin | Apr 20, 2018 | Celebrating success, Running, WOW
Debbie came to us wanting to lose weight and become a runner. She learnt that first you have to build up your walking through the week with only the shortest amount of running, less than 10 seconds. As her fitness improved the distances were slowly increased. The next...
by Colin | Apr 26, 2016 | Celebrating success, Runners updates, Running, Running Event
Marathon season is in full flow……it must be Rotterdam, or anywhere, (London), Liverpool or Rome. Some Tuesdaynighters some Thursdaynighters all with different plans, coach always gets a little nervous as anything can happen over 26 miles but……....
by Colin | Jan 24, 2016 | Runners updates, Running
Often asked for advice on “The Long Run” in a marathon training programme so here are my golden rules….. 1. Run long only 2 out of 3 weeks (rest and consolidation is very important) 2. Run longer than 2 hours and no longer than 2.5 hours. (More than...
