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June 2026 Training Schedule - Seniors

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Training start times

Monday 6.30pm at club (Fox Hollies Leisure Centre)


Tuesday 6.30pm at club (Fox Hollies Leisure Centre) or location as advertised.


Thursday 6.30pm at the track at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre


Note: When meeting at leisure centre we meet in first car park on left as you enter the site.


Note: Thursday sessions will include active warm up and stretching before running effort and strength work after the running.


Saturday 10am at location as advertised.  Training sessions in the parks will be mainly interval based including sessions such as 45 minutes running as a relay, a mixture of long and short efforts etc.  The training sessions in the countryside are long runs of about 6 to 9 miles and include a variety of terrains.  They are typically quite hilly.


WARNING

During winter training reflective or light coloured clothing should be worn during hours of darkness.  Paving on footpaths can be uneven.  Extra care should be taken in icy conditions.  


Date

Session

Mon 1st

Relaxed social run from the club meeting at the reception area at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre.  Warm up to start at 6.30pm. 

A variety of run distances to be led by Run Leaders.

Tues 2nd

Moseley Bog

Car park off Windermere Road

Meet at club at 6.30pm to run to location.

If going straight to location, be warmed up ready to run at 7pm

Field by car park – continuous running of 1 minute easy, 1 minute quicker, 1 minute hard.  Repeating for a total of 36 minutes.

Thurs 4th

1000m, 800m, 600m, 400m, 400m, 600m, 800m, 1000m at about 1,500m pace

Recoveries – 2mins, 1.45, 1.30, 1.30, 1.30, 1.45, 2 mins

Sat 6th

Lickey Hills

Warren Lane car park (by visitor centre).

Mon 8th

Relaxed social run from the club meeting at the reception area at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre.  Warm up to start at 6.30pm. 

A variety of run distances to be led by Run Leaders.

Tues 9th

Highbury Park (entrance off Shutlock Lane).

Meet at location at 6.30pm.

Runners will be put in evenly matched groups to run circuits of field.  Stationary recovery after each lap.

Number of laps will depend on group in.  About 6 laps.

Thurs 11th

8 x 400m pace injector

200m at 1500m pace, 100m at 200m pace, reverting to 100m at 1500m.

3 mins recovery between each effort.

Sat 13th

Moseley Bog

Car park off Windermere Road.

Mon 15th

Relaxed social run from the club meeting at the reception area at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre.  Warm up to start at 6.30pm. 

A variety of run distances to be led by Run Leaders.

Tues 16th

Highbury Park (entrance off Shutlock Lane)

Meet at 6.30pm at car park 

Downhill running session concentrating on running quick but nice and relaxed.

Thurs 18th

16 minutes time trial

How far can you run in 16 minutes?

Sat 20th

Warley Woods (Bearwood).


Parking down Barclay Road.  Meet where Barclay Road meets Upper St Mary’s Road.

Mon 22nd

Relaxed social run from the club meeting at the reception area at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre.  Warm up to start at 6.30pm. 

A variety of run distances to be led by Run Leaders.

Tues 23rd

Palmer’s Rough (medical centre off Northbrook Road)

Meet at club for 6.30pm for run to venue.

If going direct be ready to run at 6.50pm.

Circuit to include wood as a relay.  Approximately 45 minutes.

Thurs 25th

16 x 150m (2 sets of 8 with 5 mins between sets).

First 50m building speed and then 100m at about 80 to 85%

Walk/jog back recovery

Sat 27th

Annual trip to Weston – details sent separately

Mon 29th

Relaxed social run from the club meeting at the reception area at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre.  Warm up to start at 6.30pm. 

A variety of run distances to be led by Run Leaders.

Tues 30th

Palmer’s Rough (medical centre off Northbrook Road)

Meet at club for 6.30pm for run to venue.

If going direct be ready to run at 6.50pm.

16 efforts of 1 minute with 1 minute recovery.


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