A straightforward session for all abilities. After a gentle group warm-up jog to Mangotsfield Station, you'll run for 20 minutes in the direction of Warmley & beyond then turn about and run back in 19 minutes. This is known as a negative split, a racing strategy that involves completing the second half of a run faster than […]
Our version of Kenyan Hills (although not quite as warm). There is a 3/4 mile loop which we use which is approximately 1/3 uphill, 1/3 downhill and 1/3 flat. The group will head off together but when the faster runners have completed 4 laps, they will "switchback" and run the loop in the opposite direction […]
Over in the Bristol-Bath Science Park, there is a gentle uphill slope with a series of lampposts spaced about 25m apart. We'll jog to the Science Park as a warm-up then begin a sprint pyramid: 25m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 125m, 100m, 75m, 50, 25m. And then we jog back. This session helps speed development, trains anaerobic […]
Our version of Kenyan Hills, plenty of ups and plenty of downs. Hill running of all types develops the strength in your leg muscles and tendons without putting them under the type of stress they are exposed to during fast interval running. Fast runners will "sheepdog" at regular intervals meaning no-one gets left behind. Distance: […]