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In 2005 Quakers Running Club was 'Highly Commended' by Cancer Research UK for its continued support of Darlington's Race for Life. Click here to view the award.

 

 Enter the Darlington Race for Life

The club is also recognised by the Flora London Marathon for its dedication and support given to beginners and has been designated a Flora London Marathon Running Club Partner, the only club in County Durham to receive this accolade.

London Marathon Partner Club Site

 




About the Club

The club's main training base is at Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College Playing Fields, Abbey Road, Darlington, DL3 8LR. We train on a Tuesday and Thursday evenings (meeting at the school at 6:30pm). Formed in May 1995 with a membership of just six. The club was formed to promote the participation of all disciplines of athletics and has quickly established itself as one of the regions more active promoters of running events.

At present the club boasts a coaching staff of twenty qualified coaches specialising in a wide range of disciplines from sprints to ultra distance running, including field events, as well as more diverse disciplines such as fell running, strength & conditioning and orienteering. We cater for all types of runners and boast a varied membership, accomodating for all ability ranges. No one is ever left behind! We consider ourselves to be the most friendly and active running club in the area.

If you are interested in joining, you might find our membership introduction pack useful. Click here to download the file as a PDF.


February 2010 Training Schedule PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sarah Beadle   
Tuesday, 02 February 2010 13:06

Notes:

(i) 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;

(ii) 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;

(iii) please appreciate our coaches - without them, we wouldn't have any training sessions!

(iv) All training sessions start from Carmel RC College, which is located on the Headlands, Darlington.

Changes to previously posted information are highlighted in red.

Circuit Training takes place every Monday evening 7.30pm – 8.30pm in the school gym. Circuit training is a type of interval training in which strength exercises are combined with endurance/aerobic exercises, combining the benefits of both a cardiovascular and strength training workout. 'Circuit' means a group of activities /'stations' positioned around the facility that are to be visited in rapid succession. The range of stations includes those comprising resistance equipment (free weights), as well as allocated spaces to do squat thrusts, pushups, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and other exercises. Each person should complete the activity in one station before they proceed to the next station. They then continue until they have passed through all stations once or twice as required, or until a certain time requirement has been met. Each session costs £1, this is to cover the cost of the school gym.

 

DATE

SESSION

TUESDAY

02/02/10 

 

TRIANGLE SESSION

(Woodcrest Road/Hartford Road/Glenfield Road/Ravensdale Road)

A GROUP 15 MINS + 15 MINS

B GROUP 15 MINS + 10 MINS

5 minutes rest between sets

Coaches: Bev Snook / Sally Singleton

 

THURSDAY

04/02/10 

2000 METRE REPS

Edgecombe DriveConiscliffe Road

A GROUP 5 REPS

B GROUP   4 REPS

2.5 minutes recovery

Coaches: Steve Snook

 

TUESDAY

09/02/10 

600 METRE REPS

(Coniscliffe Road/Salutation Road)

A GROUP 9 REPS

B GROUP 7 REPS

600 metres jog recovery.

Coaches: Mel McSherry / Gill Wallis

 

THURSDAY

11/02/10 

HILL REPS

(Hartford Road)

A GROUP 3 SETS OF 8

B GROUP 3 SETS OF 7

3 minutes jog recovery between sets

Coaches: Dawn Bramley

 

Email received from Carol Storey at Carmel asking us to meet at the back of the school on Thursday 11th of February (turn left towards caretakers house and make your way round to the technology block.) toilets sould be available.

TUESDAY

16/02/10 

1000 METRE REPS

(Lunedale Road/Claxton Avenue)

A GROUP 9 REPS

B GROUP 8 REPS

90 second recovery

Coaches: Rob McSherry

 

THURSDAY

18/02/10

 

FARTLEK SESSION.

(Coniscliffe road/Linden Avenue/Carmel Gardens/Carmel Road)

A GROUP 20 MINUTES, 1 LAP RECOVERY THEN FURTHER 15 MINUTES

B GROUP 15 MINUTES, 1 LAP RECOVERY THEN FURTHER 15 MINUTES

Coaches: Carol Penney

 

TUESDAY

23/02/10 

 

400 METRE REPS

(Baydale Road)

A GROUP 10 REPS

B GROUP 8 REPS

400 metres jog recovery

Coaches:  Sarah Beadle

 

THURSDAY

25/02/10 

60 MINUTES STEADY RUN

Coaches: Jeff Marriott / Diane Adkins

 

 

 

 

NB. 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.

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 13:54
 

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