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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.

 

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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.


May 2010 Training Schedule PDF Print E-mail
Written by Quaker Webmaster   
Thursday, 06 May 2010 18:37

May Training Schedule 2010

Notes about Training:

(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:

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.

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DATE

SESSION

TUESDAY

04/05/10

SOUTH PARK SESSION

SHUTTLE REPS (Round Lake - A+B group runners paired off)

5 REPS (2 minutes recovery between reps)

Coaches: Dawn Bramley / Alex Simpson

THURSDAY

06/05/10

600 METRE REPS

(Broken Scar)

A GROUP 7 REPS

B GROUP 5 REPS

Coaches: Mark Colling /Julie Whinn

TUESDAY

11/05/10

HILL REPS

(Hartford Road)

A GROUP 8 REPS (3 SETS)

B GROUP 7 REPS (3 SETS)

3 minutes jog recovery between sets

Coaches: Jeff Marriott/Wendy Colling

THURSDAY

13/05/10

150/170/190/200/190/170/150 METRE PYRAMID SESSION

(Track School field)

2 Sets  

Remainder of lap Jog recovery between reps, one lap of school field jog recovery between sets  

Coaches: Bev Snook /Ian Hammond

                                                            

TUESDAY

18/05/10

3000 METRE REPS

(Corner Coniscliffe Road - Merrybent)

A GROUP 2 REPS

B GROUP 2 REPS

5 minutes recovery between reps

Coaches: Graham Park /Sally Singleton

THURSDAY

20/05/10

 

FARTLEK SESSION

(School field)

20minutes, 5 minutes rest, 15minutes

Coaches: Steve Snook /Carol Penney

TUESDAY

25/05/10

 60 MINS STEADY RUN

Coaches: Steve Padgett / Catherine Horan

THURSDAY

27/05/10

200, 400, 600, 800, 600, 400, 200 METRES  PYRAMID SESSION

(Track School Field)

200m walking recovery after each effort 

Coaches: Wayne Bramley/Gill Wallis

 

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.

 

 

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