Training Times

Training sessions take place at Peases West Sports Centre. All training events are weather permitting but it has been known for members to be trudging around in the snow during the Winter months.

Training sessions are:

6:00-7:30pm every Tuesday
These sessions are based on the track and vary from multiple sprints such as 16 x 200 metres to 5 x a mile.

6:00-7:15pm every Thursday

Contact Dennis or another official to confirm these sessions. Details of the training and other events can be found on the club notice-board.

On Tuesday nights Gerry Hehir is available for Sports Massage and Injury Rehabilitation before training starts. Give him a call or text him to confirm availability - 07720 112500.

Other training events are held throughout the week at various venues and times. Here is a list of current gatherings where club (and other) members get together for a run.

10:00am - Sunday - Hamsterley Forest
Take a long, steady run out at the weekend over the fells and round the trails of the forest, usually lasting two hours. Meet up near the car park/toilet block to the left of the visitor centre.

06:00pm - Monday - Woodhouse Close Leisure Centre
Go for a run around the trails and paths from Bishop Auckland that lasts (usually) an hour.

Noakes' Laws - some common sense advice

There is lots of advice available for runners - some of them conflicting and often confusing. Professor Tim Noakes, a well-respected sports scientist from South Africa, has provided the following guidelines, compiled from a number of sources:

1. During any one year, train for 10 months and take a holiday from running for two.
2. Don't be ashamed to walk during any training run. Maximum benefit on any run is achieved by training at between 60 and 90 percent of your MHR (Maximum Heart Rate).
3. The important element of training is the amount of time you spend running each week, not the speed at which you run or the distance you cover.
4. All training schedules should be treated as guidelines, not concrete regulations. Learn to listen to your body so you can judge your own most effective schedule.
5. Always allow time for a hard run's micro-damage to your body to repair and for your energy stocks to replenish.
6. Find your happy training medium between the two adages 'No pain, no gain' and 'Train without strain'.
7. Don't race during training runs. Run races of over 10 miles only infrequently.
8. Running trains only the legs, not the upper body. Adding an activity such as swimming to your running programme is a good idea.
9. Never over train. Watch out for sluggishness and lethargy, loss of appetite and increased infection susceptibility.
10. Where possible work with a coach for encouragement and support.
11. Success in running involves training the mind as much or more than the body.
12. Rest before racing.
13. Keep a training logbook. It will allow you to check exactly what training you did before your best race results.
14. Everything you do, all day and every day, affects your running ability - nutrition, stress and sleep as well as exercise.

Professor Noakes, your training club, friends or family are not responsible for your training - advice is often given freely. It's up to you how you use it.

Books available to borrow

Feed your need for knowledge or just find something to catch your interest. The club has a number of books available to borrow for its members; just ask the member to bring it in - and do try to keep the biscuit crumbs and coffee stains off the pages. Loan your books too.. just send me an e-mail - please include the Title, ISBN and Your Name; I'll add it and other details to the list. Cheers!
 

Fit For Life
Author: Ranulph Fiennes
Pub: 1998, Little Brown Book.
ISBN: 0-316-64476-5
Member: John Nightingale
Blurb: Whether you are an aspiring Eco-Challenger, an amateur sportsman or someone simply trying to burn off the calories, Fit For Life will help you reach your personal best - and stay there.
 

These details are given as a guideline to training events/information and should be confirmed to avoid disappointment. Errors or omissions can be reported by email to the webmaster.

Page last updated on November 16, 2005 .