Winchester and District Athletic Club

Day Time Place

Run

Tuesdays
6.45pm - Check the road running / endurance calendar for details
Meet at Bar End Track Club House (6:40 warm up; 6:50 drills and training session)

Quality Sessions – Endurance repetitions in the summer usually based at Bar End Track, either on the track or on adjacent grass. Speeds range from over 8 minutes per mile to about 5 minutes per mile, but it is not a problem to run faster or slower, or miss a few reps. The endurance speedwork will include a range of distance repetitions from 200m to 1 mile, or even threshold work. The volume will range from 5k to 8k.
In the winter there is usually a session on quiet roads (round the Cathedral or Teg Down in the autumn and Harestock Jan-Mar) but before a race this reverts to the track.
There is also a separate session for 800/1500m racers often on grass next to track

Wednesdays
7.00pm setting off at 7.10pm from River Park first floor concourse

And

Thursdays
6:45pm setting off at 7.00 from Bar End Track Clubhouse

“Social Run” These runs are an opportunity to find out who runs at your speed and distance. Chat, find out who wants to do what at the weekend, and who you want to run with and when. The club operates new-member support (like a buddy system).
Routes range from 3 miles to about 10 – at varying speeds. Usually groups set off at different speeds and distances ‑ try a few groups but identify yourself to people in that group and they will look out for you – just make sure that if you want to change group or go back, you have told someone as they might search for you. If you find that the distance you want is short but the speed is right for the longer distance – talk to us, we’ll find you a cut-off point.
In the summer we spread out by the river and over the hills.  In the winter we have to keep closer to streetlights.
There is usually a structured session doing threshold work on Thursdays.

Saturdays
8.00 am outside River Park

These are usually long slow runs (very chatty about 9½+ minutes per mile but this includes stops to discuss route etc) and leading up to the marathon, can be 3 hours long. However, we often manage to organise a route so that some can cut off at various points, doing shorter runs. Discuss before setting off into the distance please.

Saturdays
9.30 am Farley Mount

Hill sessions – by arrangement

Sundays
8.30 am outside River Park

Postponed at present – needs new leader – faster group.