The Week Ahead 1 March 2010

Ivan starts his stint as March’s Coach of the Month by offering us another go at his Beech Grove (gentle) hills session on Tuesday.  Just round the corner from the top of the Link Road, it’s 3 or 4 sets of four 40 second hills with a jog back recovery.

He’s also given us the option of four laps of the Thornwell Loop.. This is a very effective session, but as Thornwell is a good two miles from the LC  SOME RUNNERS MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT DRIVING DOWN OR AT LEAST GETTING A LIFT BACK. There’ll be a chance to make that decision before we leave at 7.

With both sessions the recoveries are longer than last month’s to encourage a faster pace in keeping with March’s dedication to peaking for the FoD Half Marathon.

Thursday’s run will be the Hayesgate route which can be viewed on the Training & Coaching page.

The final Gwent League cross-country on Saturday is just over the Bridge at Blaise Castle in the north Bristol suburb of Henbury: less than a half-hour drive. We’re meeting at the LC at 11, with the men’s race at 12 and the women’s just after 1. Blaise is a very family friendly country park with an adventure playground and café.

And finally…you will have seen the email advertising the recce on Sunday morning of April’s Club Champs race, Mynydd Troed. This will be a gentle jog round the course which is seven miles long with three ups and downs in the heart of the Black Mountains. We’ll be based at a very nice pub, the Castle Inn at Pengenffordd into which we may slip after the run

It is classed as an A medium fell race which shouldn’t put anybody off. It will be marked by tape and friendly marshals.  

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