Vale Royal AC - Senior Section

GENERAL SENIORS TRAINING SESSIONS 

Training sessions are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Tuesday sessions are at at Knight's Grange, Winsford (meet at track). Start at 7pm prompt. As an alternative to the general training sessions shown below there are also track sessions at Knights Grange.There are also Saturday morning sessions at 8:30am from Delamere Forest (Linmere)Visitor Centre car park with the endurance squad. These are often hill sessions and are coached by Andy Carter and Shaun McGrath.

ALL GROUP TRAINING CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO CORONA VIRUS. However Andy Carter will continue to set sessions to allow athletes to self operate. These are listed under Track Training here.

MARCH

Tues 3rd  Wharton hill 5 sets of 1,2,3 lampposts

Thurs 5th Track 8 sets of 600m ,30 secs recovery,400m 1 minute recovery

Tues 10th Track 400,800,1200,1600,1200,800,400 at 10km pace with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 12th 10 x  Cliff Circuit anti clockwise

Tues 17th Sprindbank  7 x 2 laps with 2 minutes recovery

Thurs 19th Track 2 x 1000m with 90 secs recovery, 4 x 400m with 1 min recovery, 2 x1000m with 90 secs recovery 

Tues 24th Track 5 x 1200m with 2 minutes recovery

Thurs 26th 4 x Littler Lane loop (2.2k). Recovery 2.5 minutes.

Tues 31st Whitegate way 5 x 5 minutes with 2 minutes recovery

FEBRUARY

Tues 4th Cliff Circuit x 10 with 75 seconds recovery

Thurs 6th Track 5 x 1200m with 2 minutes recovery

Tues 11th Track 6 x 800m with 2 mins recovery ,4 mins recovery after this set, 4 x 400m with 1 min recovery

Thurs 13th Springbank x 14 with 1 minute recovery

Tues 18th Littler lane loop 8 x ½ loops with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 20th Track 2 x 1200m with 3 mins recovery,2 x 1000m with 2 mins recovery, 2 x 800m with 90 secs recovery,2 x 400m with 1 minute recovery

Tues 25th Track 6,5,4,3,2,1 laps with the recovery being half the lap numbers ,ie 3minutes,2 ½ mins.2 mins etc

Thurs 27th !0 x 2 laps of Lorry Park with 90 seconds recovery

January 2020

Thurs 2nd 12 x police station with 1 minute recovery

Tues 7th Track 400,800,1200,1600,1200,800,400 at 10km pace with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 9th Wharton Hill 3 sets of 1,2,3,4 lampposts

Thurs 16th  4 x littler lane loop with 2 minutes recovery

Tues 21st 10 x cliff circuit anticlockwise

Thurs 23 rd Track 2 sets of 8 x 400 m with 1 minute between 400m and 4 minutes between sets

Tues 28th Track 8 x 1000m with 1 minute recovery

Thurs 30th Sprindbank  5 x 3 laps with 3 minutes recovery

December

Tues 3rd Track 6,5,4,3,2,1 laps with the recovery being half the lap numbers ,ie 3minutes,2 ½ mins.2 mins etc

Thurs 5th 10 x Cliff circuit anticlockwise

Tues 10th Wharton Hill 3 sets of 1,2,3,4 lampposts

Thurs 12th Track 6 x 800m with 2 mins recovery ,4 mins recovery after this set, 4 x 400m with 1 min recovery

Tues 17th Track 5 x 1200m with 2 minutes recovery

Thurs 19th Springbank 7 x 2 laps with 90 seconds recovery

No sessions set for the rest of Dec - arrange runs by agreement.

November

Tues 5th Track 2 x 1000m with 90 secs recovery, 4 x 400m with 1 min recovery, 2 x1000m with 90 secs recovery 

Thurs 7th Wharton hill 4 sets of 1,2,3, lampposts

Tues 12th Cliff circuit  clockwise x 10 with 75 seconds recovery

Thurs 14th Track  8 x 1000m with 1 minute recovery

Tues 19th Track 400,800,1200,1600,1200,800,400 at 10km pace with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 21st 12 x police station with 1 minute recovery

Tues 26th Springbank x 12 with 75 seconds recovery

Thurs 28th Track 2 x 1200m with 3 mins recovery,2 x 1000m with 2 mins recovery, 2 x 800m with 90 secs recovery,2 x 400m with 1 minute recovery

October

Tues 1st Wharton hills 3 sets of 1,2,3,4 lampposts

Thurs 3rd Track  6 x 800m with 2 mins recovery ,4 mins recovery after this set, 4 x 400m with 1 min recovery

Tues 8th Track Vo2 Max session

Thurs 10th Springbank 7 x 2 laps with 90 seconds recovery

Tues 15th 4 x Littler Lane loop (2.2k). Recovery 2.5 minutes.

Thurs 17th  Track  5 x 1200m with 2 minutes recovery

Tues 22nd Track 2 sets of 8 x 400m with 1 minute recovery and 4 mins between sets.

Thurs 25th 12 x Police station with 1 minute recovery

Tues 29th  10 x cliff circuit clockwise direction with 1 minute recovery

Thurs 31st Track  8 sets of 600m with 30 seconds recovery 400m with 60 seconds recovery

September

Tues 3rd 10 x commons hill

Thurs 5th Track 2 x 1000m with 90 secs recovery, 4 x 400m with 1 min recovery, 2 x1000m with 90 secs recovery 

Tues 9th VO2 Max track session

Thurs 11th Whitegate Way  6 sets of 2 mins out 30 secs recovery then 2 mins back with 3 mins recovery between sets

Tues 16th Slope in Knights Grange grass

Thurs 18th Track  2 x 1200m with 3 mins recovery,2 x 1000m with 2 mins recovery, 2 x 800m with 90 secs recovery,2 x 400m with 1 minute recovery

Tues 24th Track 8 sets of 600m with 30 seconds recovery 400m with 60 seconds recovery

Thurs 26th Springbank 12 x 1 lap in relay or 90 seconds recovery

August

Thurs 1st Track 3 x 500m,4 x 400m,5 x 300m with 300,200,100m jog recovery

Tues 6th Track 5 x 1200m with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 8th 5km threshold run with 8 x 1minute with 1 minute recovery on the way back

Tues 13th Knights Grange grass 6 sets of 3 minutes,1 minute recovery,1 minute 2 minutes recovery

Thurs 15th Track 6 x 1000m with 60 seconds recovery

Tues 20th Track  Track 24 x 200m ,starting with 50 seconds recovery,then reducing by 5 seconds per 4 200m

Thurs 22nd 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 minutes effort with 1 minute jog recovery on knights grange grass

Tues 26th Track 4 sets of 3 x 300m with 100m walk recovery and 1 lap jog recovery between sets

Thurs 29th 5 x 5 minutes on white way and trails

July

Tues 2nd  Whitegate Way  6 sets of 2 mins out 30 secs recovery then 2 mins back with 3 mins recovery between sets

Thurs 4th Track 2 x 1200m with 3 mins recovery,2 x 1000m with 2 mins recovery, 2 x 800m with 90 secs recovery,2 x 400m with 1 minute recovery

Tues 9th Track 12 x 400m with 2minutes recovery

Thurs 11th 10 x old grange lane hill

Tues 16th Whitegate way 1 min (100%) effort,2 mins (3km pace),3 mins (5km pace),5mins(10km pace),3(5km pace),2min(3km pace),1(100% effort) all with 3 mins jog recovery

Thurs 18th Track 400,800,1200,1600,1200,800,400 at 10km pace with 90 seconds recovery

Tues 23rd Track 10 x 500m with 100m walk recovery

Thurs 25th 6 x hilly 800m circuit on the common with 90 seconds recovery

JUNE 2019

Tues 4th Knights Grange grass 6 sets of 3 minutes,1 minute recovery,1 minute 2 minutes recovery

Thurs 6th track 12 x 400m with 2 minutes recovery

Tues 11th Track 800m,200m,700,200,600,200,500,200,400,200 m all with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 13rd 5km threshold then 8 x 1 minute on way back.

Tues 18th  Whitegate way and trails 5 x 5 minutes with 2 minutes recovery

Thurs 20th Track 800m,200m,700,200,600,200,500,200,400,200 m all with 90 seconds recovery

Tues 25th Track 24 x 200m ,starting with 50 seconds recovery,then reducing by 5 seconds per 4 200m

Thurs 27th Slope on Knights Grange grass

MAY 2019

Thurs 2nd Track  800, 200, 700, 200, 600, 200, 500, 200, 400, 200 all with 90 seconds recovery

Tues 7th Track 400,800,1200,1600,1200,800,400 at 10km pace with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 9th Knights Grange grass 6 sets of 3 minutes 1 minute jog recovery 1 minute 2 minutes recovery

Tues 14th Track 4 sets of 3 x 300m with 100m walk recovery and 1 lap jog recovery between sets

Thurs 16th 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 minutes effort with 1 minute jog recovery on knights grange grass

Tues  21st  Whitegate way 1 min (100%) effort,2 mins (3km pace),3 mins (5km pace),5mins(10km pace),3(5km pace),2min(3km pace),1(100% effort) all with 3 mins jog recovery

Thurs 23rd Track 5 x 1200m with 90 seconds recovery

Tues 28th Track 3 x 500m,4 x 400m,5 x 300m with 300m,200m,100m, jog recovery respectively

Thurs 30th 10 x commons hill

APRIL 2019

Tues 2nd  Whitegate way and trails 5 x 5 mins with 2 mins jog recovery

Thurs 4th Track 24 x 200m ,starting with 50 seconds recovery,then reducing by 5 seconds per 4 200m

Tues 9th Track 12 x 400m with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 11th 5 km threshold run ,then 8 x 1 min on way back

Tues 16th Whitegate Way  6 sets of 2 mins out 30 secs recovery then 2 mins back with 3 mins recovery between sets

Thurs 18th Track 2 x200m strides, then 2 sets of 1000m ,600m,400m with 1 lap jog recovery between everything ,then finish with 2 x 200m

Tues 23rd Track 4 sets of 3 x 300m with 100m jog recovery and 1 lap between sets

Thurs 25th 6 x hilly 800m circuit on the common with 90 seconds recovery

Tues 30th Slide on knights grange grass

MARCH 2019

Tues 5th 10 x Cliff circuit anticlockwise

Thurs 7th Track  6,5,4,3,2,1 laps with the recovery being half the lap numbers ,ie 3minutes,2 ½ mins.2 mins etc

Tues 12th Track  800, 200, 700, 200, 600, 200, 500, 200, 400, 200 all with 90 seconds recover

Thurs 14th Wharton hill 3 sets of 1,2,3,4 lampposts

Tues 19th  Springbank 7 x 2 laps with 90 seconds recovery

Thurs 21st Track  8 sets of 600m ,30 secs recovery 400m 1 minute recovery, at 10km pace

Tues 26th VO2 Max session

Thurs 28th 12 x police station with 1 min recovery

FEBRUARY 2019

Tues 5th 4 x Littler Lane loop (2.2k). Recovery 2.5 minutes.

Thurs 7th Track 5 x 1200m with 2 minutes recovery

Tues 12th Track  11/2 miles 21/2 mins recovery, 5 x 400mwith 1 min recovery,1 mile with 2 mins recovery ,5 x 400m with 1 min recovery

Thurs 15th Run with intervals,After 2 miles warm up then efforts of 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 minutes with 1 min recovery,run on the industrial estate ,then cool down

Tues 19th  Springbank 14 x 1 lap with 75 seconds recovery

Thurs 21th Track 2 x 1200m with 3 mins recovery,2 x 1000m with 2 mins recovery, 2 x 800m with 90 secs recovery,2 x 400m with 1 minute recovery

Tues 25th Track 8 x 1000m with 1 minute recovery

Thurs 27st Lorry Park 8 x 2 laps with 90 seconds recovery

Every Sunday at 10:00am, the main club meet for a Sunday run.  This run is suitable for all standards and all are welcome! The meeting place is currently Delamere visitor centre. 

There is also a seniors run at 8am every Sunday.  Attendance and location is communicated via a dedicated Whatsapp group. If you want to be added to this group please text Geoff Fawkes on 07771 976911.

NOTE: Run starts at 8 am SHARP!

SATURDAY TRAINING

The club meets at 8:30am at Linmere visitor centre (Delamere Station) for a hills session.  All seniors welcome to join in! 

Ask around to see if other runs are being organised.