Week 1 Newsletter
We are stepping up to run 10km!
We are about to start
Welcome to your team. We are looking forward to the experience we are going to share with you over the next 8 weeks.
Every Thursday afternoon you will receive a weekly newsletter which contains all the information for the following week's runs including; times and meeting points for the sessions, an educational component, a little bit of inspiration and any other specific information that you will need for that week.
Over the next 8 weeks we are going to be working together as a team to get you running 10km. There'll will be some challenging days and days where you feel on top of the world, together we will get you there in a way that you can be proud of.
Headlamps
The mornings and evenings are very dark now so please bring a headlamp to each session. This is not just so you can see - but also be seen by others using the pathways.
Week 1 Sessions
MORNING GROUP
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Monday 4 July, 6.00am
Meeting Point: South Hagley Park
Map of Meeting Point: Netball Courts
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Wednesday 6 July, 6.00am
Meeting Point: South Hagley Park
Map of Meeting Point: Netball Courts
EVENING GROUP
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Tuesday 5 July, 5.40pm
Meeting Point: South Hagley Park
Map of Meeting Point: Netball Courts
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Thursday 7 July, 5.40pm
Meeting Point: South Hagley Park
Map of Meeting Point: Netball Courts
BOTH GROUPS
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Saturday 9 July, 7.30am
Meeting Point: Avonhead Park, entrance off Hawthornden Road
Map of Run: Click here
Course Description:
Please run on the path at all times and keep left. Please don't run any more than 2 abreast and be responsible for your own safety.
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From the start point, run down the pathway that leads you out of Avonhead Park and onto Hawthornden Road, turn right
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Take first right into Kedleston Drive running all the way around to Apsley Drive, turn right.
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Continue up Apsley Drive to the roundabout and cross over where we indicate with cones onto Woodbury St.
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Run up Woodbury St to Withells Road, turn left.
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Run along Withells Road to Merrin Street, turn left.
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Run up Merrin Street to Hawthonden Road and cross over where we indicate with cones, you will be running up Hawthornden Road towards Avonhead Road.
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KM markers out: 2.5km, 3.5km, 4km
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Run to your halfway marker or turnaround time and reverse the course (refer to your programme for your distance)
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See map below for the course and your turnaround markers.
Saturday's Course: Click on image to enlarge
Download your programme
There are 3 different programme levels to choose from: Beginner, Advanced and Return (for those who have done Club10k before).
To access the different levels in the excel spreadsheet - click on the tabs with titles at the bottom of the spreadsheet.
Choose a level that feels right for you at your current ability. We don't mind if you change levels after the first couple of sessions if you feel it is too comfortable or too challenging the key is to work at a level that is challenging you a bit but so you are achieving at every session.
Education
How the sessions work
Roll Calls and On Time Starts
Roll Calls and On Time Starts: We always start on time, we don't wait!
When you arrive at the session please "check in" with the coach taking the session roll call.
Bring a watch
You will need a watch with a stopwatch function as some of your runs are based on time, if you have a GPS watch these are a great tool to keep you wise to your paces. For the weekday sessions our coaches call out your times for you.
Stretches
During the weekday sessions we will take you through stretches at the end of your session then you are free to go. On Saturday sessions we have all our groups together finishing at different times so we ask that you do your own stretches and then you can head off and start your day!
Keys & Gear
We will have a key-bag (or box) at the session and will look after your car keys. All other gear is your own responsibility. Bring warm layers for before and after the session.
Session Outline
There are 3 group sessions each week. When you registered you nominated whether you will be doing morning or evening sessions. Below is a description of each of the group sessions.
Track Session
Evening Group: Tuesday evening 5.40pm
Morning Group: Monday morning 6.00am
Location: Netball Courts, South Hagley Park
The track session is your interval training. A coach will be calling out your intervals as you run around a track that we set out on the netball courts at South Hagley Park.
Before your Track Session our coach will take you through a 10min strength warm up, you will do 10 exercises (1 minute per exercise). These movements are aimed at strengthening the areas we use for running and recruit (and "wake up") the correct muscle groups, they will take a couple of sessions to get used to but are very beneficial to your running.
Please refer to your programme for the track session intervals, you don't need to remember them as the coach will direct you at the session but it is a good idea to be familiar with the session before you begin.
Strength/Repeat Session
Evening Group: Thursday evening 5.40pm
Morning Group: Wednesday morning 6.00am
Location: Netball Courts, South Hagley Park
Our coach will guide you through this session. The session has a combination of strength and interval based running and has been designed to improve your strength and aerobic fitness.
You will start with an easy jog warm up followed by the circuit/run sets. The sets are short and sharp so timing is crucial and quick transitions. On the run sets (refer to your programme), the aim is to get further along the course each time in these sets.
Endurance Session
Saturday morning 7.30am
Location: Various
This is your long run session. You will see on your programme that the distances increase each week until we get to the longest run in Week 7. Refer to your programme and weekly newsletters for each week's session.
Other News
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Because a lot of the programme is based on timed running make sure you bring your own watch to every run. It doesn't need to be flash, just with a stopwatch function, if you do have a GPS - these are a great training tool.