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Saturday's Session
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This Week's Session:
Saturday 27 April 2024

  • A Drop In Session pass or a valid Extra Mile Runners Membership is needed for this session

  • Please BOOK IN before you arrive at the session (see below on how to do this)

  • When you arrive, please check-in with a coach

  • Please be at the session at least 5-10mins before start time. 

2 Session Options:

Option 1: 9km, 12km or 14km

Saturday 27 April

Start Time: 7.30am
Meeting Point: Hansen Park, Opawa - meeting on the courts passed the playground

Course Map: Click here

Distance Options: 9km, 12km or 14km

 

Session Description: Out and back to your half way marker

  • Run around Hansen Park, coming out onto Louisson Place, turn left and onto Ford Road.

  • Continue along Ford Road to the end and turn right into Field Terrace.

  • Run along to Ensors Road/St Martins Road and follow our cones that will cross you over the bridge and onto Riverlaw Terrace. You are now on the opposite side of the river running back towards Hansen Park.

  • Continue along Riverlaw Tce to Armstrong Ave, turn right and run up to Centaurus Road.

  • Run along Centaurus Road and turn left into Aynsley Terrace.

  • Run up to Grange Street, turn right. 

  • The furthest marker on this course is 5km
    KM markers out: 1km*, 2km**, 4km, 4.5km, 5km
     

*12km runners: Out and back to 5km marker then out and back to 1km marker
**14km runners: Out and back to 5km, then out and back to 2km marker

27 April Hansen Park Main Course.png

Course Map: Click to enlarge

Option 2: 90min Pace Session

Saturday 27 April

Start Time: 7.30am
Meeting Point: Hansen Park, Opawa - meeting on the courts passed the playground

Course Maps: Course 1 / Course 2

Session Description:
You have a "timed" (rather than distance), there are 2 courses for you to follow. Please know the turnaround times and the pace objectives for each set. There is no recovery between each set. 

Session: 90min Run:                                         
20mins easy running (turn 10mins) Course 1
30mins at race pace (turn 15mins) Course 2
10mins easy (turn 5mins) Course 1
30mins at race pace (turn 15mins)  Course 2  
 

Course 1 Description:

  • From Hansen Park, run along to Fifield Terrace.

  • Continue along Fifield Tce to Beckford Rd, turn right.

  • Run to the end, turn left into Hawford Rd.

  • Run up to Ford Road, turn right. 

  • Run up Ford Road Louisson Place, turn right running back towards Hansen Park.

  • At your turnaround time, reverse the course back to the start and go straight into Set 2 on Course 2…


Course 2 Description:

  • Continue straight past the meeting point and run around Hansen Park, coming out onto Louisson Place, turn left and onto Ford Road.

  • Continue along Ford Road to the end and turn right into Field Terrace.

  • Run along to Ensors Road/St Martins Road and follow our cones that will cross you over the bridge and onto Riverlaw Terrace. You are now on the opposite side of the river running back towards Hansen Park.

  • Continue along Riverlaw Tce to Armstrong Ave, turn right and run up to Centaurus Road.

  • Run along Centaurus Road

  • At your turnaround time, reverse the course back to the start and go straight into Set 3 on Course 1…

27 April Hansen Park Course 1.png

Course 1 Map: Click to enlarge

27 April Hansen Park Course 2.png

Course 2 Map: Click to enlarge

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