27 November 2024: Track session with Guest Coach @ Tabor Track, Braintree Session details TBC
11 December 2024: Small Hills with Victoria and Emma Aims: Uphill and Downhill development. Develop hill technique and endurance. Developing Alactic and Aerobic energy system. Increase cadence and reduce stride length. Session: WU to Bluebridge. Drills. 10 x short hill sprints uphill, recover downhill. Large loop of Bluebridge at Tempo pace (70%-80% effort) Repeat for 20 mins. Stretch. CD to [...]
18 December 2024: Seasonal Speed Session with Perry @ Bluebridge Aims: Continuous run/sprints. Developing Aerobic and Alactic energy systems. Develop ability to run alongside others and develop race tactics. Session: WU. Drills. Part 1: Santa's Sleigh - In groups of 5-8 of similair ability, runners run in a single file. Each time a runner finds themselves at the back, they [...]
15 January 2025 Session tbc 15 January: Couch 2 5k, week 2, session 1@ 7:15pm, the clubhouse, Courtaulds Sportsground 5 min brisk walk to warm up and stretches, run 90 secs, walk 2 mins, x 6, 5 min brisk walk to cool down and stretches
12 February 2025; Acceleration, sprints and deceleration with Hannah and Sam H @ Bluebridge Speed development. Develop Lactic and Alactic energy systems. Focus on Knee Drive. 30m acceleration, 30m sprint, 30m deceleration followed by recovery wal/jog (total 8 mins), 2 min standing recovery, then repeat. Sprints and recoveries. CD and stretch. 12 February: Couch 2 5k, week 6, session 1@ [...]
Halstead Road Runners are pleased to be supporting the Food Bank with our own Food bank run on Wednesday 8th February. Please wear club colours and meet at the clubhouse with your items at 6:45pm for briefing, then we will jog or walk down to st Andrew’s church to hand over the collection and for photos, followed by a training run [...]
19 February: 5k pace efforts with sprint finish with Tracy at Willow Park Speed development. Develop Lactic and Alactic energy systems. Focus; Foot landing under centre of mass - "nose over toes". WU. Drills. 5 x 4 min efforts at 5k pace, 2 mins active recovery. 5 x 30 sec sprints, 30 sec standing rest. CD. 19 February: Couch 2 [...]
26 February: 200m efforts/Cooper Test with Perry at Tabor Track Speed development. Test aerobic capacity. Test will be redone in Spring to measure change in fitness. Focus: Review speed technical areas from past few weeks (tall posture, high hips, knee raise, shoulders, foot landing). WU - 2 laps easy & drills/strides. 200m effort/200m recovery for 10 mins. Cooper Test - [...]
5 March 2025: Plyometrics with Hayley @ Fusion Leisure Centre in Halstead before the main run session 5 March 2025: Lampost fartlek with Ross @ Bluebridge Speed development. Develop the Lactic and Aerobic energy systems and speed control. Focus: WU to Bluebridge. Drills. Run anti-clockwise around Bluebridge large loop. Counting lamposts on left. Run at effort for 2 lamposts. Recover [...]
Club training night. The start of the Summer Series Handicaps, Race 1: 5km, The Bell, Panfield. Meet at 7-7.15pm for a 7.30 start
Club training night. The Summer handicap series, race 2: 5miles at The Five Bells, Colne Engaine. Meet at 7-7.15pm for a 7.30 start
Club training night. The last of the Summer handicap series, race 6: 5km at Chequers, Great Tey. Meet at 7-7.15pm for a 7.30 start This is also a special celebration run for the club's 40th Anniversary. Members past and present are invite to run, walk, or to spectate and join us for a celebratory BBQ afterwards at the Chequers. More [...]