Adult Training

The six training teams are based upon the following warm up / cool down paces and overall session distances:

GROUP A1

• between 7–10 miles
• Coached by: Dave Evans
• Warm up / cool down pace: 7.00–7.45 min/mile

GROUP A2

• between 6–8 miles
• Coached at Halewood by: Chris Wills
• Warm up / cool down pace: 7.45–8.30 min/mile

GROUP B1

• between 5–7 miles
• Coached at Halewood by: Frank Murphy, John Connolly
• Warm up / cool down pace: 8.30–9.15 min/mile

GROUP B2

• between 4–6 miles
• Coached at Halewood by: John McCaffrey, Jill Hudson
• Warm up / cool down pace: 9.15–10.00 min/mile

GROUP C1

• between 3–5 miles
• Coached at Halewood by: Lisa Pritchard, Russ Owens, Alan D’Henin
• Warm up / cool down pace: 10–11 min/mile

GROUP C2

• between 2–3 miles
• Coached at Halewood by: Russ Owens, Alan D’Henin
• Warm up / cool down pace: 11+ min/mile

These paces should be a comfortable speed and significantly slower than interval/effort pace of to ensure effectiveness of the planned session. Runners should be able to maintain a conversation at warm up/ cool down pace, which should be at a similar pace or slower than long run pace.

The overall session distance includes warm up, effort/hill session & cool down. Overall distance will vary due to the individual session details.

There may be occasions when some training groups are unavailable due to coaching resources. During these circumstances, members are to join the next appropriate group (higher or lower) and coaches will accommodate members accordingly.