Portsmouth Joggers Club
Training Groups
Entry Level
Group Leader: Dave Byng
Training Nights: Tuesday (7pm), Thursday (7pm) and Saturday (9am)
Where: Mountbatten Centre
Distances: These vary as the group do many sessions
Description:
Aims to provide an introduction into the club and to the art of running through a series of exercises, games and competitive targets.
The group has a lighthearted approach but as with all exercise there are risks. Therefore it is important to prepare for running by stretching exercises, buying a decent pair of running shoes and by letting your group leader be aware of any health problems.
The entry level group does include experienced runners and it is important that you follow instructions and do not over compete until you know the other members of the group.
Patience is the key to progress and a slow build up to racing will enable you to meet the objectives of fitness, health, weight loss and enjoyment. The latter is the main objective of the group. When you are ready to move up to the next group seek advice from one of the group leaders and they will advise you.
2nd Level
Group Leader: Pete Dix and Bert
Training Nights: Tuesday (7pm), Thursday (7pm)
Where: Mountbatten Centre
Distances:
Summer 2010 Start Points
Besides the usual Tuesday run's from the Mountbatten Pete will be starting the occasional runs from the following locations
Pete & Berts Tuesday night Run on the 22nd of June
is at southwick, Car park golf course road behind Golding Lion Pub at
7:00 pm if you need a lift be at the M.B.C at the Gym side by 6:40 pm
Look Forward to seeing you all.
Pete & Berts Tuesday night Run on the 29nd of June is
at Emsworth, Car park Palmers road, North Street at 7:00 pm if you need
a lift be at the M.B.C at the Gym side by 6:40 pm Look Forward to seeing
you all.
2a Level
Group Leader: Paul Spooner
Training Nights: Tuesday (7pm), Thursday (7pm)
Where: Mountbatten Centre
Distances: 6 - 7 miles
Group will cater for runners wanting to move up from Pete and Bert's group or who want a slightly slower run than Dave/Nik or Ray's groups.
Average pace will be about 9 1/2 minute miles average pace. Distance 6 - 7 miles with one flat and one hill run each week.
3rd Level
Group Leaders: 2 Groups lead by Ray Ruzewicz and Dave Blofield/Nik
Bryan
Training Nights: Tuesday (7pm), Thursday (7pm) and Sunday (7.30am with
Dave, 9am with Ray)
Where: Weekdays - Mountbatten Centre, Weekends - see weekend runs page
Distances: 6-8 miles
Description:
Weekday Runs:
A very varied capabilities group with pace variations from around 7+
thru’ 8.5 / 8.75 minute milers. Distance covered is also varied and
caters for both this wide variation & the general improvement of the
bulk of the group at around 8+ mile pace.
It’s good for those both in the ‘comfort zone’ or genuinely looking for improvement. Any one session will incorporate 3 or 4 loops & gives every runner the opportunity to lift the mileage (which varies between 6 to 8) and/or pace as he or she so wishes.
The group also allows for the ‘stresses of the day’ by you choosing to forego the loops or to go for them & up the sweat levels if you are really feeling good. Recovery then coming from within the bulk of the group at a steady 8.25 pace.
Sunday runs:
Ray takes an off road group on a Sunday which starts from various
locations.
Dave takes an early morning road which meets in the public car park behind the Woodman pub in Purbrook.
4a Level - Off Road
Group Leaders: Martin Bacon
Training Nights: Tuesday (7pm), Thursday (6.25pm)
Where: Tues Mountbatten; Thurs - end of the viewpoint car park adjacent to Farlington
Avenue
Distances: see below
Description:
Thursday - April 1st to the 28th October 2010 Off Road from 8 to 14 miles with hills. Anyone welcome as we will have different speed groups if necessary.
April and October 6.30pm start.
May to September 7pm start.
Venue - as before end of viewpoint car park. Other runs from different locations will be organised and agreed during June/July and August still meeting at the above venue 6.50pm.
OFF ROAD Training group starting April 1st will split into 3 groups when numbers dictate, Runners under 1.35 for the half marathon in the faster group. Runners between 1.35 & 1.55 in the middle group and 2hrs and above in the third group. Each group will have an individual leader. Martin Bacon - Faster Group Emma Baker - Middle Group and the Third group.
Aims are to prepare for off road events this year such as Three Forts, South Downs Marathon, Milland, Salisbury 54321, Stansted Slog, Clarendon and Beachy Head .
Please support the clubs teams in the HRRL and Today's Runner.
Martin Bacon
4b Level
Group Leader: Russ BestleyGroup Pace Leaders: Tony Conway, Howard Clark, Derek Powles, Iaan Davies, Sandra Hopkins
Training Times: Tuesday 7pm, Thursday 7pm, Saturday 9am
Where: Mountbatten Centre
This training group work with a published schedule towards Spring and Autumn marathon targets (based around Lochaber/Stratford/Brighton/London in the Spring and Abingdon/New Forest/Beachy Head in the Autumn). The group training is suitable for marathon runners targeting around 3:30 or under, and we also welcome those team runners aiming to improve their times over shorter distances from 10km to half marathon.
Tuesday sessions are based around Threshold Running and Speedwork, with regular monthly 10km timed sessions to measure improvement. Intervals and reps tend to be longer in the Spring during marathon training, with some shorter and more intense sessions in the Summer.
Thursday sessions are based around Steady Running, with Tempo Pace sections or Progressive Runs at certain times in the schedules. Many regular runners in the group cross over to Martin Bacon’s off road runs during the Summer months – this is recommended as an alternative option.
and then there is
The fast Guy's and Gal's Group
