Liz Simpson

03Mar 2020 by Liz Simpson

Tuesday 3 March training sessions

Training

Morning Striders, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Tom are doing 7 mile social run (8:30 min/mile pace). 22-25, led by Caroline are doing Mile repeats and sprints . 25-27, led by Cat are doing 4 x 1 mile repeats, 2 min recovery (improve on last mile repeat session). 27-30, led by Lucy are doing 10k. 30-33, led by Liz are doing a pyramid session. 33+, led by Anna are doing 10x30s sprint 2 min recovery. The door will be covered by Tristan K and Karen C. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

27Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Thursday 27 February training sessions

Training

Morning Striders, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Jamie are doing Hills, 4 x 6 mins, long cool down. 22-25, led by Lucy are doing Hills. 25-27, led by Caroline are doing 6 mile hilly speed session (ensure faster than last one). 27-30, led by David H are doing Fartlek. 30-33, led by Helen are doing Intervals. 33+, led by Anna are doing a social run. The door will be covered by Michael B and Andy J. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

26Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Paul J’s parkrun report

Run reports

36 Striders at the barrage - with 4 ladies grabbing the headlines. Louisa Houghton ran another sub 30 minute time to record a pb. Emma Fleming ran an all course parkrun best and a first sub 25 minute time. Chloe Turner was the final member of the pb club. Abbey Barker ran a quick time to come in as first female finisher. Nice work girls. Kris A, Julia C, Colin F, Keran H, Gareth M, Jane M, Stephen M, Nigel R, Gail R and Jim W helped with volunteering. Dave Fender failed his fitness test and didn't run. Elsewhere Peter Camp pb'd at Albert with an impressive 74% age grading. Rachel Youngs got a new best at Stewart Park. Runners too at Heaton, Camperdown (Dundee), Durham, Sedgefield, Redcar, Druridge Bay,…

25Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Tuesday 25 February training sessions

Training

Morning Striders, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Paul J are doing Fartlek. 22-25, led by Liz are doing Fartlek (5 miles with sprints). 25-27, led by Helen are doing 4 miles easy. 27-30, led by Angela are doing 1k repeats x 4 @ 5k pace. 30-33, led by Tom are doing 10 x 60 secs max effort with 2 mins recovery. 33+, led by Lucy are doing decreasing intervals. The door will be covered by Andy J and Jonathan A. It’s a tea and coffee night so please stop back for a brew if you can. Why not bring your own cup along to cut down on the waste we create? Any donations to…

20Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Thursday 20 training sessions

Training

Morning Striders, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Jamie are doing 1.2km x 4. 22-25, led by Tom are doing 1k repeats. 25-27, led by Lucy are doing Easy week: 6 x 1min stride outs, 1min jog recovery, stride outs at 5k race pace. 27-30, led by David H are doing Indian file. 30-33, led by Caroline are doing a pyramid session. 33+, led by Helen are doing 10 x 30s 2 min recovery. The door will be covered by Jill A and Yvonne S. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

18Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Tuesday 18 February training sessions

Training

Morning Striders, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Sam are doing mixed intervals. 22-25, led by Liz are doing meet and retreat. 25-27, led by David H are doing 5 x 400m, 1 min jog recovery. 27-30, led by Angela are doing hill reps 20s x 12 walk back recovery. 30-33, led by Helen are doing 4x 800m intervals with 400m recovery. 33+, led by Anna are doing a pyramid session. The door will be covered by Kirsten and Sue R. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

17Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

15 February parkrun report

Run reports

46 Striders took a trip to the barrage on Saturday - and witnessed the popular Stevie Cooper celebrate his 200th parkrun. Jill Abel is a lady in form. A new pb was recorded and this was the second week in a row Jill has exceeded 70% in age-grading. This ranks her highly in the North East region. Neil Mcgee also got a new pb. Keran H, Andy J, Helen J, Jane M, David M, Viv M, Adam P and Jim W all helped with volunteering. Dave Fender failed his fitness test and didn't run. Elsewhere there were new pb's for James Heslop at Durham, Finlay Pennington at Marshall Drive, David Horton at Flatts Lane and Stephen Mitchinson at Keswick. Runners too at Queen's (Glasgow), Albert, Frimley Lodge (Surrey), Stewart and…

13Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Thursday 13 February training sessions

Training

Morning Striders, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Paul are doing Pyramid Session. 22-25, led by Tom are doing Pyramid session 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1. 25-27, led by Cat are doing 4 mile speed session 0.5 mile hard, 0.5 mile easy - Hartburn Dton Rd/Surbiton Rd. 27-30, led by David H are doing a pyramid session. 30-33, led by Helen are doing 2 miles out then back faster. 33+, led by Anna are doing 4 miles 8/2. The door will be covered by Becky S and Tony G. It’s tea and coffee night so please stop back for a brew if you can. Why not bring your own cup along to cut down o waste. Happy running…

11Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Tuesday 11 training sessions

Training

Morning all, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Tom are doing mile repeats. 22-25, led by David H and Liz are doing 1 min fast 1 min slow. 25-27, led by Cat are doing 2 x 1000m, 2 x 800m, 2 x 400m, 2 x 200m, 2 mins jog recovery. 27-30, led by Lucy are doing a tempo run. 30-33, led by Sam are doing a hills session. 33+, led by Jamie are doing hills. The door will be covered by Phil B and Andy J. There’s an open day at the college tonight so the car park may be busier than usual. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

06Feb 2020 by Liz Simpson

Thursday 6 February training sessions

Training

Morning Striders, here are tonight's sessions: Sub 22, led by Liz are doing an Intervals session. 22-25, led by Caroline are doing 400 m repeats. 25-27, led by Cat are doing 5 mile hilly session 0.5 mile hard, 0.5 mile easy. 27-30, led by Gavin are doing 1mile easy, 4x200m with jog recovery. 30-33, led by Claire B are doing 3 x 1k repeats with 90 secs recovery. 33+, led by Helen are doing Indian file. The door will be covered by Sarah W and Kay M. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️