CLUB SESSIONS
Juniors
Coached Junior training sessions (9 years and above) are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Pemberton Athletic track next to Parc y Scarlets.
Summer sessions are 5.30 – 7.30pm. Winter sessions are 5.30 – 7.00pm
Under 11 and new joiners up to the age of Under 15 attend the Tuesday sessions at 5.30 to 6.30. New joiners can attend these on a trial basis for 4 weeks to see if they enjoy it, before be required to join the club. These younger age groups get to experience a range of events in RUN, JUMP and THOW before being able to specialise when older.
Older juniors are coached in ability groups and we currently offer coaching in sprints, endurance, hurdles, long jump, high jump. javelin and shot.
Seniors
For seniors we currently offer two regular club sessions:
Monday 6pm – ‘Recovery/Social Run’ which is often also integrated with a ‘Couch to 5k’ programme led by a Welsh Athletics qualified Leader in Running Fitness.
This is usually from North Dock – meet at ‘Dragon 24’ business centre car park, but please check for updates as the location does sometimes change for variety.
The emphasis here is on social running and recovery from weekend races or long training runs. Depending on who attends different paced groups often form, but periodically the whole group will re-form and no-one gets left behind.
Thursday 6pm – 7.30 pm Speed training / intervals
Usually held at the track, but in summer months we may use other venues such as Festival Fields (again, keep an eye out for changes of venue).
Varied structured speed / interval sessions focussing on technique and developing strength. Note that ‘speed’ doesn’t mean you have to be a fast runner, and although it is likely to improve your times it’s as much about pushing yourself in a controlled and structured way beyond your ‘normal’ pace to allow the body to make adaptations and improvements in form that will make whatever your normal ‘cruising’ pace is more comfortable and efficient, as well as increasing your ‘top end’ speed.
The session will always accommodate runners of any age / pace / level of experience / target goals.