Ilkley Harriers Training

Ilkley Harriers offers a program of training for its members (prospective members may try out Tuesday night training before they join).
In general all the sessions here are for senior members of Ilkley Harriers. Junior training sessions are descibed on the junior site. But Monday circuit training and Pete's Thursday session are open to Junior Ilkley Harriers aged 15+. And there is a special "transition" group for 15+ runners on a Tuesday night, too.

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Summer Programme
When		Where	What	Who
Monday	6.45pm	Old Bridge	Bob's hill cycling group	Anyone who can keep up
Tuesday	7pm	ILT&SC	Main Club run	Senior (16+) paid up Ilkley Harriers only
Thursday	6.30pm	Greenhead Track	Interval Training	See Andy
	7pm	Ilkley Moor		Harriers, Junior Harriers 15+
Saturday	10:00am	Lido?	Accurate 10 mile hard session	Senior (16+) paid up Ilkley Harriers only
Sunday	9:30am	Old Bridge, Stockeld Rd.	Long fell runs	Senior (16+) paid up Ilkley Harriers only

On Tuesday evenings, the main club night, we meet in the bar at Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club at 7pm, when training is preceded by announcements of race results and future events. Splendid changing and shower facilities are available. A variety of training runs and sessions is informally organised each evening to cater for a range of abilities, on the roads (and, in the lighter months, on the paths and moors above Ilkley). Experienced runners lead each group and typically there would be groups doing a long, steady run; a shorter run suitable for beginners; and either a hill or fartlek session.
There is also a social meeting in the bar after the run (food is available if ordered before your run).

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On Thursdays we offer interval training on Ilkley Moor (below White Wells) with Pete Shields ...

• arrive ready for a 7pm start, 1 hour duration
• terrain/fell shoes recommended
• this session is run as a single, mixed-ability group
• warm up, Plyometric exercises, then a structured session with a variety of speed and stamina drills, warm down
• this session is quality (i.e. hard, but with great benefits)

Alternatively, coach Andy Wolfenden is leading a track session at Greenhead School, Keighley ...

• 6.30pm start, 1 hour duration
• emphasis is on speed endurance and pace judgement for XC and 5k through to half marathon road
• racer/trainers, racing shoes or track spikes
• all abilities welcome
• track use costs £1 per session
• great opportunity to train on a "proper" red track
• NB For health and safety reasons, access to the track is now only through the reception area, where everybody is required to sign in and sign out, so it's best to pay your pound on entry and pick up your car park exit token as you leave.

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On Saturday mornings there are some well-established groups. Also Ewan started a new road session from September:
The Beamsley Bash. (For more info or confirmation of participation contact Terry Lonergan on 603913.)

• Meet 10.00 am, Lido
• Route: along the back road to Beamsley, turn back at the A59 and return the same way
• Pace: 7-8 minute miling, the aim would be to treat it as a fairly hard run.
• Once a month we could make it a time trial.

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The Sunday morning runs are very informal (see jokey news article) - groups of varying paces enjoy a long (1.5-2.5 hours), steady run across the country and on the moors, starting promptly at 9.30
There will be occasional 'away runs' at other venues too.

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There are other informal groups training throughout the week, too, see newsletter or noticeboard for details.