Training Information
Last updated: Friday, 27 March, 2015 at 02:24pm
Favourite Training Routes
We have a directory of favourite training routes that you can browse. There are course descriptions, maps and pictures. If you have a route you would like to share with the rest of our members, send me a description of the route as well as what you find appealing about it and I add it to the list of all the routes as a reference library.
Club Training SessionsClub training takes place at two different venues as follows:
| Day | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays | 7:00pm | Tilsley Park, Abingdon |
| Thursdays | 7:00pm | Wantage Leisure Centre, Wantage |
The Tuesday night session at Tilsey Park is a track session, usually under the supervision of Club Coach, Tom King. Phone Tom for details on 01235 834873.
There is also a Thursday session for young athletes that alternates between grass work at the King Alfred’s School in the summer and hills at Wantage Park in the winter. These sessions are also supervised by Tom King and start at 7:00pm at either King Alfred’s School – West Site, Wantage over the summer and the Wantage Leisure Centre over the winter.
The Thursday session is usually a road run for senior athletes, and coached session for the juniors.
In addition to the above there are also the following informal club runs organised for Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays the current schedules for which are provided below including links to the venues for the start points of the various runs.
Sunday Social Run
The Sunday Social Run starts and finishes at the Court Hill Centre below the Ridgeway just to the south of Wantage. The length of the run varies and the routes covered are typically off–road. The scenery encountered more than makes up for the mud! After the run there is also the opportunity after the run for a social drink in the Court Hill Centre cafß as well. Below is the current schedule for the Club Sunday Social Run.
Sundays:
| Date | Time | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Every Sunday | 9:00am | Court Hill Centre, Ridgeway |
If you would like any further information on the Club Sunday Social Run please contact Simon Leech via email .
Intermediate Group
The Intermediate Group meet at various locations in and around the Wantage area (– as can be seen from the schedules below). The runs are targeted at adult runners of an intermediate level running capable of running between 9– and 11–minute mile pace for at least an hour. The length of the run varies and the routes covered are typically on road and along footpaths. The group welcomes both men and women. Below is the current schedule for the Club Intermediate Group.
Tuesdays:
| Date | Time | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March | 6:30pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 07 April | 7:00pm | Grove Rugby Club |
| 14 April | 6:30pm | Wantage Leisure Centre |
| 21 April | 7:00pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 28 April | 6:30pm | The Fox, Denchworth |
| 05 May | 7:00pm | The Boars Head, Ardington |
| 12 May | 6:30pm | Church of St. Andrew, Letcombe Regis |
| 19 May | 7:00pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 26 May | 6:30pm | Court Hill Centre, Ridgeway |
| 02 June | 7:00pm | Grove Rugby Club |
| 09 June | 6:30pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 16 June | 7:00pm | Sparsholt Firs |
| 23 June | 6:30pm | Wantage Leisure Centre |
| 30 June | 7:00pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 07 July | 6:30pm | The Fox, Denchworth |
| 14 July | 7:00pm | The Boars Head, Ardington |
| 21 July | 6:30pm | Grove Rugby Club |
| 28 July | 7:00pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 04 August | 6:30pm | Court Hill Centre, Ridgeway |
| 11 August | 7:00pm | The Fox, Denchworth |
| 18 August | 6:30am | Scutchamer Knob (– above East Hendred) |
| 25 August | 7:00pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 01 September | 6:30pm | Sparsholt Firs |
| 08 September | 6:30pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 15 September | 6:30pm | Wantage Leisure Centre |
| 22 September | 6:30pm | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
Thursdays:
| Date | Time | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Every Thursday (March) | 7:00pm | Wantage Leisure Centre |
| Every Thursday (09 April – early September TBC) | 7:00pm | King Alfred’s School, West Site |
Saturdays:
| Date | Time | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 28 March | 8:00am | Aeroplane, Grove |
| 04 April | 8:00am | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 11 April | 8:00am | Grove – Road to Denchworth |
| 18 April | TBC | ParkRun, Abingdon |
| 25 April | 7:45am * | Saddleback Farm Shop, Brightwalton (+ breakfast) |
| 02 May | 8:00am | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 09 May | 8:00am | Letcombe Bassett |
| 16 May | 8:00am | The Boars Head, Ardington |
| 23 May | 7:45am * | Court Hill Centre, Ridgeway |
| 30 May | 8:00am | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 06 June | 8:00am | Grove – Road to Denchworth |
| 13 June | 8:00am | The Boars Head, Ardington |
| 20 June | 7:45am * | Sparsholt Firs |
| 27 June | 8:00am | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 04 July | TBC | ParkRun, Abingdon |
| 11 July | 8:00am | Wantage Leisure Centre |
| 18 July | 7:45am * | Scutchamer Knob (– above East Hendred) |
| 25 July | 8:00am | Aeroplane, Grove |
| 01 August | 8:00am | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 08 August | 8:00am | Letcombe Bassett |
| 15 August | 7:45am * | Saddleback Farm Shop, Brightwalton (+ breakfast) |
| 22 August | 8:00am | Grove – Road to Denchworth |
| 29 August | 8:00am | The Lord Nelson, Wantage |
| 05 September | 8:00am | Aeroplane, Grove |
| 12 September | 7:45am * | Sparsholt Firs |
| 19 September | 8:00am | Wantage Leisure Centre |
| 26 September | 8:00am | The Boars Head, Ardington |
* - denotes longer run of approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.
If you would like any further information on the Intermediate Group please contact Clare Hazell via email .